Stuart Margolin
Biography
Stuart Margolin was an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Born in Davenport, Iowa, in 1940 and raised partly in Dallas, he was best known as Evelyn Martin, nicknamed Angel, the scheming former jailmate of Jim Rockford on The Rockford Files. That part brought him two Emmy Awards as a drama series supporting actor, first in 1979 and again in 1980, and he had earlier appeared opposite James Garner in the Western series Nichols. He wrote and co-produced the 1969 television movie The Ballad of Andy Crocker, an early story about Vietnam veterans returning home. His film credits included Kelly's Heroes (1970), Death Wish (1974), and Futureworld (1976), as well as The Big Bus (1976) and S.O.B. (1981). He also directed episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Magnum, P.I., Quantum Leap, and Northern Exposure, and he won a Directors Guild of America Award in 1996 for Salt Water Moose. He died in 2022.
82years old at death
- Born Davenport
- Died Staunton
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 54 years1966 to 2020
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Behind the award
Stuart Margolin received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in both 1979 and 1980 for his portrayal of Evelyn "Angel" Martin, the scheming pal and ex-cellmate of Jim Rockford on The Rockford Files.
A role that slipped away
Stuart Margolin played Rabbi David Small in the 1976 TV movie Lanigan's Rabbi, but scheduling conflicts kept him from continuing in the role in the 1977 TV series, where Bruce Solomon took over.
Beyond film
Margolin, Riopelle and Shango member Tommy Reynolds co-wrote the group's 1969 Caribbean-flavored novelty record "Day After Day (It's Slippin' Away)". In Canada it reached No. 39, and it also made the US Top 100.
Stuart Margolin movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Richard T. Heffron directed three of these films, Michael Winner two and Blake Edwards two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
James Garner's page
Joe Santos's page
Richard Mulligan's page
Charles Bronson's page
Paul Sorvino's page
Richard Gere's page
Richard T. HeffronDirector, 3 films, 1974 to 1983
All films by Richard T. Heffron
All films by Michael Winner
All films by Blake Edwards
Also two films together4 more actors
- Vic TaybackThe Big Bus (1976) and The Gambler (1974)
- Larry HagmanS.O.B. (1981) and The Big Bus (1976)
- Steven KeatsDeath Wish (1974) and The Gambler (1974)
- Jennifer EdwardsA Fine Mess (1986) and S.O.B. (1981)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Stuart Margolin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$162 million
8 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 21 films: 8 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 6Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$77M47.2% of the total
- 2$36M21.9% of the total
- 3$22M13.3% of the total
- 4$9.5M5.8% of the total
- 5$6.0M3.7% of the total
- 6$5.2M3.2% of the total
- 7$4.2M2.6% of the total
- 8$3.7M2.3% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 1979 to 1980, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1980 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Rockford Files | Won |
| 1979 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | The Rockford Files | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| Directors Guild of America Award | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.