On Monday, his stepson, actor Max Martini (The Unit), wrote on Instagram that Margolin had died. He was 82. We remember Stuart Margolin, who sadly passed away yesterday. He also became a prolific television director, reported The Hollywood Reporter. Doyle dashed into the kitchen when the TV malfunctioned, tuning a radio to the game out of Seattle and whispered 3-0 L.A. to Garner while refilling wine glasses. Actor and director Stuart Margolin, who is immediately known for his two-time Emmy Award-winning role as con man Evelyn Angel Martin on detective drama The On the big screen, Margolin appeared opposite Charles Bronson in The Stone Killer in 1973 and Death Wish in 1974; and opposite Peter Fonda in Futureworld in 1976, among other titles. Before the wrap party began there, Garners assistant dropped by to ask if the restaurant had cable TV and was told it didnt. And may old friends be together again. So my career got a little bigger, I won a couple of Emmys, and Ive had a real steady career over the years with a lot of parts.. Not long after their court date, Patricia and Margolin met again at a dance and thats how the romance started, she said. American film and television actor (19282014), Polar bear kills woman, boy in remote Alaska village, Just hours before the Idaho murders, another grisly scene unfolded outside Bryan Kohberger's window, In Montecito, the Million-Dollar Views Still Come With Mudslide Risks, Channing Tatum says parenting with ex-wife Jenna Dewan made them realize they were so different, Hawaii fisherman overboard, missing after hooking large ahi, Madonna unveils 2023 North America and European tour dates, Police make arrest in death of 52-year-old woman, Blinken surprised government documents were taken to Biden think tank. The Rockford Files series came to an end in 1980, but the story continued in several TV movies that aired in the 1990s. 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I confess Ive never understood why Rockford likes Angel so much, because hes rotten to the core, James Garner wrote in his 2011 memoir, The Garner Files. The two most profound moments in my life the birth of my kids and being bedside as my step-father passed this morning, Max wrote in his post Monday, along with a black and white photo of Margolin. He originally thought hed be interacting with the late filmmaker George P. Cosmatos (Rambo) and that it would give me the chance to be chummy with him.. He was a character actor and a friend of James Garner. He was best known for playing the slick but sweet con man Evelyn Angel Martin on The Rockford Files. He went out to California to study with Brown at his acting school. In 1970, when Garner was about to star as a sheriff of a small Arizona town on NBCsNichols his first network series sinceMaverick he needed a sidekick who was a shifty-eyed, backstabbing rat, but also lovable to play his scruffy deputy, he wrote in his 2011 memoir,The Garner Files. Margolins wife, Pat, also did extras casting, and his children, Max, Christopher and Michelle, appeared on screen. Wiki, Age & Career Stuart Margolin was born on 31 January 1940, which means he was 82 years old. The Rockford Files ran for six seasons, led to several telefilms, and was a huge hit when it was shown over and over again. ( Who Known for his role as con man Evelyn "Angel" Martin on the 1970s detective drama series, for which he won two Emmys, Margolin later featured in two Blake Edwards movies, 1981's S.O.B. He also worked behind the camera as a director for many different TV shows, including Touched by an Angel, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and The Rockford Files. You may opt-out by. Born January 31, 1940 in Davenport, Iowa, Stuart Margolin debuted on the small screen with three appearances on the sitcom The Gertrude Berg Show in the 1961-62 TV season. #RIP pic.twitter.com/5mycPoTxPP, Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) December 13, 2022, Remembered Margolin in a 2017 interview: I was being sought after as a young character actor and comedian until I had a choice to be onThe Mary Tyler Moore Showor onNicholswith Jim Garner. Rockford turns over a new leaf, going from criminal to detective, and Angel causes trouble as one of his closest friends who can't seem to let go of his convict past. WebStuart Margolin, the Emmy Award-winning actor and director, was born in Davenport, Iowa. He was 82. Enable push notifications on your device. I chose to work with Jim Garner because I thought Id have more fun, which I never regretted., It was a great series with great writers and the favorite show Jim ever did. Margolin later said he "never regretted" his longtime collaboration with Garner. He never missed a game.. Stuart Margolin was a longtime character actor who starred as con man Evelyn Angel Martin on The Rockford Files., Stuart Margolin was at a theater summer camp in Colorado when he met Barney Brown who was a mentor to Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman. Stuart Margolin in 1976's 'Futureworld' Everett Stuart Margolin, the character actor and James Garner buddy best known for portraying the smarmy yet sweet con man But theres something lovable about him. Jim Rockford, played by James Garner, who is always getting himself into trouble. But more importantly, a profoundly gifted step-father that was always there with love and support for his family. Siegel had encountered Garner before, during his childhood in L.A. He would hold up the fence for us so we could sneak in, back when the L.A. Open was held at Rancho Park. Margolin was a successful TV director who directed episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Northern Exposure., I was being sought after as a young character actor and comedian until I had a choice to be onThe Mary Tyler Moore Showor onNicholswith Jim Garner. I chose to work with Jim Garner because I thought Id have more fun, which I never regretted., It was a great series with great writers and the favorite show Jim ever did, he continued. OnLove, American Style, he was part of an ensemble of actors, including Phyllis Davis, James Hampton and Barbara Minkus, who appeared every week in multiple blackout sketches that linked the scripted segments together. (Photo by American International Pictures/Getty Images). Jim Rockford who constantly finds himself in a jam. He was 82. He was 82. I knew he was the one for the part. (Margolin played a drunk man who hit his head on his jail cell bars. He After he graduated from Scottsdale (Arizona) High School in 1958, he moved to Southern California with Brown, who is now a teacher and director at the Pasadena Playhouse. "I was being sought after as a young character actor and comedian until I had a choice to be on The Mary Tyler Moore Show or on Nichols with Jim Garner," he said in an interview in 2017, per THR. Margolins role as Evelyn landed him Emmy awards in 1979 and 1980 for best supporting actor. Margolin directed several Rockford Files TV movies, and episodes of The Love Boat, Touched by an Angel and The Tracey Ullman Show, said the NY Times. Crew works on the set during filming of The Glitter Dome in Victoria in October 1983 at Vic High. Keep em cold.. He wanted to watch the Los Angeles Raiders football team. In one of my fav M*A*S*H* ep pic.twitter.com/j8QOSloCRp, Psychedelic Jukebox (@60sPsychJukebox) December 13, 2022. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. There was a problem. December 14, 2022 by Benjamin Johnson. On Love, American Style, he was part of a group of actors like Phyllis Davis, James Hampton, and Barbara Minkus, who all appeared every week in blackout sketches that connected the scripted parts. Margolin's friend and co-star James Garner wrote a memoir in 2011 titled "The Garner Files," where he discussed his role in the hit show. Famed actor Stuart Margolin also starred in "Love, American Style," "Blackouts" and "The Censor." (Getty Images) He was a lovely man.. Margolin died Monday, his stepson, actor Max Martini (The Unit), reported on Instagram. The actor won two Emmys for his role in 'The Rockford Files' and had an illustrious career. Stuart Margolin, who played sidekick Angel to James Garners private eye Jim Rockford on The Rockford Files, died December 12 in Staunton, Virginia. Stuart Margolin, a character actor best known for playing the sidekick to James Garners private detective on the hit series The Rockford Files, a role that won Mr. Margolin back-to-back Emmy Awards as best supporting actor in 1979 and 1980, died on Monday in Staunton, Va. He was 82. "It closed down after a year, and then I was approached by Jim's executive producer and Stephen J. Cannell to be part of [NBC's] The Rockford Files. He would later appear in episodes of M*A*S*H and Magnum P.I. He moved to New York to live with his older brother, Arnold, who was appearing on Broadway as a replacement actor in the original production ofThe Diary of Anne Frank, then attended summer theater camp in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, where he met Barney Brown, a man who mentored Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman and Robert Duvall. One for the part in a jam American Style, '' `` ''., was born in Davenport, Iowa there, Garners assistant dropped by to ask if the restaurant had TV... 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