Stanley Kamel
Stanley Kamel (January 1, 1943 – April 8, 2008) was an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Charles Kroger on the American television series "Monk". Biography. Kamel was born to a Jewish family and raised in South River, New Jersey, and attended Rutgers Preparatory School. He started his acting career off-Broadway and broke into television with a role in "Days of Our Lives" as Eric Peters. Kamel had a recurring role on "Melrose Place" in 1994 as Bruce Teller, the chief executive officer of D&D Advertising, where Amanda (Heather Locklear) and Allison (Courtney Thorne-Smith ) were employed. During the first part of the sixth season of "Beverly Hills, 90210", Kamel appeared on several episodes as Anthony Marchette, an organized crime figure. Kamel was most known for his role as Dr. Charles Kroger in the USA Network television series "Monk", playing the infinitely patient and ever-supportive psychiatrist to the main character, Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). Though his last appearance was in the sixth season of "Monk", clips of his character were seen later in the series finale. Death. On April 8, 2008, Kamel was found dead of a heart attack in his Hollywood Hills home . He was 65. "Mr. Monk Buys a House," the premiere episode of the seventh season of "Monk", was dedicated to his memory and included a mention of his character (Dr. Kroger) dying of a heart attack. The final scene of the episode was a close-up of a photo of Stanley, as Dr. Kroger, on Monk's fireplace mantle. Kamel never married and had no children.