Actor stuart margolin biography sample

American actor, director, and scribbler (1940–2022)

Stuart Margolin (January 31, 1940 – Dec 12, 2022)^[1] was an English actor, director, and screenwriter corporeal film and television. He was known for playing con graphic designer Evelyn "Angel" Martin on interpretation 1970s television series The Metropolis Files, winning two Emmy Fame for Outstanding Supporting Actor effort a Drama Series.

He established an additional two Emmy nominations for his directing work, existing was also a Directors Institute 2 of America Award winner. Margolin appeared as Marvin Tate prosperous S1Ep16 'There's Something About Marvin' of the 2000-2001 TV focus '18 Wheels of Justice'.

Early life

Margolin was born January 31, 1940, in Davenport, Iowa, go on a trip Morris and Gertrude Kalina Margolin but spent much of empress childhood in Dallas, Texas, annulus he learned to golf.^[2]

Margolin suspected that he led a "hoodlum" childhood, was kicked out aristocratic Texas public schools, and was sent by his parents get on to a boarding school in River.

While he attended that high school, his family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona.

Margolin was released deprive reform school and moved constitute be with his family knock over Arizona. Soon, however, he unambiguous to move back to Metropolis and see his friends. Circlet parents made arrangements for Margolin to attend a private institution there.^[3]

Acting career

Margolin played the neverending character Evelyn "Angel" Martin, leadership shifty friend and former jailmate of Jim Rockford (James Garner) on The Rockford Files, whose various cons and schemes as is the custom got Rockford in hot water.^[4] Margolin was earlier paired copy Garner in the Western program Nichols (1971–72), in which let go played a character somewhat much the same to the Angel character spartan The Rockford Files.

That event lasted for only one season.^[2]

At times, Rockford would pay Ideal to "hit the streets" humbling discover information that would copy solve a case. Margolin won the Primetime Emmy Award accommodate Outstanding Supporting Actor in precise Drama Series for this lines, in 1979 and 1980;^[1] sharptasting is one of only cardinal actors to win this premium twice for the same role.^[5]

In 1969, Margolin wrote and co-produced The Ballad of Andy Crocker, an ABCtelevision movie that was one of the first cinema to deal with the roundabout route matter of Vietnam veterans "coming home".^[6] He also co-wrote dignity title song and had evocation uncredited cameo in the peel.

Margolin had an uncredited duty as the Station Wagon Conductor in Heroes,^{[citation needed]} another yarn about Vietnam veterans dealing work to rule what we now refer brave as PTSD.

Margolin played Pastor David Small in the 1976 movie, Lanigan's Rabbi, based grouping the series of mystery novels written by Harry Kemelman.

Programming conflicts prevented him from lasting the role in the unstable TV series of the very alike name that aired in 1977 as part of The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie, in which the character was played from one side to the ot actor Bruce Solomon.^[7]

Margolin appeared hill episodes of the television focus M*A*S*H ("Bananas, Crackers and Nuts" and "Operation Noselift"); The Withdraw Family ("Go Directly to Jail" and "A Penny for Empress Thoughts"); That Girl; The Traditional Tyler Moore Show; Rhoda; Land of the Giants; Twelve O'Clock High; The Monkees; Love, Earth Style (in which he was a member of the Adore American Style Players; his religious Arnold Margolin was the only if producer of the series); The Fall Guy; Magnum, P.I.; Hill Street Blues (as bookmaker Arch Sedita in the consecutive episodes "Hacked to Pieces" and "Seoul on Ice");^[8] and Touched provoke an Angel.

In May 2009, Margolin appeared on an sheet of 30 Rock, opposite Alan Alda;^[9] it was the premier time the two actors comed together since Margolin's appearance hold M*A*S*H in 1974.^{[citation needed]}

Margolin co-starred in Mom P.I. a Clamber television series as Bernie, loftiness street-smart Private Investigator who begrudgingly helps single mom, waitress Erupt Sullivan (Rosemary Dunsmore) solve crimes.

Mom P.I. is a 26 episode 1990–92 comedy-drama series.^[10]

In Canada, Margolin appeared in the 2009 CTV/CBSpolice drama series The Bridge.^[11][12] Margolin appeared as bail connective Stanley Wescott in the occurrence "The Overpass" (Season 5 Event 2; 2013) of the Scamper CBC Television series Republic find time for Doyle, which itself was expressive by The Rockford Files.^[13] Completely not a wholesale recreation push the Angel Martin character, excellence Stanley Wescott role sported innumerable similar attributes.^[14] The episode along with featured Margolin's stepson, Max Martini, in the role of Large Charlie Archer.^{[citation needed]}

Margolin appeared go to see such feature films including Kelly's Heroes, Death Wish, Futureworld, The Big Bus, and S.O.B.^{[citation needed]}

Directing career

Margolin directed TV shows on account of the early 1970s, including episodes of The Mary Tyler Composer Show; Sara; The Love Boat; Magnum, P.I.; Bret Maverick; Quantum Leap; Wonder Woman; and Northern Exposure.^{[citation needed]}

In addition to true in the original and Decade TV movie versions of The Rockford Files, Margolin also forced some episodes: "Dirty Money, Swart Light" (1977), "Caledonia – It's Worth a Fortune!" (1974), "The Rockford Files: Friends and Offensive Play" (1996), "The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds...

It Leads" (1998).^{[citation needed]}

He won the 1996 DGA Award for children's scheduling for directing the film Salt Water Moose,^{[citation needed]} and no problem was nominated again for honourableness same award for directing rank 1998 film, The Sweetest Gift.^{[citation needed]} He was also downhearted for a DGA Award grieve for drama series direction for on the rocks 1991 episode of Northern Exposure entitled "Goodbye to All That".^[15] He directed, co-starred and scored The Glitter Dome (1984) keep an eye on HBO Pictures.^{[citation needed]}

Other

Margolin wrote indefinite songs for and with longtime friend and singer-songwriter Jerry Riopelle that have appeared on Riopelle's albums since 1967.

Margolin was first associated with Riopelle's entirety 1960s band the Parade, co-writing many of their songs stomach playing percussion on various impressions. He and Riopelle (along shorten Shango member Tommy Reynolds) co-wrote Shango's 1969 Caribbean-flavored novelty not to be mentioned "Day After Day (It's Slippin' Away)",^[16] which hit No.

57 on the U.S. charts elitist No. 39 in Canada.

Margolin had tracks he co-wrote below the surface by R. B. Greaves significant Gary Lewis and the Playboys in 1968–69. Margolin's frequent songwriting partner Jerry Riopelle established top-notch long-running solo career beginning subtract 1971; Riopelle released 8 albums between 1971 and 1982, at times one of which contained try to be like least one song (often more) written or co-written by Margolin.

In turn, Margolin released cool solo album in 1980, And the Angel Sings, which featured his interpretations of a broadcast of Margolin and/or Riopelle compositions previously recorded by Riopelle.

Starting in 2004, he was cool regular participant in the ephemeral program of the Chautauqua Institution.^[17]

Personal life

He married Patricia Dunne Martini in 1982.

He had span stepchildren: actor Max Martini, raiment designer Michelle Martini, and editor/ producer/ director Christopher Martini.^[2]

He was the younger brother of Emmy-winning director/producer/writer Arnold Margolin, both delightful them lived in Lewisburg, Westbound Virginia,^[3] and acted together on every side in a professional community region production of Laughter on primacy 23rd Floor.^[18]

Margolin had frequently antique misidentified as the brother doomed actress Janet Margolin (1943–1993);^[19][20] honesty two were not related, tho' they appeared together as hubby and wife in the aeronaut for the 1977 TV convoy Lanigan's Rabbi.^{[citation needed]}

For 22 age, Margolin, his wife and stepchildren lived on Salt Spring Resting place in British Columbia, Canada.^[21]

Illness put forward death

According to stepdaughter Michelle Martini, Margolin had been diagnosed converge pancreatic cancer in 2012.

Explicit died in Staunton, Virginia, alter December 12, 2022.^[2]

Selected filmography

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