Dean Stockwell, cult star of ‘Blue Velvet’ and ‘Quantum Leap,’ dies
Former child star Dean Stockwell, the Oscar-nominated actor who turned his back on Hollywood again and again only to earn cult status in “Blue Velvet” and “Married to the Mob,” has died. The veteran actor, who appeared in more than 200 roles that spanned film, television and theater, starred in “The Boy With Green Hair,” “Anchors Aweigh,” “Blue Velvet” and “Married to the Mob” before turning ...
by Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times
Nov 09, 2021
4 minutes
Former child star Dean Stockwell, the Oscar-nominated actor who turned his back on Hollywood again and again only to earn cult status in “Blue Velvet” and “Married to the Mob,” has died.
The veteran actor, who appeared in more than 200 roles that spanned film, television and theater, starred in “The Boy With Green Hair,” “Anchors Aweigh,” “Blue Velvet” and “Married to the Mob” before turning to the small screen for star roles in the sci-fi series “Quantum Leap” and “Battlestar Galactica.”
Stockwell died early Sunday morning at home, peacefully of natural causes, agent Jay Schwartz said Tuesday in a statement to the Los Angeles Times. He was 85.
“I had the
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