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Stuart Margolin
Stuart Margolin (January 31, 1940 – December 12, 2022) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He was known for playing Evelyn "Angel" Martin on the 1970s television series The Rockford Files, winning two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He received an additional two Emmy nominations for his directing work, and was also a Directors Guild of America Award winner.
Margolin was born January 31, 1940, in Davenport, Iowa, to Morris and Gertrude Kalina Margolin but spent much of his childhood in Dallas, Texas. His family was of Russian Jewish descent. 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. During that time, his family moved to Arizona, to which he moved after his release from reform school. Soon after, Margolin relocated to Dallas. His parents arranged for him to attend private school there.
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. Margolin was earlier paired with Garner in the Western series Nichols (1971–72), in which he played a character somewhat similar to Angel. Margolin won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1979 and 1980, making him one of five actors to win this award twice for the same role.
In 1969, Margolin wrote and co-produced The Ballad of Andy Crocker, an ABC television movie that was one of the first films to deal with the subject matter of Vietnam veterans coming home. He also co-wrote the title song and had an uncredited cameo in the film. Margolin also took an uncredited role as the Station Wagon Driver in Heroes,[citation needed] another story about Vietnam veterans dealing with what is now termed PTSD.
Margolin played Rabbi David Small in the 1976 TV movie, Lanigan's Rabbi, based on the series of mystery novels written by Harry Kemelman. Scheduling conflicts prevented him continuing in 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 Bruce Solomon.
In 1990–92, Margolin starred in the 26-episode Canadian comedy-drama television series Mom P.I. as Bernie, a street-smart private investigator who begrudgingly helps single mom and waitress Sally Sullivan (Rosemary Dunsmore) solve crimes.
Margolin also appeared in the 2009 CTV/CBS police drama series The Bridge and as bail jumper Stanley Wescott in the episode "The Overpass" (Season 5 Episode 2; 2013) of the CBC Television series Republic of Doyle, which was itself inspired by The Rockford Files. While not a wholesale recreation of the Angel Martin character, his role sported many similar attributes. The episode also featured Margolin's stepson, Max Martini[citation needed]
Margolin also appeared in feature films, including Kelly's Heroes, Death Wish, Futureworld, The Big Bus, and S.O.B.[citation needed]
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Stuart Margolin
Stuart Margolin (January 31, 1940 – December 12, 2022) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. He was known for playing Evelyn "Angel" Martin on the 1970s television series The Rockford Files, winning two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He received an additional two Emmy nominations for his directing work, and was also a Directors Guild of America Award winner.
Margolin was born January 31, 1940, in Davenport, Iowa, to Morris and Gertrude Kalina Margolin but spent much of his childhood in Dallas, Texas. His family was of Russian Jewish descent. 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. During that time, his family moved to Arizona, to which he moved after his release from reform school. Soon after, Margolin relocated to Dallas. His parents arranged for him to attend private school there.
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. Margolin was earlier paired with Garner in the Western series Nichols (1971–72), in which he played a character somewhat similar to Angel. Margolin won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1979 and 1980, making him one of five actors to win this award twice for the same role.
In 1969, Margolin wrote and co-produced The Ballad of Andy Crocker, an ABC television movie that was one of the first films to deal with the subject matter of Vietnam veterans coming home. He also co-wrote the title song and had an uncredited cameo in the film. Margolin also took an uncredited role as the Station Wagon Driver in Heroes,[citation needed] another story about Vietnam veterans dealing with what is now termed PTSD.
Margolin played Rabbi David Small in the 1976 TV movie, Lanigan's Rabbi, based on the series of mystery novels written by Harry Kemelman. Scheduling conflicts prevented him continuing in 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 Bruce Solomon.
In 1990–92, Margolin starred in the 26-episode Canadian comedy-drama television series Mom P.I. as Bernie, a street-smart private investigator who begrudgingly helps single mom and waitress Sally Sullivan (Rosemary Dunsmore) solve crimes.
Margolin also appeared in the 2009 CTV/CBS police drama series The Bridge and as bail jumper Stanley Wescott in the episode "The Overpass" (Season 5 Episode 2; 2013) of the CBC Television series Republic of Doyle, which was itself inspired by The Rockford Files. While not a wholesale recreation of the Angel Martin character, his role sported many similar attributes. The episode also featured Margolin's stepson, Max Martini[citation needed]
Margolin also appeared in feature films, including Kelly's Heroes, Death Wish, Futureworld, The Big Bus, and S.O.B.[citation needed]