On The Rockford Files, Stuart Margolin, a character actor and close friend of James Garner, was most known for playing the smarmy yet endearing con artist Evelyn “Angel” Martin. He was 82.
According to a post on Instagram by his stepson, The Unit’s Max Martini, Margolin passed away on Monday. Margolin passed away in Staunton, Virginia, from natural causes, according to a different stepson, filmmaker Christopher Martini, who also told The Hollywood Reporter.
How did Stuart Margolin die?
Stuart Margolin, an actor, died at the age of 82.
Following Margolin’s passing earlier today, his stepson, actor Max Martini, shared the sad news on Instagram.
Stuart Margolin Cause of death
A different stepson, director Christopher Martini, told The Hollywood Reporter that Margolin passed away in Staunton, Virginia, of natural causes.
The cause of Stuart Margolin’s death hasn’t been made public yet. No information is provided regarding Stuart Margolin’s cause of death.
Who was Stuart Margolin?
American actor and director Stuart Margolin worked in theatre, cinema, and television.
Stuart Margolin Early Life
In Davenport, Iowa, Margolin was born on January 31, 1940. When his family moved to Dallas, Texas, he was just a young lad.
Margolin has stated that his upbringing was marked by “hoodlum” behaviour, that he was expelled from Texas public schools, and that his parents sent him to a Tennessee boarding school. While in school, his family relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona.
Margolin decided to travel back to see his friends in Dallas after being released from reform school and moving away with his family. There, his parents founded a private school for him to attend.
Television
On The Rockford Files, Margolin portrayed Evelyn “Angel” Martin, a shady friend and Jim Rockford’s (James Garner) former cellmate whose numerous scams and schemes regularly got Rockford into trouble.
Margolin reprised the Angel character from The Rockford Files in the Western television series Nichols (1971–1972), which he costarred with Garner. There was only one season of that show.
Rockford would occasionally hire Angel to “hit the streets” and obtain information that would help with a case’s investigation.
As Co-writer
Margolin co-wrote and co-produced The Ballad of Andy Crocker, an ABC television movie, in 1969. It was one of the first cinematic pictures to deal with Vietnam veterans “coming home.”
He contributed to the theme music for the film and made an uncredited appearance. Margolin appeared uncredited as the Station Wagon Driver in Heroes, a different story about Vietnam War veterans suffering from what is today known as PTSD.
Margolin played Rabbi David Small in Lanigan’s Rabbi, a 1976 movie adaptation of the Harry Kemelman mystery books.
In the brief television series of the same name, which aired in 1977 as a part of The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie, Bruce Solomon played the position of Small. However, he could not continue in the role due to schedule conflicts.
As Actor
For the first time since Margolin’s appearance on M*A*S*H in 1974, Alan Alda and Margolin worked together on camera on a May 2009 episode of 30 Rock.
Margolin starred in the 2009 police drama The Bridge on CTV and CBS.
Margolin portrayed bail jumper Stanley Wescott in The Overpass (Season 5 Episode 2; 2013), which The Rockford Files also influenced in the Canadian C.B.C. Television series Republic of Doyle.
Even though it wasn’t a replica, the Stanley Wescott figure and Angel Martin had many traits.
Margolin’s stepson Max Martini played Big Charlie Archer in the episode. Margolin appeared in several films, including Kelly’s Heroes, Death Wish, Futureworld, The Big Bus, and S.O.B.
As Director
Margolin has been directing TV shows since the early 1970s, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Sara, The Love Boat, Magnum, P.I., Bret Maverick, Quantum Leap, Wonder Woman, and Northern Exposure. He has frequently appeared on Canadian television programmes.
In addition to acting in several episodes of The Rockford Files, director Margolin also produced “Dirty Money, Black Light” (1977), “Caledonia – It’s Worth a Fortune!” (1974), “The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play” (1996), and If It Bleeds… It Leads from “The Rockford Files” (1998).
Awards
Margolin received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1979 and 1980 for this performance, making him one of only five actors to do so.
The 1996 DGA Award for children’s programming was given to him for directing the film Salt Water Moose. For directing The Sweetest Gift in 1998, he received another nomination for the same prize.
The 1991 episode of Northern Exposure titled “Goodbye to All That” earned him consideration for a DGA Award for drama series director.
Tributes to Stuart Margolin
Numerous people offered their deepest condolences to his family and how much they loved him. His admirers and fans are shocked by the news of this incident.
“Oh, damnit. My favourite television programme is The Rockford Files, therefore losing Stuart Margolin stings. He was excellent as Angel. R.I.P.”
One of the most horrible situations anyone can go through is losing a loved one. There must be a final destination for every voyage. Unfortunately, the person’s time on earth has ended with their death.
We wish him eternal rest and express our condolences to his loved ones, family, and friends. Rest in peace, my dear.
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