Stuart Margolin
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Born | Davenport, Iowa, U.S. | January 31, 1940
Died | December 12, 2022 Staunton, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 82)
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Years active | 1961–2022 |
Spouse(s) | Patricia Dunne Martini (m. 1982) |
Children | 3 (stepchildren) |
Stuart Margolin (January 31, 1940 – December 12, 2022)
Early life
Margolin was born January 31, 1940, in Davenport, Iowa, to Morris and Gertrude Kalina Margolin but spent much of his childhood in Dallas, Texas, where he learned to golf.[2]
Margolin stated that he led a "hoodlum" childhood, was kicked out of Texas public schools, and was sent by his parents to a boarding school in Tennessee. While he attended that school, his family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. When Margolin was released from reform school and moved back with his family, he decided to move back, on his own, to see his friends in Dallas. His parents made arrangements for him to attend a private school there.[3]
Television and film
Margolin played the recurring character Evelyn "Angel" Martin, the shifty friend and former jailmate of Jim Rockford (James Garner) on The Rockford Files, whose various cons and schemes usually got Rockford in hot water.[citation needed] Margolin was earlier paired with Garner in the Western series Nichols (1971–72), in which he played a character somewhat similar to the Angel character in The Rockford Files. That show lasted for only one season.[citation needed]
At times Rockford would pay Angel to "hit the streets" and discover information that would help solve a case. Margolin won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for this role, in 1979 and 1980;[4] he is one of only five actors to win this award twice for the same role.[5]
In 1969, Margolin wrote and co-produced
Margolin played Rabbi David Small in the 1976 movie, Lanigan's Rabbi, based on the series of mystery novels written by Harry Kemelman. Scheduling conflicts prevented him from continuing the role in the short-lived TV series of the same name that aired in 1977 as part of The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie, in which the character was played by actor Bruce Solomon.[citation needed]
Margolin appeared in episodes of the television series
In Canada, Margolin appeared in the 2009
Margolin appeared in such feature films including Kelly's Heroes, Death Wish, Futureworld, The Big Bus, and S.O.B.[citation needed]
Directing
Margolin directed TV shows since the early 1970s, including episodes of ]
In addition to acting in the original 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: Friends and Foul Play" (1996), "The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads" (1998).[citation needed]
He won the 1996
Other
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Margolin wrote several 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 late 1960s band the Parade, co-writing many of their songs and playing percussion on various tracks. He and Riopelle (along with Shango member Tommy Reynolds) co-wrote Shango's 1969 Caribbean-flavored novelty record "Day After Day (It's Slippin' Away)",[14] which hit No. 57 on the U.S. charts and No. 39 in Canada.
Margolin had tracks he co-wrote covered by
Starting in 2004, he was a regular participant in the theater program of the Chautauqua Institution.[15]
Personal life and death
He married Patricia Dunne Martini in 1982. He had three stepchildren: actor Max Martini, costume designer Michelle Martini and editor/ producer/ director Christopher Martini.[16]
He was the younger brother of Emmy-winning director/producer/writer Arnold Margolin, both of them lived in Lewisburg, West Virginia,[3] and acted together there in a professional community theater production of Laughter on the 23rd Floor.[17]
Margolin had frequently been misidentified as the brother of actress Janet Margolin (1943–1993);[18][19] the two were not related, although they appeared together as husband and wife in the pilot for the 1977 TV series Lanigan's Rabbi.[citation needed]
Margolin, his wife and stepchildren lived on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, Canada for twenty two years.[20]
According to stepdaughter Michelle Martini, Margolin had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer a decade earlier. He died in Staunton, Virginia, on December 12, 2022.[21]
Selected filmography
Films
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Television (acting)
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References
- ^ Barnes, Mike. "Stuart Margolin, Emmy-Winning Actor on 'The Rockford Files,' Dies at 82". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Obituary, nytimes.com. Accessed December 14, 2022.
- ^ a b "Stuart Margolin: A Road Less Traveled". Greenbrier Valley Quarterly. February 10, 2018. Archived from the original on March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ Advanced Primetime Awards Search at Academy of Television Arts and Sciences website; retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ^ Tom O'Neil, "Drama supporting actors prove Emmy winners not always TV reruns", Los Angeles Times, July 13, 2010.
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- ^ "Hill Street Blues (6th Season Episode Guide)". epguides.com. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ Alan Sepinwall, "30 Rock, "Mamma Mia": Alan Alda is the Donaghy daddy?", The Star-Ledger, May 8, 2009; retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ^ "Flashpoint pipeline brings The Bridge to CBS". HitFix. Archived from the original on August 11, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ Mary McNamara, "Television Review: 'The Bridge' on CBS", Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2010.
- ^ "Detectives who aren't that smart – Macleans.ca". www.macleans.ca. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ "Amazon.com Review". Amazon. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "DGA Announces 1998 Nominees For Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Documentary And TV Categories Of Daytime Serials And Children's Programs", DGA.org, February 8, 1999. Retrieved January 4, 2009.
- ^ Jerry Osborne,"Prominent albums make comeback", Evansville Courier & Press, January 1, 2007; retrieved January 7, 2009.
- Buffalo News, June 22, 2008; retrieved January 4, 2009.
- ^ Obituary, nytimes.com. Accessed December 14, 2022.
- ^ REPORTER, Pamela Pritt REGISTER-HERALD (July 5, 2015). "Margolin Brothers to star in GVT production of Laughter on the 23rd Floor". Beckley Register-Herald. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- New York Times, December 18, 1993.
- New York Times, July 29, 1982.
- ^ "A Second Time Around with one of B.C.'s better angels, Stuart Margolin". Georgia Straight. March 22, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
- ^ Obituary nytimes.com. Accessed December 15, 2022.
External links
- Stuart Margolin at IMDb
- Stuart Margolin at Aveleyman
- Stuart Margolin discography at Discogs