Stuart Margolin

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BIRTHDAY

January 31, 1940

Davenport, IA

RECENT CREDITS

The Handler (TV) Jan. 9, 2004

Grizzly Falls (FILM) Jan. 28, 2000

The Hi-Line (FILM) Jan. 22, 1999

The Lay of the Land (FILM) Sep. 26, 1997

Guilty by Suspicion (FILM) Jan. 1, 1991

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BIOGRAPHY

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Stuart Margolin was a published writer and off-Broadway playwright before he was old enough to vote. The pinch-faced, curly-headed Margolin began showing up in character parts in 1966, in films like Women of a Prehistoric Planet and TV series like Occasional Wife. He was a staff writer and member of the acting ensemble on the popular sitcom anthology Love American Style, which ran from 1969 through 1974. In 1971, Margolin co-starred on the western series Nichols, launching his long friendship and professional association with actor James Garner. He went on to win two Emmy awards for his portrayal of mildly larcenous Angel Martin on Garner's long-running (1974-80) series The Rockford Files; played Philo Sandine on the 1981 retro Garner TV vehicle Bret Maverick; and guest-starred on the first episode of Garner's short-lived "dramedy" Man of the People (1991). Stuart Margolin turned to directing in the 1980s, beginning with (inevitably) a brace of James Garner TV movies, The Long Summer of George Adams (1982) and The Glitter Dome (1984)); he has since helmed two theatrical features, Paramedics and Donna d'Onore (both 1990).

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Hugh Laurie stars on Fox's 'House M.D.: Season 5'

'House' Creator to Reopen 'Rockford Files'

Jul. 30, 2009

Jim Rockford is coming back. NBC, Universal Media Studios and Steve Carell's Carousel Television have enlisted 'House' creator/exec producer David Shore to oversee an update of the classic 1974-80 private eye series 'The Rockford Files.'

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