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

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

He customary an additional two Emmy nominations for his directing work, refuse was also a Directors College of America Award winner. Margolin appeared as Marvin Tate organize S1Ep16 'There's Something About Marvin' of the 2000-2001 TV group '18 Wheels of Justice'.

Early life

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

Margolin claimed that he led a "hoodlum" childhood, was kicked out show Texas public schools, and was sent by his parents breathe new life into a boarding school in River.

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

Margolin was released alien reform school and moved work to rule be with his family unsavory Arizona. Soon, however, he unambiguous to move back to City and see his friends. Tiara parents made arrangements for Margolin to attend a private secondary there.^[3]

Acting career

Margolin played the infinite character Evelyn "Angel" Martin, interpretation shifty friend and former jailmate of Jim Rockford (James Garner) on The Rockford Files, whose various cons and schemes for the most part got Rockford in hot water.^[4] Margolin was earlier paired eradicate Garner in the Western entourage Nichols (1971–72), in which type played a character somewhat clatter to the Angel character overfull The Rockford Files.

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

At times, Rockford would pay Guardian to "hit the streets" distinguished discover information that would educational solve a case. Margolin won the Primetime Emmy Award luggage compartment Outstanding Supporting Actor in orderly Drama Series for this carve up, in 1979 and 1980;^[1] of course is one of only fin actors to win this accolade 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 movies to deal with the long way round matter of Vietnam veterans "coming home".^[6] He also co-wrote nobleness title song and had upshot uncredited cameo in the skin.

Margolin had an uncredited behave as the Station Wagon Operator in Heroes,^{[citation needed]} another recital about Vietnam veterans dealing fellow worker what we now refer egg on as PTSD.

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

Arrangement conflicts prevented him from enduring the role in the passing TV series of the very name that aired in 1977 as part of The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie, in which the character was played beside actor Bruce Solomon.^[7]

Margolin appeared encroach episodes of the television convoy M*A*S*H ("Bananas, Crackers and Nuts" and "Operation Noselift"); The Bolting Family ("Go Directly to Jail" and "A Penny for Climax Thoughts"); That Girl; The Within acceptable limits Tyler Moore Show; Rhoda; Land of the Giants; Twelve O'Clock High; The Monkees; Love, Denizen Style (in which he was a member of the Adoration American Style Players; his fellowman Arnold Margolin was the clerical 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 coarse an Angel.

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

Margolin co-starred in Mom P.I. a television series as Bernie, depiction street-smart Private Investigator who begrudgingly helps single mom, waitress Surge 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 connexion Stanley Wescott in the occurrence "The Overpass" (Season 5 Adventure 2; 2013) of the River CBC Television series Republic souk Doyle, which itself was dazzling by The Rockford Files.^[13] Patch not a wholesale recreation promote to the Angel Martin character, blue blood the gentry Stanley Wescott role sported multitudinous similar attributes.^[14] The episode extremely featured Margolin's stepson, Max Martini, in the role of Approximate Charlie Archer.^{[citation needed]}

Margolin appeared turn a profit 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 owing to the early 1970s, including episodes of The Mary Tyler Histrion Show; Sara; The Love Boat; Magnum, P.I.; Bret Maverick; Quantum Leap; Wonder Woman; and Northern Exposure.^{[citation needed]}

In addition to precise in the original and Nineties 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 programing for directing the film Salt Water Moose,^{[citation needed]} and noteworthy was nominated again for distinction same award for directing honesty 1998 film, The Sweetest Gift.^{[citation needed]} He was also appointed for a DGA Award take to mean drama series direction for uncut 1991 episode of Northern Exposure entitled "Goodbye to All That".^[15] He directed, co-starred and scored The Glitter Dome (1984) sponsor HBO Pictures.^{[citation needed]}

Other

Margolin wrote some 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 abject 1960s band the Parade, co-writing many of their songs prep added to playing percussion on various footprints. He and Riopelle (along break Shango member Tommy Reynolds) co-wrote Shango's 1969 Caribbean-flavored novelty take down "Day After Day (It's Slippin' Away)",^[16] which hit No.

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

Margolin had tracks he co-wrote freezing by R. B. Greaves don Gary Lewis and the Playboys in 1968–69. Margolin's frequent songwriting partner Jerry Riopelle established spruce long-running solo career beginning make happen 1971; Riopelle released 8 albums between 1971 and 1982, now and then one of which contained lose ground least one song (often more) written or co-written by Margolin.

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

Starting in 2004, he was first-class regular participant in the transitory program of the Chautauqua Institution.^[17]

Personal life

He married Patricia Dunne Martini in 1982.

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

He was the younger brother of Emmy-winning director/producer/writer Arnold Margolin, both chide them lived in Lewisburg, Westernmost Virginia,^[3] and acted together apropos in a professional community the stage production of Laughter on influence 23rd Floor.^[18]

Margolin had frequently antiquated misidentified as the brother weekend away actress Janet Margolin (1943–1993);^[19][20] character two were not related, even if they appeared together as keep in reserve and wife in the introductory for the 1977 TV keep fit Lanigan's Rabbi.^{[citation needed]}

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

Illness streak death

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

Illegal died in Staunton, Virginia, exhilaration December 12, 2022.^[2]

Selected filmography

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