# List of Dean Stockwell performances

Dean Stockwell was an American actor whose career spanned over 70 years. He began his career as a child actor, performing as a contract player for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In the 1960s, he transitioned into adult roles, appearing in Sons and Lovers (1960) and Rapture (1965), followed by The Dunwich Horror (1970) and Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie (1971).
Stockwell had a career revival in the 1980s, appearing in Wim Wenders' acclaimed drama Paris, Texas (1984), followed by roles in David Lynch's films Dune (1984) and Blue Velvet (1986). In 1988, he received critical notice for his portrayal of Howard Hughes in Francis Ford Coppola's Tucker: The Man and His Dream, as well as his role in Jonathan Demme's Married to the Mob, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Stockwell subsequently appeared in Robert Altman's The Player (1992), and reunited with Coppola to appear in The Rainmaker (1997).

## Film

| Year | Title | Role | Director(s) | Notes |
| 1945 | The Valley of Decision | Paulie | Tay Garnett | |
| 1945 | Anchors Aweigh | Donald Martin | George Sidney | |
| 1945 | Abbott and Costello in Hollywood | Dean | S. Sylvan Simon | |
| 1946 | The Green Years | Robert Shannon | Victor Saville | |
| 1946 | Home, Sweet Homicide | Archie Carstairs | Lloyd Bacon | |
| 1947 | The Mighty McGurk | Nipper | John Waters | |
| 1947 | The Arnelo Affair | Ricky Parkson | Arch Oboler | |
| 1947 | The Romance of Rosy Ridge | Andrew MacBean | Roy Rowland | |
| 1947 | A Really Important Person | Billy Reilly | Basil Wrangell | Short film |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man | Nick Charles, Jr. | Edward Buzzell | |
| 1947 | Gentleman's Agreement | Tommy Green | Elia Kazan | |
| 1948 | Deep Waters | Donny Mitchell | Henry King | |
| 1948 | The Boy with Green Hair | Peter Fry | Joseph Losey | |
| 1949 | Down to the Sea in Ships | Jed Hoy | Henry Hathaway | |
| 1949 | The Secret Garden | Colin Craven | Fred M. Wilcox | |
| 1950 | Stars in My Crown | John Kenyon | Jacques Tourneur | |
| 1950 | The Happy Years | John Humperdink Stover | William A. Wellman | |
| 1950 | Kim | Kim | Victor Saville | |
| 1951 | Cattle Drive | Chester Graham, Jr. | Kurt Neumann | |
| 1957 | Gun for a Coward | Hade Keough | Abner Biberman | |
| 1957 | The Careless Years | Jerry Vernon | Arthur Hiller | |
| 1959 | Compulsion | Judd Steiner | Richard Fleischer | |
| 1960 | Sons and Lovers | Paul Morel | Jack Cardiff | |
| 1962 | Long Day's Journey into Night | Edmund Tyrone | Sidney Lumet | |
| 1965 | Rapture | Joseph | John Guillermin | |
| 1968 | Psych-Out | Dave | Richard Rush | |
| 1970 | The Dunwich Horror | Wilbur Whateley | Daniel Haller | |
| 1971 | The Last Movie | Billy the Kid | Dennis Hopper | |
| 1972 | The Loners | Stein | Sutton Roley | |
| 1973 | The Werewolf of Washington | Jack Whittier | Milton Moses Ginsberg | |
| 1974 | The Pacific Connection | Miguel | Luis Nepomuceno | |
| 1975 | Win, Place or Steal | Billy | Richard Bailey | |
| 1975 | Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer | Narrator | Thom Andersen | |
| 1976 | Citizen Soldier | Dannes | Michael Elsey | |
| 1976 | One Away | Pete Bass | Sidney Hayers | |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Paul Lavell | Michael Winner | |
| 1977 | Tracks | Mark | Henry Jaglom | |
| 1979 | She Came to the Valley | Pat Westall | Albert Band | |
| 1982 | Alsino and the Condor | Frank | Miguel Littín | |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right | Hacker | Richard Brooks | |
| 1982 | Human Highway | Otto Quartz | Himself | Also writer and co-director |
| 1984 | Paris, Texas | Walter "Walt" Henderson | Wim Wenders | |
| 1984 | Dune | Wellington Yueh | David Lynch | |
| 1985 | To Kill a Stranger | John Carver | Juan López Moctezuma | |
| 1985 | Papa Was a Preacher | John | Steve Feke | |
| 1985 | The Legend of Billie Jean | Muldaur | Matthew Robbins | |
| 1985 | To Live and Die in L.A. | Bob Grimes | William Friedkin | |
| 1986 | Blue Velvet | Ben | David Lynch | |
| 1987 | The Time Guardian | Boss | Brian Hannant | |
| 1987 | Banzai Runner | Billy Baxter | John G. Thomas | |
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone | Capt. Homer Thomas | Francis Ford Coppola | |
| 1987 | Beverly Hills Cop II | Charles "Chip" Cain | Tony Scott | |
| 1988 | Palais Royale | Michael Dattalico | Martin Lavut | |
| 1988 | The Long Haul | Mario | Paulo Thiago | |
| 1988 | The Blue Iguana | Detective Carl Strick | John Lafia | |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Howard Hughes | Francis Ford Coppola | |
| 1988 | Married to the Mob | Anthony "Tony the Tiger" Russo | Jonathan Demme | Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 1989 | Buying Time | Detective Novak | Mitchell Gabourie | |
| 1990 | Limit Up | Peter Oak | Richard Martini | |
| 1990 | Sandino | Captain Hatfield | Miguel Littin | |
| 1990 | Catchfire | John Luponi | Dennis Hopper | |
| 1992 | Friends and Enemies | Freddie | Andrew Frank | |
| 1992 | The Player | Andy Civella | Robert Altman | |
| 1994 | Chasers | Salesman Stig | Dennis Hopper | |
| 1995 | Naked Souls | Duncan | Lyndon Chubbuck | |
| 1996 | Mr. Wrong | Jack Tramonte | Nick Castle | |
| 1996 | Last Resort | Grey Wolf | Lyman Dayton | |
| 1997 | McHale's Navy | Capt. Wallace B. Binghamton | Bryan Spicer | |
| 1997 | Midnight Blue | Katz-Feeney | Skott Snider | |
| 1997 | Living in Peril | William | Jack Ersgard | |
| 1997 | Air Force One | Defense Secretary Walter Dean | Wolfgang Petersen | |
| 1997 | The Shadow Men | Stan Mills | Timothy Bond | |
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | Judge Harvey Hale | Francis Ford Coppola | |
| 1998 | Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights | Bophisto | Alan Mehrez | |
| 1999 | Restraining Order | Charlie Mason | Lee H. Katzin | |
| 1999 | Water Damage | Det. Frank Skoufaris | Murray Battle | |
| 1999 | The Venice Project | Sen. Campbell | Robert Dornhelm | |
| 1999 | Rites of Passage | Del Farraday | Victor Salva | Also associate producer |
| 2000 | The Flunky | Micky | Vincent Van Patten | |
| 2000 | They Nest | Sheriff Hobbs | Ellory Elkayem | |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Tim Drake | Curt Geda | Voice |
| 2001 | In Pursuit | Charles Welz | Peter Pistor | |
| 2001 | Italian Ties | Jimmy | Ellie Kanner | |
| 2001 | CQ | Dr. Ballard | Roman Coppola | |
| 2001 | The Quickie | Michael | Sergey Bodrov | |
| 2001 | Buffalo Soldiers | General Lancaster | Gregor Jordan | |
| 2002 | Inferno | Mayor Bill Klinger | Dusty Nelson | |
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | Mark Whiting | Jonathan Demme | |
| 2007 | The Deal | Agent Tremayne | Bryan Goeres | |
| 2008 | Al's Beef | The Sheriff | Dennis Hauck | Short film |
| 2008 | The Cool School | Himself | Morgan Neville | Documentary |
| 2013 | C.O.G. | Hobbs | Kyle Patrick Alvarez | |
| 2013 | Persecuted | Dave Wilson | Daniel Lusko | |
| 2013 | Max Rose | Ben Tracey | Daniel Noah | |
| 2014 | Deep in the Darkness | Phil Deighton | Colin Theys | |
| 2014 | Rusty Steel | Hunts | Ion Ionescu | |
| 2015 | Entertainment | Frank | Rick Alverson | |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1956 | Matinee Theatre | — | 4 episodes |
| 1957–1961 | Wagon Train | Will Santee / Rodney Lawrence / Juan Ortega / Jimmy Drew | 4 episodes |
| 1958 | Cimarron City | Bud Tatum | Episode: "Kid on a Calico Horse" |
| 1959 | Buick-Electra Playhouse | Nick Adams | Episode: "The Killers" |
| 1959 | Johnny Staccato | Dave | Episode: "Nature of the Night" |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Roddy Stevenson | Episode: "Cyanide Touch" |
| 1960 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Johnny Perry | Episode: "The Dance Man" |
| 1961 | The Twilight Zone | Lt. Katell | Episode: "A Quality of Mercy" |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Billy Weaver | Season 6 Episode 19: "The Landlady" |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | David H. Kelsey / William Newmaster | Season 1 Episode 7: "Annabel" |
| 1963 | Combat! | Rob Lawson | Episode: "High Named Today" |
| 1964 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Martin Rosetti | Episode: "Their Own Executioners" |
| 1965 | Dr. Kildare | Dr. Rudy Deveraux | 6 episodes |
| 1969 | Bonanza | Matthew Rush | Episode: "The Medal" |
| 1971 | Mannix | Chris Townsend | Episode: "A Step in Time" |
| 1971 | Paper Man | Avery Jensen | Television film |
| 1971 | The Failing of Raymond | Raymond | Television film |
| 1972 | Adventures of Nick Carter | Freddy Duncan | Pilot |
| 1972 | Columbo | Eric Wagner | Episode: "The Most Crucial Game" |
| 1973 | Mission: Impossible | Gunnar Malestrom | Episode: "The Pendulum" |
| 1973 | Night Gallery | Charlie Evans | Episode: "Whisper" |
| 1973 | The Streets of San Francisco | Paul Thomas | Episode: "Legion of the Lost" |
| 1973 | Orson Welles Great Mysteries | Jerry | Episode: "Unseen Alibi" |
| 1975 | Police Story | Ott / Detective Giacino / Detective Callan / Bennett | 4 episodes |
| 1975 | Cop on the Beat | Det. Callan | Television film |
| 1975 | Columbo | Lloyd Harrington | Episode: "Troubled Waters" |
| 1975 | Cannon | Tom Longman | Episode: "The Hero" |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | Cliff Waddell | Episode: "The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument" |
| 1975 | Three for the Road | Ethan Crawford | Episode: "The Trail of Bigfoot" |
| 1976 | McCloud | Pete Lancaster | Episode: "'Twas the Fight before Christmas" |
| 1977 | A Killing Affair | Kenneth Switzer | Television film |
| 1977 | Quinn Martin's Tales of the Unexpected | Richard Ayres | Episode: "No Way Out" |
| 1978 | Greatest Heroes of the Bible | Hissar | Episode: "Daniel in the Lion's Den" |
| 1981 | Born to Be Sold | Marty Helick | Television film |
| 1982 | Hart to Hart | James Francis | Episode: "Harts' Desire" |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Officer Collins | Episode: "A Small and Deadly War" |
| 1985 | Miami Vice | Jack Gretsky | Episode: "Bushido" |
| 1986 | Hunter | Brother Harold Hobarts | Episode: "Bad Company" |
| 1987 | The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues | James McLaughlin | Television film |
| 1988 | Murder, She Wrote | Eliot Easterbrook | Episode: "Deadpan" |
| 1989–1993 | Quantum Leap | Admiral Al Calavicci | 97 episodes |
| 1989 | The Twilight Zone | Martin Decker | Episode: "Room 2426" |
| 1990–1992 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Duke Nukem | Voice, 9 episodes |
| 1991 | Son of the Morning Star | General Philip Sheridan | Miniseries |
| 1993 | Bonanza: The Return | Augustus Brandenburg | Television film |
| 1994 | Vanishing Son II | Mickey Jo Valmont | Television film |
| 1994 | Justice in a Small Town | Commissioner Sam Caldwell | Television film |
| 1994 | The Innocent | Capt. Jason Flaboe | Television film |
| 1994 | Madonna: Innocence Lost | Tony Ciccone | Television film |
| 1994 | In the Line of Duty: The Price of Vengeance | Jack Lowe | Television film |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Robert St. Clair | Episode: "Songs from the Cuckoo Birds" |
| 1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Preston Carpenter | Episode: "The Rival" |
| 1995 | The Langoliers | Bob Jenkins | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | The Man from Snowy River | Professor Julius Waugh | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Nowhere Man | Gus Shepherd | Episode: "You Really Got a Hold on Me" |
| 1996 | Unabomber: The True Story | Ben Jeffries | Television film |
| 1997–1998 | The Tony Danza Show | Frank DiMeo | 14 episodes |
| 1998 | It's True | Mr. Murphy | Pilot |
| 1998–99 | Phenomenon: The Lost Archives | Host | 14 episodes |
| 1999 | What Katy Did | Tramp | Television film |
| 1999 | The Drew Carey Show | Hal | Episode: "Y2K, You're Okay" |
| 2002–2004 | JAG | Edward Sheffield, SecNav | 11 episodes |
| 2002 | First Monday | Senator Edward Sheffield | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Colonel Grat | Episode: "Detained" |
| 2002 | Stargate SG-1 | Doctor Kieran | Episode: "Shadow Play" |
| 2006–2009 | Battlestar Galactica | John Cavil / Number One Cylon | 15 episodes |
| 2008 | Crash | Frankie Navajo | Episode: "Los Muertos" |
| 2009 | The Dunwich Horror | Dr. Henry Armitage | Television film |
| 2009 | Battlestar Galactica: The Plan | John Cavil / Number One Cylon | Television film |
| 2014 | Enlisted | Dan | Episode: "Vets" |
| 2014 | NCIS: New Orleans | Tom Hamilton | Episode: "Chasing Ghosts" |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes |
| 1943 | The Innocent Voyage | John Thornton | Belasco Theatre | |
| 1957 | Compulsion | Judd Steiner | Ambassador Theatre | |
| 1962 | Endgame & The New Tenant | — | Coronet Theatre | As director |
| 1974 | Relatively Speaking | Philip | Albuquerque Little Theatre | |
| 1978 | Come Blow Your Horn | Alan Baker | Union Plaza | |
| 1979 | Short Nightgown and Panties | N/A | Pilot Theater | As director |
| 1979 | Man With Bags | — | Pilot Theater | As director |
| 1980 | Eagle in New Mexico | | Paolo Soleri Amphitheater | |
| 1981 | Here Lies Jeremy Troy | | Sebastian's West Playhouse | |

## Radio

| Year | Program | Episode | Ref. |
| 1952 | Lux Radio Theatre | Kim | |
| 1951 | Suspense | Aria from Murder | |