What was Dean Stockwell’s? net worth
Dean Stockwell, an American actor and environmentalist, had a net worth of $5 million at the time of his death on November 7, 2021, at the age of 85.
Stockwell began his career as a child actor and went on to have a successful film career as an adult, with notable credits including “Compulsion,” “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” and “Paris, Texas.” He also had prominent roles on various television shows, including “Quantum Leap,” “JAG,” and “Battlestar Galactica.”
Aside from acting, Dean was also a sculptor, painter, and avowed environmentalist. He is best known for his role as Al in “Quantum Leap,” which he appeared in all 97 episodes between 1989 and 1993. Throughout his career, he notched more than 200 professional acting credits spanning seven decades, starting in the 1940s.
Early Life of Dean Stockwell
Robert Dean Stockwell was born on March 5, 1936 in Los Angeles, California to vaudeville actress Betty and actor and singer Harry. He had an older brother named Guy, who also became an actor, and a stepmother named Nina Olivette who acted, sang, danced, and did comedy. Stockwell grew up in both Los Angeles and New York City due to the show business work of his family.
Early Acting Career
Dean Stockwell started his acting career as a child with a small part in the play “Innocent Voyage.” He then signed a contract with MGM and made his film debut in the studio’s 1945 melodrama “The Valley of Decision.” He had a bigger role in the musical “Anchors Aweigh” shortly after. In 1946, Stockwell played an Irish Catholic orphan being raised in a Scottish Presbyterian home in the hit film “The Green Years.” He also appeared in the mystery film “Home Sweet Homicide” while being loaned to 20th Century Fox. Stockwell had notable roles in films such as “Gentleman’s Agreement,” “Deep Waters,” “The Boy with Green Hair,” and “The Secret Garden” for the remainder of the decade, shifting between MGM, Fox, and RKO.
In the 1950s, Stockwell starred in films like “Stars in My Crown,” “The Happy Years,” and “Kim,” in which he played the titular role and was a major box-office success. His final film role as a child was in the 1951 Universal Pictures Western “Cattle Drive,” where he starred alongside Chill Wills and his former “Stars in My Crown” costar Joel McCrea.
Dean Stockwell’s Career in Film
After attending Alexander Hamilton High School and the University of California, Berkeley, Dean Stockwell returned to his film career in 1957 with roles in “Gun for a Coward” and “The Careless Years.” He starred alongside Orson Welles and Bradford Dillman in the Cannes Film Festival-winning adaptation of the play “Compulsion” in 1959. In the 60s, he starred in major films such as “Sons and Lovers,” “Long Day’s Journey into Night,” and “Rapture.”
Stockwell continued to work in film during the 70s, starring in “The Dunwich Horror,” “The Loners,” and “The Werewolf of Washington.” Other notable credits during the decade include “Citizen Soldier,” “Tracks,” and “She Came to the Valley.” In the early 80s, he starred in the Nicaraguan film “Alsino and the Condor” and appeared in “Wrong is Right” and “Human Highway,” which he co-directed with musician Neil Young.
Stockwell had two major film roles in 1984, in Wim Wenders’ “Paris, Texas” and David Lynch’s “Dune.” He reunited with Lynch a couple of years later for “Blue Velvet.” Other notable 80s credits include “The Legend of Billie Jean,” “To Live and Die in L.A.,” and “Tucker: The Man and His Dream.” He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Married to the Mob” in 1988.
Dean Stockwell’s Acting Career
Dean Stockwell began acting at the age of nine, and his career spanned over six decades. In the 90s, he appeared in various films, including “Limit Up,” “Sandino,” and “Catchfire.” He also starred in “The Player,” “Chasers,” and “The Rainmaker.”
Stockwell continued to act in the new millennium, appearing in “The Flunky,” “They Nest,” and “Italian Ties.” In 2004, he was part of the ensemble cast of “The Manchurian Candidate” remake. However, he acted less frequently in the years following that.
Stockwell returned to the big screen in 2013 with roles in “C.O.G.” and “Persecuted.” He also appeared in “Deep in the Darkness” and “Rusty Steel” in 2014. His final two film roles were in “Entertainment” (2015) and “Max Rose” (2016).
Television Career
Dean Stockwell had a prolific acting career on television, making his first appearances in the late 50s in episodes of “Matinee Theatre” and “Wagon Train.” He went on to appear on a plethora of shows throughout the 60s and 70s, including “The Twilight Zone,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Mission: Impossible,” and “Columbo.” His biggest television role was from 1989 to 1993, starring alongside Scott Bakula on “Quantum Leap.” After that, he appeared in a number of television films, including “Madonna: Innocence Lost” and had a recurring role on “JAG” from 2002 to 2004. Stockwell made his final television appearances in 2014 in episodes of “Enlisted” and “NCIS: New Orleans.”
Dean Stockwell’s Personal Life
Stockwell married actress Millie Perkins in 1960, but they divorced in 1962. He later became involved in the hippie subculture in Los Angeles and took a break from show business. In 1981, he married textiles worker Joy Marchenko, and they had a son named Austin in 1983. They divorced in 2004.
Stockwell passed away from natural causes in November 2021 in Whangārei, New Zealand. He was 85 years old.
