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Stanley Kamel

 
Actor: Stanley Kamel
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  • Born: Jan 01, 1943
  • Died: Apr 08, 2008
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '70s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Mystery, Comedy Drama
  • Career Highlights: Escape Under Pressure, A Fare To Remember, Monk: Season 02
  • First Major Screen Credit: A Fare To Remember (1999)

Biography

An offbeat character actor whose stark features lent him to effective portrayals of villains and seedy figures, Stanley Kamel grew up in New Jersey and attended Boston University, where he received formalized dramatic training under the aegis of noted instructor Sanford Meisner. Kamel began his acting career with roles in off-Broadway productions during the early '70s, and quickly landed his first major on-camera role, as Eric Peters, on the daytime soap Days of Our Lives. His subsequent work over the following three decades consisted largely of recurring roles and guest parts in prime-time series including Cagney & Lacey, Hunter, Melrose Place, and -- most visibly -- the Tony Shalhoub sitcom Monk, as the lead character's shrink, Dr. Charles Kroger. Kamel's feature appearances included small roles in the outings Corvette Summer (1978), Making Love (1982), and Star 80 (1983). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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Stanley Kamel

Kamel as Dr. Charles Kroger
Born Stanley Kamel
January 1, 1943(1943-01-01)
South River, New Jersey, USA
Died April 8, 2008 (aged 65)
Los Angeles, California, USA

Stanley Kamel (January 1, 1943 - April 8, 2008)[1] was an American actor, best known for his role as 'Dr. Charles Kroger' on the American television series Monk.

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Biography

Kamel was born and raised in South River, New Jersey,[2] and attended Rutgers Preparatory School.[3] He started his acting career off Broadway, and broke into television with a role in Days of Our Lives as Eric Peters.

In his thirty years of professional acting, Kamel was a guest star on well over eighty television shows, including Mission: Impossible (his first television role, for which he went uncredited), Mod Squad, McMillan & Wife, Kojak, Quincy, M.E., Charlie's Angels, Mork & Mindy, Three's Company, Cagney & Lacey, Knight Rider, LA Law, Mr. Belvedere, Matlock, The Golden Girls, MacGyver, Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210, ER, 7th Heaven, NYPD Blue, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Murder One, Dark Angel, Six Feet Under, The West Wing and Monk. In addition to guest starring on dozens of television series, his film work included Domino, Inland Empire, General Hospital as Cody McCall and The Urn.

He was most recently known for his role as 'Dr. Charles Kroger' in the popular USA Network television series Monk, playing the infinitely patient and ever-supportive psychiatrist to the main character, Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). Despite having his last appearance in the sixth season of Monk, clips of his character was seen in the series finale of Monk.

Death

On April 8, 2008, Kamel was found dead in his Hollywood Hills home. Police investigators ruled that the cause of death was a heart attack. He was 65.[4][5]

The Monk episode "Mr. Monk Buys a House" was dedicated to his memory.

References

  1. ^ IMDb Retrieved on September 16, 2008
  2. ^ "Shrink on Murder One Is No Sleaze, Actor Says", Greensboro News & Record, March 10, 1996. Accessed December 20, 2007.
  3. ^ "Monk TV Show and Television Series - Cast Bios:Stanley Kamel". http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/theshow/characterprofiles/stanley/bio.html. Retrieved 2007-01-01. 
  4. ^ "‘Monk’ star Stanley Kamel dies at 65". MSN.com. 2008-04-09. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24033500/. Retrieved 2008-04-09. 
  5. ^ "Stanley Kamel, Actor on ‘Monk,’ Dies at 65". Associated Press (New York Times). 2008-04-11. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/arts/television/11kamel.html?ex=1365652800&en=a33f8bcc39349df1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss. Retrieved 2008-04-12. 

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