Dean Stockwell Biography

Fast Facts

• Was named Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival twice, once for "Compulsion" (1959) and once for "Long Day's Journey into Night" (1962)
• Won a National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Married to the Mob" and "Tucker: The Man and His Dream" in 1989
• Born into the entertainment industry, as both his father and mother were accomplished actors at the time of his birth in 1936
• At the age of 16, he spent time working as a railroad-spike driver and a prune inspector while traveling across the country
• Quote: "I hate to admit it, but you can't do a role unless it is somewhere in your psyche․ People don't realize how vast the subconscious is․ It's like infinity․"
• Temporarily gave up acting in the mid-1970's to become a real-estate broker
• Began his Hollywood career as a child actor, as his first big break came in 1945 with "Anchors Aweigh" alongside Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly
• Became well-known for his role on the successful NBC series "Quantum Leap" in the early 1990s
• Began his career in writing and directing with the 1982 comedy film "Human Highway․"
• Enjoys restoring and digitally enhancing old photographs and is responsible for creating friend Neil Young's album cover for "American Stars 'N Bars․"
• Earned the rank of instructor in a form of Filipino martial arts called Modern Arnis