He seems to be an insightful and self aware person. His refusal to talk trash about others is pleasant.

Goodbye AL. May you rest in peace. Ziggy gives it a 100% probability that you will be greatly missed. RIP. Dean.❤

“I prefer not to say anything negative about anybody.” Very classy guy. Probably why you don’t see many interviews with him. Roddy McDowell was much the same.

@samanthab1923

3 жыл бұрын

I've been watching Roddy's Malibu home movies. So cool 😎

@GiftSparks

3 жыл бұрын

@@samanthab1923 yes- me too. Seems like so much fun!

@kathyh4804

Жыл бұрын

If he DID have negative things to say about Hollywood it would probably break our hearts

I APPRECIATE HIS HONESTY. about being a child actor in the movie industry.

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

Married to the mob is what I first saw him in , watched him crushed on him in quantum leap .

"The boy with the green hair." The first time I watched him in a movie. He was incredibly good!

@samanthab1923

3 жыл бұрын

I remember that one! So haunting.

@GiftSparks

3 жыл бұрын

I love that film. It is very disturbing.

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

not in a " I didn't like it way " but I found it to be " sad " because instead of people attempting to accept how he looked his hair turning green he has to conform to them and shave his head so they will accept him , I did like in the end when he says when it grows out it'll be green . for me the hair was kind of like admiring Samson's hair then Delilah cutting it off because it was so long .everyone without asking or saying I'm sorry but your just a cutie or your hair is gorgeous .you know ?

One of my favorite actors, very diverse career. Always handsome.

When he was 10 and I was 10. I had a crush on Dean Stockwell, I sent away for a Autographed photo. When I got it and the little note with it. I hung them on my bedroom wall. Only time ever. No I no longer have them. But the memory of that time was always with me through out my 85 yrs.

There's a light in his eyes... Almost indescribable that connects with me and others... Alive and concerned as the characters he is protraying, especially, "The Boy with Green Hair"

Rest in peace, Dean. You were a true legend of an actor, and you'll never be forgotten.

Damn. Genuinely saddened to hear the news of his passing. Blue Velvet is my favorite film ever and even though he's only in it for a short time, it's one of my favorite scenes ever, solely because of his character. I also loved him in Paris, Texas. Rest in Peace Dean. Here's to Ben🍻

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

he stood out in blue velvet ( in dreams became my fave Roy Orbison song ) I like semi weird movies but have never seen blue velvet beginning to end .

Rip Dean Stockwell,you will be sadly missed.

@TheMetalComedianene

2 жыл бұрын

A life well lived. 🌹

I am so glad Dean Stockwell mentioned "Married to the Mob" because I fell madly in love with him when I saw him in that comedic movie. He was so sexy, without having to be as young and handsome as Modine and Baldwin, his co-stars. I own the CD of that movie just to watch him over and over. The movie itself is great, as are all the actors in it.

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

I 💕 him as tony one of my faves and I believe he said one of his faves as well .the way he " flirts " with his eyes and lips 👄 🔥

A class act who didn't want to give negative information. These days they would tell all. He's good-looking too!

Terrific actor and handsome man.

@jubalcalif9100

3 жыл бұрын

I have a notion to second that emotion !

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

Yes in deedy

He was terrific in the movie " Compulsion"...very brave performance for that day!

@jubalcalif9100

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree !

REST IN PEACE - Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 - November 7, 2021)

He handled this interview like a true pro. What a legendary actor. Highly underrated. One of the all time greats. R.I.P. Dean Stockwell.

Dean Stockwell left us with his work of Great Cinema. I liked seeing his passion for it! Rest in Peace 🕯️

I can't say enough about this wonderful guy. It's strange to say I never knew the man but I'll miss him greatly!!! Mostly for his positive compassionate role in Quantum leap but also for his cute role in The boy with Green hair, his sharp role in Compulsion or his thoroughly epic acting ability in Long days Journey into Night; He was wonderful!!! I Feel like he was a thoroughly decent man with good humour and a fine looking man who would have put Brad Pitt to shame in his day. Rest in peace dear Dean, many of us will miss you.

@joebloggs8636

2 жыл бұрын

He was outstanding as a boy acting with Lionel Barrymore and Richard Widmark in DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS..highly recommended if you never saw it.

@dfangirl72

Жыл бұрын

When I started rewatching quantum leap thru roku channel I watched his other stuff .I crushed on him at 15 when ql was first on. He was quite a Beautiful handsome young man .one of his best performances ( he says director didn't know what he was doing ) was " rapture " it's on KZread and of course loved him in Married to the mob .

@darkb4light06

Жыл бұрын

Rapture. That's all I'm gonna say. ❤️❤️

RIP Mr. Stockwell. I grew up watching you on Quantum Leap, and enjoyed watching your performance in Battlestar Galactica.

As someone who has worked in HOLLYWOOD for over 40 years as both a writer and studio historian... the interviewer (head TCM researcher) was not they well prepared, as you really have to do your homework and really know the movies he was in, that is watch them. I'm glad she was off camera, as she doesn't have very good people skills either, namely a personality that can really encourage a HOLLYWOOD veteran like Dean Stockwell to feel more comfortable and open up... you can see why so many actors hate being interviewed. I had met Dean at Universal while he was doing Quantum Leap... its sad that HOLLYWOOD forgot how good he was and didn't call him more. Indeed, it is very, very rare that a child actor goes on to have a career like Dean has.

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

He did it without being jailed for drug use or even time in rehab .he's done quite the variety of movies and tv .

@kathyh4804

Жыл бұрын

I agree even though Dean Stockwell carried the interview

@TheDarkDresser

Жыл бұрын

I thought the same about the interviewer and her questions.

He tries to be all curmudgeonly, but when asked about specific movies and people, you can see there's some delight there, in retrospect. It's sweet.

I had such a crush on him from movies he made as an adult. Quantum Leap was must see TV for me in the 90s.

@Pluggit1953

3 жыл бұрын

It was the eighties! 😏

@rebeccarivera5402

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pluggit1953 The show ran from 1989 to 1993. I started watcing the show mid-season 2.

@femalesupremacistoverlord6800

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't he dreamy?! He did a terrific job on Quantum Leap

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

@@femalesupremacistoverlord6800 dreamy in deed

As a big fan of Quantum Leap, I've really enjoyed Mr. Stockwell's work in that and his films. He always bring such honest emotion to his acting. There are many actors I "see" acting - meaning I am aware of them trying to make me believe what they say, but that has never been true of Mr. Stockwell - he becomes his characters completely.

He was brilliant and hysterical in Married to the Mob!

@waynej2608

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant performance and solid evidence of his comedic chops. Tony 'the tiger' Russo.

@ltdurham

3 жыл бұрын

My personal favorite. Tony the Tiger. 😆

@samanthab1923

3 жыл бұрын

My cousin had her wedding reception at the place in the begining. Not the castle

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

he's very hot 🔥 .

Absolutely LOVED him as AL on Quantum Leap. My all time favorite show growing up. Had a HUGE crush on Scott Bakula & my favorite episode(s) was the Trilogy

My first classic movie I watched , The Boy with green hair, was so scary when I was 7!! He was an awesome actor so believable

Thanks for many good moments. RIP ❤️

RIP Dean Stockwell. You will be greatly missed. ❤💔😪 Quantum Leap was how I first knew him. However, after seeing a large amount of his filmography, he was so talented, versatile, and underrated. I'm glad he finally came to love acting in his 3rd career. He could act with just his very expressive eyes. Dean wouldn't even need to say anything and he would draw you in. He had such a screen presence and would bring so much to the scene even if he wasn't the main focal point of a scene. If you watch him, especially in Quantum Leap, he was always adding subtle things. The tributes from people who knew him also showed how down-to-earth he was. Because of the experience he had as a child actor, he looked out for the kids on the set; and he would check in with the kids to make sure they were ok. After seeing this interview, I can believe it. I love his honesty in this interview. ❤

RIP, Dean. Thanks for the great memories

great actor. nice person. i met him once. clear and straight brain.

Dean may not have loved being a child actor, but millions of people ... and millions more for generations to come .... will always and forever have the opportunity to see the immense body of work he has left us all. Not too many actors can say they were in the biz for seven decades! I've seen most of his work, but now I want to see the rest. R.I.P. Dear Sweet Dean!

RIP Dean Stockwell. 💔😪 I first knew him from Quantum Leap, but I have seen a large amount of his filmography in the years since. He was truly a very naturally talented and versatile actor. He knew how to act with his eyes that made the scenes he was in all that much deeper and multi-layered. In Quantum Leap, if you watch him while Scott Bakula and the other actors are the main focus, he was always doing little things to contribute the scene. He will always remain a legend and will be greatly missed.

@dfangirl72

Жыл бұрын

I crushed on dean ever since watching quantum leap, I recently saw a leap video where this actress said dean liked looking at the acting from the corner of his eyes to see if they would forget they weren't supposed to see him .in a video that's been since removed from Tumblr they interviewed bakula when dean got his star and bakula said he had to be careful when he and whoever the guest star was make sure dean wasn't making faces 🤣

Dean Stockwell is a fabulous actor and i also loved him as a child star....he had the most angelic beautiful face and he was so engaging...He is now 85 yrs old (2021) His two children are Sophia (36 yrs) and Austin (37 yrs) . So this interview was done around 27 or 28 years ago.....1993 or 1994 .....as he mentioned he had a nine year old. I'm just putting this in for the newbies and younger generation who only know him as an adult star....check him out in images also to see him as a child actor...you will realize you may have seen him in old movies and not known it was the same person. Thanks for the KZread....I have followed him for years now.

There is no role that Stockwell couldn't do magnificently. Solid, solid actor. Also, it's nice to watch a TCM vid without some kind of lecture.

@secondsightcinema3957

3 жыл бұрын

Could you name a few examples of TCM vids with lectures? I’m not sure what you mean...

@OriginalRocketJock

3 жыл бұрын

@@secondsightcinema3957 Check out the latest, as well as their "reframing." You're not as dumb as you came across with your comment.

@SandySaunders9142

3 жыл бұрын

@@OriginalRocketJock No need to be rude. Mon Dieu.

@stephenperretti8847

3 жыл бұрын

All the "rear view window" woke crap they shovel at us viewers so we can become better, more sensitive human beings.

@secondsightcinema3957

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenperretti8847 Paranoia strikes deep.... the TCM hosts love talking, reading, thinking about movies. So do lots of people. But you are sure it’s about you. Narrator: It has nothing to do with you.

Sad to hear of his passing 😔 RIP Dean

legendary actor....such brave performances in Compulsion and Sons and Lovers....I'm so happy he mentioned Trevor Howard

@samanthab1923

3 жыл бұрын

Love Trevor in Father Goose with Cary Grant

@rowley555

3 жыл бұрын

@@samanthab1923 love Trevor in everything he did. Especially Brief Encounter

Dean was in a Night Gallery episode with Sally Field called “Whisper.” 1973. I believe Sally’s work in that episode helped her get cast in “Sybil” 1976. I appreciate Dean’s candor in this interview. Very interesting.

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking for that night gallery episode saw it once don't remember the ending just know the whole plot was very sad .

@susanmarie2231

2 жыл бұрын

@@dfangirl72 Season 3, Episode 13.

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

sadly it can't be played in my area I live in Texas go figure .

@proudcynophile1901

Жыл бұрын

@@dfangirl72 ready for the spoiler? Sally dies in the end. Spirits from a period of time in the previous century took her.

He was very handsome young man and weathered very well thank you Dean for entertaining us and making our lives a little bit more enjoyable God Bless 🎚 💓😘

What a legend of a actor Dean Stockwell, and will be truly miss but he will live on helping Dr Sam Beckett find his way home. Be it on earth or above.

Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Brilliant performance.

Henry Hathaway, who directed the then 12 year old in “Down To The Sea In Ships” in 1948, said of Dean Stockwell: “He was marvellous...just a great actor...intense little guy!”

@JRobbySh

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite movie of his. Yes, the intensity. Raw intelligence!

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

There's a " bio " description on him for one of the movies he's in it says he was a " beautifc curly haired charmer that amazed audiences with his talent .

So down to earth ... his scene in Blue Velvet, gives maximum impact in the shortest amount of time for any cameo in movies

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

Oh My his cameo made me love the Roy Orbison song in dreams 💙💙I've never been able to watch whole movie and I enjoy some weird movies 😊

Thank you for posting. Mr. Stockwell is a great actor and I'm glad he was honest about his time as a child actor. Just saw that he passed. RIP Mr. Stockwell.

R.I.P Dean Stockwell Quantum Leap is still my favourite show thanks Al

RIP Dean 💚😔

I adore this guy.

RIP Dean Ziggy took you back

He's much more low key than I expected. I really enjoyed him in Quantum Leap. It was one of the stand out shows of my childhood. May God bless you and keep you in the next life Mr. Stockwell. I can see though he had a complicated relationship with acting. I guess many of us have a complicated relationship with what we do for work.

rip Dean Stockwell

I love this man. 😊

I grew up seeing this guy in the movies. Dean and Russ Tamblyn, Bobby Driscoll, Jackie Cooper and the list goes on & on & on. I had no idea that his childhood was not all that happy like most of us think that being a MOVIE STAR would be, I often wonder where their parents were when their childrun are being worked to death like this. Well Dean if you ever read this know that you have given a lot of us movie goer's a lot of pleasure. You were always one of my favorate s a kid star and as an adult in films like "Long Days Journey Into Night". This was one of the best interviews I have ever heard and I'm not saying this because OI am a fan of Dean Stockwell.

@mariannebonner2280

3 жыл бұрын

Bobby Driscoll’s end was truly tragic.

@remarketingcons

3 жыл бұрын

Sound on the interviewer was bad for all these interviews very hard to hear too much echo. Interviewee sound was good.

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

became a dean fan through quantum leap I've seen some of boy with green hair loved him in married to the mob 💙gardens of stone is also good .

such an honest intelligent man. loved him and the immortal rogue Errol Flynn in Kim. so glad Flynn gave him so much love and above all respect when Dean was a kid in the BIZ. Flynn had a loving but distant world famous scientist father and a very brutal mother who beat him mercilessly. she was also a great beauty. Seeing Stockwell, who was 59 in this interview, is a bit like it would have been seeing James Dean both emotionally and physically if he had made it to that age.

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

he also looks like Montgomery Clift especially around the eyebrows .

@justthink5854

2 жыл бұрын

@@dfangirl72 he was wonderful in Kim, as was Flynn.

A very honest and frank discussion with Mr. Stockwell. I found it very enlightening. Thank you as always for posting these interviews.

I liked Dean when he was in Columbo.

Love Dean Stockwell! ❤ He is such a legend. He's so versatile as an actor and always puts his heart and soul into his roles, even when he was a child actor. I've been a fan since he was Al on Quantum Leap. My favorite movies from his MGM days are The Secret Garden, The Boy With Green Hair, and The Happy Years. This was a great, indepth interview. He is very honest and direct about his answers. I like that about him. You could tell he was reliving some of the emotions and frustrations he felt while telling about his early experiences as a child actor. However, he lit up when the interviewer started talking about his later career and his comedic roles. Also when he was asked about Sons and Lovers and Long Days Journey into Night. You could see a twinkle in his eye, and he was much happier during that part of the interview. I'm really glad he started enjoying acting later in life. Miss seeing new projects from him since his retirement in 2015, but we have 70 years worth of his work to watch.

Dean was always one of my favorite child actor, specially in Boy with green Hair I loved him so much, than I watch still Kim, Secret Garden, Cattle Drive, Down to the sea in ships, Deep waters and Happy Years. He was for me one of the best child actor Hollywoods of his time and specially cute and so serious! 🥰🥰🥰

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

stinking cute and handsome 🤩

R.i.p

Anchors away was one of my favourite movies as a child, thank you for that, you were really great. I am sorry it was tough for you though. I have loads of respect for you, you are a great actor, so underrated

Fascinating footage ! What a classy gentleman Mr Stockwell is ! I love that he didn't want to say anything negative about others nor did he want to relate any risque stories on the air. I have so much respect for him. Always enjoyed his work. A wonderfully gifted actor. Bless his heart ! I hope he's enjoying a happy retirement. Thanks so much for uploading this fascinating interview.

@waynej2608

3 жыл бұрын

True, but I'd have loved to have heard his Errol Flynn stories. I can imagine. Lol. It's cool that he spoke so well of Flynn. It's reassuring to know that at least some of the actors I admire, get such positive feedback, to contrast a lot of the nasty gossip that's usually served up. Stockwell is a class act.

@jubalcalif9100

3 жыл бұрын

@@waynej2608 Well said & well put ! I too would love to hear Mr Stockwell's Errol Flynn stories ! Dean is a class act indeed ! Thank you so much for your thoughtful & insightful comment ! :-)

Rip dean... 🙏🏼

What an incredibly perceptive an intuitive actor apparently from the beginning he knew what he wanted and exactly what was going on. Great interview!

he was started in movies during the depression time. surely money had a lot to do with why his family pursued his employment. what a quiet spoken man. lovely interview.

Damn Good Actor!!! One of my Favorites ❤Him

RIP Dean. 💔🙏😞🎥

I had a major crush on this guy when I was a teenager -- now I remember why. But he didn't appear to be very comfortable in this interview, nor did the interviewer, but there was something very genuine and down to earth about him with absolutely no illusions about the business he grew up in. I'll bet he didn't suffer fools.

RIP 👑 💔💜

His eyes don't light up until toward the end when he talks about doing dinner theater and honing his comedy skills.

Interview done in 1995!

He was amazing in long day’s journey into night such an underrated movie.

What an incredible career he had, practically lived the history of film in the 20th Century...

So interesting to hear him speak on his film experience and how he wouldn't take his children's childhood away as his was. I recently read an interview from a former child actor that was the family depended on for her monetary support. She quit acting after her Mother died. Acting was an empty and embarrassing endeavor for her. Again, not the enviable idea we have of celebrity.

@secondsightcinema3957

3 жыл бұрын

Dickie Moore wrote about his and other child actors’ experience in his book, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...our of print, worth seeking out. It is his own memoir but also interviews with a bunch of other child stars, he wanted to find what was common in their experience and how they survived it.

@JL0ndon

3 жыл бұрын

Was that interview with Mara Wilson? She was in mrs.doubtfire, matilda, miracle on 34th street (remake) and a ton of other films i can’t think of at the moment.

The first film I ever saw Dean Stockwell in was The Happy Years. That was many years ago, but from that moment to the present day I have never liked any actor the way I like Dean Stockwell. He is a great actor and I just adore him. Compulsion, Sons and Lovers, Long Days Journey into Night, Married to the Mob, Anchors Aweigh, Quantum Leap etc. He always gave a good performance. He is retired now after suffering a stroke in 2015. I wish him all the best and pray that he is making a good recovery.

Dean Stockwell great interview. Such a sad childhood.

He died today. RIP.

Rest in peace sir

😩 rip daddy Dean

LOVE to have heard his Errol Flynn stories....I can imagine....!

So good in all his films, and he took BSG to an entire different level. I don't think anyone else could have done what he did in that show.

My favorite child actor & one of my all time favorites period,

Finally watched this interview all the way through. One of my A list child actors in the 1940's. First time I saw him was in 1946-Gentlemen's Agreement. I was 6 and had already been beaten up as a 3 year old because I was wearing a Star of David necklace. My folks decided I should see it & though I was young it got it. In 1949 I went to see Boy With Green Hair and I loved it. I've always been a peacenik and I still am and I think this understated and super important film had much to do with that. Thanks for this interview.

Rest in peace Dean I will miss you as a Quantum Leap fan. It was on my bucket list to somehow one day meet you and Scott Bakula at a Comic Con. Alas it was not to be. God bless.

KIM was wonderful....I love the chemistry between Dean and Errol Flynn.

It's very clear that Mr. Stockwell does not suffer fools...I'm sure this incredible actor was bored and disgusted by this less than stellar interviewer. He is awesome.❤

@MrBounce01

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. She's a bore.

Rest In Peace Dean

Thank you so much for this interview! I always wondered why TCM didn’t just go full bore into interviewing every Classic Hollywood person they could! I hope more treasures emerge from the archives❣️

@jennifersman7990

3 жыл бұрын

Trouble is the number of “Classic Hollywood” figures is sadly dwindling. I’ll give TCM credit, they’ve done lots of great interviews and there’s probably a good number of outtakes in their archives. Robert Osborne was a great interviewer for them in the day

I wish you could hear the off camera interviewer better. Such a wonderful actor and gentleman.

Fun fact: Mr. Stockwell’s father Harry was the voice of the Prince in the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in which he sang the stunningly beautiful tune “One Song.”

Good night, mr Stockwell :(

What a great down to earth, bright, thoughtful guy. This was thoroughly enjoyable.

He was definitely the best male child actor of the classic Hollywood era, there was much fewer of them than there were notable female child actors during that period, sadly.

@sandramorey2529

3 жыл бұрын

Carl Rees: He was wonderful. But I think there were a lot of really good boy actors in the 1940's. Bobby Driscoll, Butch Jenkins, Russ Tamblyn to name just a couple.

I loved him in "The Secret Garden" with Margaret O'Brien! He was a great child actor! I don't know much about his acting when he was an adult.

Wow.. I had no idea. Sorry he didn't enjoy his childhood more. He didn't see that his acting has any value until his late 30s. He was a cute kid, and I'm a fan of his adult roles, as well. Can't help but be jealous that he was in a "Thin Man" movie. Love to hear about Errol Flynn ;D

*Of course, I remember "The Boy With Green Hair," but I'm surprised that he was not even asked about "Gentleman's Agreement"--which was certainly the most famous movie he had a part in as a child.*

When he mentioned “dreamy directors out there” at the end I *knew* he was going to mention David Lynch - he was always SO GOOD in Lynch’s films. Supposedly he actually did pretty much everything related to the development of the character he played in Blue Velvet - the wardrobe, the voice, the body language was supposedly ALL Dean Stockwell, he just showed up and he had that character 100% realized with almost no direction or input from Lynch according to the people involved in that film. Which is pretty amazing given how unforgettably bizarre that whole scene is at “Ben’s house.”

The interviewer seems less than competent, but Stockwell--despite being uncomfortable as a result--is professional and articulate insofar as he is able.

@GiftSparks

3 жыл бұрын

It is partly the way it is filmed. This was not filmed with the intention that you would hear the interviewer or even see the entire length of the interview. Most of TCM interviews are edited down to very short lengths so they can pick and choose which anecdotes they want to show,

@dfangirl72

2 жыл бұрын

someone pointed out he fidgets 😊but it is odd you hear her but don't see her just the celeb 💟

Thanks for uploading this...You tube just played it and I watched the whole thing😊 Cheers! CCCP

I could pull out of hat better questions than this interviewer, “Was the little red school house really red?” What the hell kind of asinine question is that?

@mercoid

3 жыл бұрын

That “Were you expected to deliver?” question... You could instantly tell in Mr. Stockwell’s eyes and the ...polite as he possibly could... response, that he found the question unbelievably stupid.

@jcnyc9087

3 жыл бұрын

And she was TCM's "head researcher;" it would have been a far better interview had the late, great Robert Osborne conducted it, which he had done with other former child actors of Stockwell's era.

@waynej2608

3 жыл бұрын

@@jcnyc9087 My thoughts exactly. I wonder why Osbourne didn't do it. He was still very much alive then. Stockwell is a major actor, from childhood thru adulthood. He's deserving of a smoother, more qualified interviewer. Osbourne would've been perfect. Still, it's great to see and hear Dean Stockwell, someone I've always admired.

@jcnyc9087

3 жыл бұрын

@@waynej2608 Thanks for corroborating my thought, Wayne J, and further elaborating Stockwell's qualities. Best.

@rixx46

3 жыл бұрын

I noted the same thing in my comment. Shitty interviewer.

I always considered him a vastly underrated actor.

I wonder what the Errol Flynn stories were like lol.

@Mark.G475

3 жыл бұрын

He did alot of cocaine! And liked young girls!