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| | character= [[Cavil]] | | | character= [[Cavil]] |
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| | born_year= 1936
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| | nationality= US
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| | sortkey= Stockwell, Dean
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| |death_month=11|death_day=7|death_year=2021}}
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| '''Robert Dean Stockwell''' (March 5, 1936—November 7, 2021; born in North Hollywood, California) is an American actor, credited as '''Dean Stockwell'''. He is best known for his portrayal of "Al Calavicci" in the TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Quantum Leap|Quantum Leap]]'', which starred [[Wikipedia:Scott Bakula|Scott Bakula]]. In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], he plays [[Number One]] aka Brother Cavil, a disgruntled, cynical Colonial priest who is later revealed to be a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]].
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| Stockwell is a former child actor whose career included roles with such actors [[Wikipedia:Errol Flynn|Errol Flynn]], [[Wikipedia:Gregory Peck|Gregory Peck]], and [[Wikipedia:Orson Welles|Orson Welles]]. Stockwell was nominated for an Academy Award for his supporting role as Tony "The Tiger" Russo in the 1988 comedy film ''[[Wikipedia:Married to the Mob|Married to the Mob]]''. | | Actor '''Dean Stockwell''' is best known for his character Al Calavicci in the TV series ''Quantum Leap''. In the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined Battlestar Galactica]] he plays a [[cylon agent]] who poses as [[Cavil|Brother Cavil]], a Colonial priest. |
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| He also had supporting roles in two [[Wikipedia:David Lynch|David Lynch]] films: the 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert's ''[[Wikipedia:Dune (film)|Dune]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Blue Velvet|Blue Velvet]]''. His other film credits include ''[[Wikipedia:Beverly Hills Cop II|Beverly Hills Cop II]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Tucker: The Man and His Dream|Tucker: The Man and His Dream]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:The Player|The Player]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'' and 2004's ''[[Wikipedia:The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]''.
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| He made a guest appearance as [[MemoryAlpha:Grat|Colonel Grat]] on ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek: Enterprise|Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' during its first season episode "[[MemoryAlpha:Detained|Detained]]," reuniting him with Scott Bakula, who also had the starring [[MemoryAlpha:Jonathan Archer|role]] in that series. Stockwell has also guest-starred on ''[[Wikipedia:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]''.
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| Stockwell retired from acting in 2015 to enter the world of art under his full name<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/dean-stockwell-dead-quantum-leap-star-1234870413/|title=Deadline.com - Dean Stockwell Dies: ‘Quantum Leap’ Star, Oscar & Emmy Nominee Was 85|accessdate=|9 November 2021=|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=8 November 2021}}</ref>, with a variety of pieces auctioned off in 2011 and 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/artists/robert-dean-stockwell-2/|title=artnet - Robert Dean Stockwell Listing|accessdate=09 November 2021}}</ref>
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| He passed away on November 7, 2021 and is survived by his wife, Joy Stockwell, and their two children, Austin and Sophie Stockwell.<ref name=":0" />
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| ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| {{ext-wikipedia|article = Dean Stockwell}}
| | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Stockwell Dean Stockwell] article at [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] |
| {{ext-ma|article = Dean_Stockwell}}
| | *[http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Dean_Stockwell Dean Stockwell] article at [http://memory-alpha.org Memory-Alpha], the Star Trek wiki |
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| == References ==
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| {{Reflist}}
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