With character actor Stuart Margolin James Garner Buddy, best known for portraying smarmy and sweet con artist Evelyn “Angel” Martin rockford file, died. he was 82 years old.
Margolin died Monday along with her son-in-law, actor Max Martini.unit), reported on Instagram. Another son-in-law, director Christopher Martini, said: hollywood reporter Margolin died of natural causes in Stanton, Virginia.
Margolin also describes his manic and manipulative persona as Blake Edwards movie sobbing (1981), Star’s (Julie Andrews) an insidious personal secretary, and fine confusion (1986), as a clumsy imposter in an homage to filmmaker slapstick.
Margolin appeared opposite Charles Bronson. stone killer (1973) and death wish (1974) — both directed by Michael Winner — in the former he plays a contractor who arranges mob hits, and in the latter he plays a man who gives a gift of a revolver to Bronson’s vengeful Paul Carthy.
Margolin is also a prolific television director, Mary Tyler Moore Show, wonder woman, touch the angel, love ship, Magnum, PI, northern exposure, breakthrough And, as expected, rockford file.
In 1970, when Garner was about to play a small-town Arizona sheriff on an NBC show, Nichols — his first network series since then maverick — he needed “a sly-eyed, treacherous rat and adorable sidekick at the same time” to play the scruffy lieutenant, he wrote in his 2011 memoir. garner file.
“We were doing screen tests and didn’t find what we were looking for until one day we saw a video clip. love, american styleIt wasn’t a funny scene, but the actors were so good that we broke up. I knew he was up to the task. (Margolin was playing a drunkard who hit his head against the bars of the cell.)
Margolin recalled in a 2017 interview: Mary Tyler Moore Show or Nichols with Jim Garner. I chose to work with Jim Garner because I thought it would be more fun and I have never regretted it. ”
“It was a great series by a great writer and one of Jim’s favorite shows ever. It closed a year later, and was then approached by Jim’s executive producer and Steven J. Cannell to join.” [NBC’s] rockford fileSo my career has grown a little bit, I’ve won a few Emmys and have had a really solid career over the years with a lot of parts.
In fact, Margolin won Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1979 and 1980. Angel is Garner’s former son of PI Jim Rockford and his cellmate, Quentin, who is constantly in jams. rockford file It ran for six seasons, spawning several TV movies and was a huge hit in reruns.
“I confess I never understood why Rockford liked Angel so much, because he was rotten to the core,” Garner wrote in his book. “But there’s something adorable about him. I don’t know what it is, but it’s all Stuart doing.”
Born in Davenport, Iowa on January 31, 1940, and raised in Dallas, Margolin attended a boarding school in Nashville and a private school in Dallas after being kicked out of several public schools.
He moved to New York to live with his brother Arnold. Diary of Anne FrankLater, he attended a summer theater camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where he met Bernie Brown, who mentored Dustin Hoffman. Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall.
After graduating from Scottsdale (Arizona) High School in 1958, he followed Brown, now an acting teacher and director at the Pasadena Playhouse, to Southern California. There he studied for two years, then returned to New York.
Margolin made her screen debut in 1961 on an episode of CBS. gertrude berg showrecurring as Navy Man on NBC Ensign O’Toolestarring Dean Jones, has been busy with appearances on shows like Burke’s law, fugitive, 12 o’clock high, occasional wife When Monkeys.
upon love, american stylehe was part of an ensemble of actors such as Phyllis Davis, James Hampton, and Barbara Minks, and appeared weekly in multiple Blackout sketches linking scripted segments. He produced the show, co-wrote the theme song, and was a television writer.)
Margolin’s first significant film role was in the war film/caper flick. kelly hero (1970), in which he played Pvt. “Little Joe” (Terry Savalas was Sergeant “Big Joe”.)
he appeared after gambler (1974) with James Caan Westworld sequel future world (1976), as Terrence Malick’s plant manager days in heaven (1978) and in several episodes mash.
When Garner returned to play Brett Maverick for the new NBC series in 1981, Margolin came with him, claiming to be an Indian scout and calling himself Standing Bear Philosandeen. I played a crooked character.
Margolin’s 1982 The Long Summer of George Adams and in 1984 glitter dome, and also made scores for those two. (Margolin wrote several songs recorded by Arizona rocker Jerry Riopel and performed his own songs on his country rock albums. and angels sing, released in 1980. )
Recently, Margolin has appeared 30 rock When X-file and Richard Gere Arbitrage (2012), and he wrote what you can do at night (2017), stepped into the star even when the former leading role, martin sheen,I got hurt. It was directed by his son-in-law Christopher.
In addition to his brother and son-in-law, survivors include his third wife, Pat, and her daughter, costume designer Michelle Martini.
Duane Byrge contributed to this report.