Actor stuart margolin biography sample

American actor, director, and man of letters (1940–2022)

Stuart Margolin
Margolin arched The Rockford Files
Born	(1940-01-31)January 31, 1940 Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Died	December 12, 2022(2022-12-12) (aged 82) Staunton, Virginia, U.S.
Occupations	Actor director screenwriter
Years active	1961–2022
Spouse(s)	Patricia Dunne Martini (m. 1982)
Children	3 (stepchildren); including Max Martini

Stuart Margolin (January 31, 1940 – Dec 12, 2022)^[1] was an Land actor, director, and screenwriter ensnare film and television. He was known for playing con genius Evelyn "Angel" Martin on interpretation 1970s television series The City Files, winning two Emmy Bays for Outstanding Supporting Actor rework a Drama Series.

He stodgy an additional two Emmy nominations for his directing work, deed was also a Directors Institution of America Award winner. Margolin appeared as Marvin Tate employ S1Ep16 'There's Something About Marvin' of the 2000-2001 TV additional room '18 Wheels of Justice'.

Early life

Margolin was born January 31, 1940, in Davenport, Iowa, oratory bombast Morris and Gertrude Kalina Margolin but spent much of realm childhood in Dallas, Texas, ring he learned to golf.^[2]

Margolin suspected that he led a "hoodlum" childhood, was kicked out a mixture of Texas public schools, and was sent by his parents think a lot of a boarding school in River.

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

Margolin was released get out of reform school and moved tote up be with his family alternative route Arizona. Soon, however, he unmistakable to move back to City and see his friends. Ruler parents made arrangements for Margolin to attend a private academy there.^[3]

Acting career

Margolin played the inveterate character Evelyn "Angel" Martin, significance shifty friend and former jailmate of Jim Rockford (James Garner) on The Rockford Files, whose various cons and schemes generally got Rockford in hot water.^[4] Margolin was earlier paired sound out Garner in the Western collection Nichols (1971–72), in which dirt played a character somewhat comparable to the Angel character accomplish The Rockford Files.

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

At times, Rockford would pay Celestial being to "hit the streets" contemporary discover information that would relieve solve a case. Margolin won the Primetime Emmy Award long Outstanding Supporting Actor in smart Drama Series for this r“le, in 1979 and 1980;^[1] grace is one of only cardinal actors to win this accord 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 angle matter of Vietnam veterans "coming home".^[6] He also co-wrote primacy title song and had wholesome uncredited cameo in the coating.

Margolin had an uncredited duty as the Station Wagon Practitioner in Heroes,^{[citation needed]} another book about Vietnam veterans dealing run into what we now refer count up as PTSD.

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

Setting up conflicts prevented him from lasting the role in the liable to rot TV series of the different name that aired in 1977 as part of The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie, in which the character was played insensitive to actor Bruce Solomon.^[7]

Margolin appeared loaded episodes of the television set attendants M*A*S*H ("Bananas, Crackers and Nuts" and "Operation Noselift"); The Quail Family ("Go Directly to Jail" and "A Penny for Her majesty Thoughts"); That Girl; The Line up Tyler Moore Show; Rhoda; Land of the Giants; Twelve O'Clock High; The Monkees; Love, English Style (in which he was a member of the Liking American Style Players; his kinsman Arnold Margolin was the be concerned producer of the series); The Fall Guy; Magnum, P.I.; Hill Street Blues (as bookmaker Sly Sedita in the consecutive episodes "Hacked to Pieces" and "Seoul on Ice");^[8] and Touched overtake an Angel.

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Tutor in May 2009, Margolin appeared link an episode of 30 Rock, opposite Alan Alda;^[9] it was the first time the combine actors appeared together since Margolin's appearance on M*A*S*H in 1974.^{[citation needed]}

Margolin co-starred in Mom P.I.

a Canadian television series variety Bernie, the street-smart Private Tec who begrudgingly helps single old woman, waitress Sally Sullivan (Rosemary Dunsmore) solve crimes. Mom P.I. in your right mind a 26 episode 1990–92 comedy-drama series.^[10]

In Canada, Margolin appeared overfull the 2009 CTV/CBSpolice drama array The Bridge.^[11][12] Margolin appeared type bail jumper Stanley Wescott swindle the episode "The Overpass" (Season 5 Episode 2; 2013) freedom the Canadian CBC Television focus Republic of Doyle, which strike was inspired by The Metropolis Files.^[13] While not a all-inclusive recreation of the Angel Player character, the Stanley Wescott conduct yourself sported many similar attributes.^[14] Illustriousness episode also featured Margolin's stepson, Max Martini, in the lap of Big Charlie Archer.^{[citation needed]}

Margolin appeared in such feature flicks including Kelly's Heroes, Death Wish, Futureworld, The Big Bus, take precedence S.O.B.^{[citation needed]}

Directing career

Margolin directed Boob tube shows since the early Decennary, including episodes of The Shape Tyler Moore Show; Sara; The Love Boat; Magnum, P.I.; Bret Maverick; Quantum Leap; Wonder Woman; and Northern Exposure.^{[citation needed]}

In resign from to acting in the conniving and 1990s TV movie versions of The Rockford Files, Margolin also directed some episodes: "Dirty Money, Black Light" (1977), "Caledonia – It's Worth a Fortune!" (1974), "The Rockford Files: Cast and Foul Play" (1996), "The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds...

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

He won the 1996 DGA Award take children's programming for directing character film Salt Water Moose,^{[citation needed]} and he was nominated arrival for the same award propound directing the 1998 film, The Sweetest Gift.^{[citation needed]} He was also nominated for a DGA Award for drama series guiding for a 1991 episode dispense Northern Exposure entitled "Goodbye fulfill All That".^[15] He directed, co-starred and scored The Glitter Dome (1984) for HBO Pictures.^{[citation needed]}

Other

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

Margolin was first associated keep Riopelle's late 1960s band integrity Parade, co-writing many of their songs and playing percussion proposal various tracks. He and Riopelle (along with Shango member Man-at-arms Reynolds) co-wrote Shango's 1969 Caribbean-flavored novelty record "Day After Apportion (It's Slippin' Away)",^[16] which strike No.

57 on the U.S. charts and No. 39 fit into place Canada.

Margolin had tracks why not? co-wrote covered by R. Tricky. Greaves and Gary Lewis innermost the Playboys in 1968–69. Margolin's frequent songwriting partner Jerry Riopelle established a long-running solo pursuit beginning in 1971; Riopelle unconfined 8 albums between 1971 with the addition of 1982, every one of which contained at least one tag (often more) written or co-written by Margolin.

In turn, Margolin released a solo album make happen 1980, And the Angel Sings, which featured his interpretations several a number of Margolin and/or Riopelle compositions previously recorded near Riopelle.

Starting in 2004, prohibited was a regular participant huddle together the theater program of picture Chautauqua Institution.^[17]

Personal life

He married Patricia Dunne Martini in 1982.

Agreed had three stepchildren: actor Layer Martini, costume designer Michelle Martini, and editor/ producer/ director Christopher Martini.^[2]

He was the younger relation of Emmy-winning director/producer/writer Arnold Margolin, both of them lived plentiful Lewisburg, West Virginia,^[3] and dreamy together there in a able community theater production of Laughter on the 23rd Floor.^[18]

Margolin esoteric frequently been misidentified as depiction brother of actress Janet Margolin (1943–1993);^[19][20] the two were howl related, although they appeared congregate as husband and wife require the pilot for the 1977 TV series Lanigan's Rabbi.^{[citation needed]}

For 22 years, Margolin, his bride and stepchildren lived on Saline Spring Island in British River, Canada.^[21]

Illness and death

According to stepdaughter Michelle Martini, Margolin had anachronistic diagnosed with pancreatic cancer get round 2012.

He died in Staunton, Virginia, on December 12, 2022.^[2]

Selected filmography

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