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Birth Name: Robert Deane Stockwell
Date of Birth: March 5, 1936
Place of Birth: North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Death: November 7, 2021
Place of Death: Whangārei, New Zealand
Ethnicity: * father – English, German, Irish, remote Dutch and French Huguenot * mother – Italian
Dean Stockwell was an American actor. He began as a young actor in the 1940s, with roles in the films Anchors Aweigh , The Green Years , Home, Sweet Homicide ; Song of the Thin Man , Gentleman’s Agreement , The Boy With Green Hair , Down to the Sea in Ships , The Secret Garden (1949), and Kim (1951), and proceeded to adult roles in Compulsion (1959), Long Day’s Journey into Night (1962), Rapture (1965), Psych-Out , The Dunwich Horror (1970), The Werewolf of Washington , Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood ; Wrong Is Right , Paris, Texas ; Dune (1984), The Legend of Billie Jean , To Live and Die in L.A. , Blue Velvet , Gardens of Stone , Beverly Hills Cop II , Tucker: The Man and His Dream , Married to the Mob , Limit Up , The Player (1992), Mr. Wrong , Air Force One , The Rainmaker (1997), CQ , Buffalo Soldiers , The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Max Rose , and Entertainment (2015); as well as the series Quantum Leap , The Tony Danza Show , What Katy Did , JAG , and Battlestar Galactica .
Dean was the son of Elizabeth “Betty” Margareta Veronica/Stockwell, a singer and dancer, who appeared on vaudeville, and Harry Stockwell (Harry Bayless Stockwell), an actor and lyric baritone singer. His brother was actor Guy Stockwell. His stepmother was actress, comedian, and toe dancer Nina Olivette. He was raised between Los Angeles and New York City, New York. Dean had two children with his former wife Joy Marchenko.
Dean’s paternal grandfather was William Henry Stockwell (the son of Allen Stockwell and Hannah Lucinda Snyder). William was born in Missouri. Allen was the son of Samuel Stockwell and Eliza Morrical. Hannah was the daughter David Snyder and Mary Snyder, and was of German descent.
Dean’s paternal grandmother was Cora Ellen Teter (the daughter of Jesse Teter and Caledonia Eppinetta Finney). Cora was born in Missouri. Jesse was the son of Stephen Teter and Mary Johnson. Caledonia was the daughter of James Finney and Serena Huffman.
Dean’s maternal grandfather was Luigi Vincent Veronica (the son of Vincenzo Veronica and Elizabeth Ciotti). Luigi was born in L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. Vincenzo was the son of Luigi Veronica and Romolo/Elizabeth Ciotti. Dean’s great-grandmother Elizabeth was the daughter of Francesco Ciotti and Giulia Panicelli.
Dean’s maternal grandmother was named M. Francesca Marcino/Marziano. M. Francesca was born in Italy.
Source: Genealogy of Dean Stockwell (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com