Stuart Margolin Biography (1940-)

Born January 31, 1940, in Dallas, TX (some sources cite Davenport, IA); married; wife's name, Pat; children: Max (an actor). Addresses: Agent: Artists Agency, 10000 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 305, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer, writer, composer
Birth Details: January 31, 1940; Dallas, Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Chief, Women of the Prehistoric Planet (also known as Prehistoric Planet Women), Real Art, 1966
Remy, Don't Just Stand There, Universal, 1968
Goldy, The Gambler, 1969
Private "Little Joe," Kelly's Heroes, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
Phil Garrett, Limbo (also known as Chained to Yesterday andWomen in Limbo), Universal, 1972
Lawrence, The Stone Killer, Columbia, 1973
Ames Jainchill, Death Wish, Paramount, 1974
Cowboy, The Gambler, Paramount, 1974
Alex, The Big Bus, Paramount, 1976
Harry, Futureworld, American International Pictures, 1976
Mill foreman, Days of Heaven, Paramount, 1978
Gary Murdock, S.O.B., Paramount, 1981
Balaban, Class, Orion, 1983
Officer Trent, Running Hot (also known as Highway to Hell and Lucky 13), New Line Cinema, 1984
Maurice "Binky" Dzundza, A Fine Mess (also known as Blake Edwards' A Fine Mess), Columbia, 1986
General Stillmore, Iron Eagle II (also known as Iron Eagle II:The Battle beyond the Flag), Carolco Pictures, 1988
Slim Godfrey, Bye Bye Blues, True Blue Films, 1989
Bob, Deep Sleep, Deep Sleep Productions, 1990
Abe Barron, Guilty by Suspicion (also known as La liste noire), Warner Bros., 1991
I. M. Penner, Impolite, Well Mannered Films, 1993
Carmine Ficcone, Lay of the Land (also known as The Student Affair), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1997
Clyde Johnson, The Hi-Line, Panorama Entertainment, 1998
Film Work
Director
Medicine River, 1993
Television Appearances
Series
Bernie, Occasional Wife, NBC, 1966-1967
Love, American Style, ABC, 1969-1973
Mitch, Nichols (also known as James Garner as Nichols), NBC, 1971-1972
Evelyn "Angel" Martin, The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1974-1980
Philo Sandine, Bret Maverick, NBC, 1981-1982
Dr. Kline, Mr. Smith, NBC, 1983
Bernard Fox, Mom P.I., CBC, 1990
Kendall Gifford, Beggars and Choosers, Showtime, c. 1999
Miles Rankin, These Arms of Mine, CBC, c. 1999
Jack Welsh, Tom Stone, CBC, 2002
Movies
Jesse James, The Intruders, NBC, 1970
Voice of Dan Dailey, A Summer without Boys, ABC, 1973
Blind Pete, This Is the West That Was, NBC, 1974
Deputy, The California Kid, ABC, 1974
Rico, Perilous Voyage (also known as The Revolution of AntonioDeLeon), NBC, 1976
Randy Greenwalt, A Killer in the Family, ABC, 1983
Herman Sinclair, The Glitter Dome, HBO, 1984
Detective Gremp, To Grandmother's House We Go, ABC, 1992
Angel Martin, The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A., CBS, 1994
Angel Martin, The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise, CBS, 1995
Angel Martin, The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play, CBS, 1996
Angel Martin, The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best, CBS, 1996
Angel Martin, The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits, CBS, 1996
Angel Martin, The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime, CBS, 1996
John, Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story, TNT, 1996
Angel Martin, The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors, CBS, 1997
Angel Martin, The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds ... It Leads, CBS,1999
Also appeared in Crisis in Mid-Air, Murder in Peyton Place,and The Plutonium Incident.
Pilots
Newsman, Ironside, NBC, 1967
Benny the Squealer, Cops, CBS, 1973
Evelyn "Angel" Martin, The Rockford Files (also known as The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter), NBC, 1974
Rabbi David Small, Lanigan's Rabbi (also known as Friday the Rabbi Slept Late), NBC, 1976
Philo Sandine, Bret Maverick (also known as Bret Maverick: TheLazy Ace), NBC, 1981
Hamilton, Crazy Dan, NBC, 1986

Episodic
Young man, "Who Killed Sweet Betsy?" Burke's Law, ABC, 1963
John Mophet, "Homecoming," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1964
"But Who Shall Beat the Drums?" Ben Casey, ABC, 1964
Robin Byrd, "The Monkey's Paw--A Retelling," The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, NBC, 1965
Sheriff, "The Storm," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1965
"A Taste of Poison," Branded, NBC, 1965
Rare Blanton, "Shootout at the O'Day Corral," Pistols `n' Petticoats, CBS, 1966
Television reporter, "The Long Hot Bus," Hey, Landlord, NBC, 1966
Blue Light, ABC, 1966
The captain, "Monkees Watch Their Feet," The Monkees, NBC, 1968
Leonard Stanley, "7 1/4: Part 2," That Girl, ABC, 1968
Ralph, "Prince for a Day," Bewitched, ABC, 1968
"Jed," The Virginian, NBC, 1968
"The Lay of the Land," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1968
"A Thief Is a Thief," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1968
Sagalis, "The Great Chess Gambit," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1969
Zoral, "The Mechanical Man," Land of the Giants, ABC, 1969
Hank, "Go Directly to Jail," The Partridge Family, ABC, 1970
Captain Sherman, "Bananas, Crackers and Nuts," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1972
Snake, "A Penny for His Thoughts," The Partridge Family, ABC, 1972
Roger Henry, "Press Pass to the Slammer," Cannon, CBS, 1973
Warren Sturges, "Romeo and Mary," The Mary Tyler Moore Show, CBS,1973
Brownie, "A Family of Killers," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1974
ENT Surgeon, "Operation Noselift," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1974
Dr. Arthur Alborn, "The Party," Rhoda, CBS, 1975
Phil Kramer, "The Censors," The Associates, ABC, 1979
Ace Cochran, "The Molly Sue," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1983
Happy Jack, "Dirkham Detective Agency," CBS Children's Mystery Theatre, CBS, 1983
Rod Crysler, " ... By Its Cover," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1983
Andy Sedita, "Hacked to Pieces," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1985
Andy Sedita, "Seoul on Ice," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1985
B. J., "Dead on Arrival," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1986
The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1987
Nelson Adelson, "The Evening News: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, NBC,1992
"Sun and Shadow," The Ray Bradbury Theater (also known as The Bradbury Trilogy, Mystery Theatre, and Ray Bradbury presente), USA Network, 1992
Max Lewis, "Winner Takes All," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1998
Rudy Patois, "Chasin' the Blues," Promised Land, CBS, 1998
Deane, "With God As My Witness," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2000
Marvin Tate, "There's Something about Marvin," 19 Wheels of Justice, The Nashville Network, 2000
Himself, "James Garner," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Also appeared in episodes of He & She, CBS; and My World and Welcome to It, NBC.
Miniseries
Alberto Chinnici, Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride (also known as Bride of Violence, A Family Matter, and Donna d'onore), syndicated, 1991
Specials
Himself, The Making of "Class," 1983
Three of a Kind, ABC, 1989
Television Work
Director; Episodic
Sara, CBS, 1976
"Dirkham Detective Agency," CBS Children's Mystery Theatre, CBS, 1983
"Legacy from a Friend," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1983
"Goodbye to All That," Northern Exposure, CBS, 1990
Quantum Leap, NBC, 1992
Black Harbour, CBC, 1996
"For the Money: Part 1," Tom Stone, CBC, 2002
Also directed episodes of B. L. Stryker, ABC; Bret Maverick(also known as Bret Maverick: The Lazy Ace), NBC; Crazy Dan, NBC; Crazy Like a Fox, CBS; Destiny Ridge, CanWest Global; The Fitzpatricks, CBS; Fly by Night (also known as Attaches vos ceintures), CBS; The Hardy Boys Mysteries, ABC; Hart to Hart, ABC; Jake and the Kid; The Love Boat, ABC; The Mary TylerMoore Show, CBS; Neon Rider [Canada]; North of 60, CBS; Phyllis, CBS; Promised Land (also known as Home of the Brave), CBS; Pros and Cons, ABC; The Ray Bradbury Theater (also known as The Bradbury Trilogy, Mystery Theatre, and Ray Bradbury presente), HBO and USA Network; The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC; The Texas Wheelers,ABC; Touched by an Angel, CBS; Tough Cookies, CBS; The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox; Wonder Woman (also known as The New Adventures of Wonder Woman and The New Original Wonder Woman), CBS; andYoung Guy Christian, ABC.
Director; Movies
Suddenly, Love, NBC, 1978
A Shining Season, CBS, 1979
The Long Summer of George Adams, NBC, 1982
The Facts of Life Down Under, NBC, 1987
The Room Upstairs, CBS, 1987
Paramedics, 1988
Plates, ABC, 1990
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble, ABC, 1992
How the West Was Fun, ABC, 1994
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play, CBS, 1996
Salt Water Moose, Showtime, 1996
Stranger in Town, Showtime, 1998
The Sweetest Gift, Showtime, 1998
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds ... It Leads, CBS, 1999
Producer; Movies
The Ballad of Andy Crocker, ABC, 1969
The Glitter Dome, HBO, 1984
Director; Other
Bret Maverick (pilot; also known as Bret Maverick: The Lazy Ace), NBC, 1981
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride (miniseries; also known as Bride of Violence, A Family Matter, and Donna d'onore), syndicated, 1991
Production Associate; Other
Growing Pains (series), ABC, 1985
WRITINGS
Teleplays
The Ballad of Andy Crocker (movie), ABC, 1969
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride (miniseries; also known as Bride of Violence, A Family Matter, and Donna d'onore), syndicated, 1991
Television Music
Title song, The Ballad of Andy Crocker (movie), ABC, 1969
Evil Roy Slade, NBC, 1972
Rolling Man, 1972
The Long Summer of George Adams (movie), NBC, 1982
The Glitter Dome (series), HBO, 1984
Vendetta: Secrets of a Mafia Bride (miniseries; also known as Bride of Violence, A Family Matter, and Donna d'onore), syndicated, 1991
Stories for Films
A Man, a Woman, and a Bank (also known as A Very Big Withdrawal), Avco-Embassy, 1979
Grizzly Falls, Providence Entertainment, 1999
Stage Plays
Sad Choices, produced in New York City, 1960

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, May 15, 1995, p. 15
Variety, September 29, 1997, p. 67

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