He seems to be an insightful and self aware person. His refusal to talk trash about others is pleasant.

Goodbye AL. May you rest in peace. Ziggy gives it a 100% probability that you will be greatly missed. RIP. Dean.❤

One of my favorite actors, very diverse career. Always handsome.

I APPRECIATE HIS HONESTY. about being a child actor in the movie industry.

“I prefer not to say anything negative about anybody.” Very classy guy. Probably why you don’t see many interviews with him. Roddy McDowell was much the same.

There's a light in his eyes... Almost indescribable that connects with me and others... Alive and concerned as the characters he is protraying, especially, "The Boy with Green Hair"

"The boy with the green hair." The first time I watched him in a movie. He was incredibly good!

Rest in peace, Dean. You were a true legend of an actor, and you'll never be forgotten.

He was terrific in the movie " Compulsion"...very brave performance for that day!

Dean Stockwell left us with his work of Great Cinema. I liked seeing his passion for it! Rest in Peace 🕯️

He handled this interview like a true pro. What a legendary actor. Highly underrated. One of the all time greats. R.I.P. Dean Stockwell.

Terrific actor and handsome man.

He was brilliant and hysterical in Married to the Mob!

I can't say enough about this wonderful guy. It's strange to say I never knew the man but I'll miss him greatly!!! Mostly for his positive compassionate role in Quantum leap but also for his cute role in The boy with Green hair, his sharp role in Compulsion or his thoroughly epic acting ability in Long days Journey into Night; He was wonderful!!! I Feel like he was a thoroughly decent man with good humour and a fine looking man who would have put Brad Pitt to shame in his day. Rest in peace dear Dean, many of us will miss you.

As a big fan of Quantum Leap, I've really enjoyed Mr. Stockwell's work in that and his films. He always bring such honest emotion to his acting. There are many actors I "see" acting - meaning I am aware of them trying to make me believe what they say, but that has never been true of Mr. Stockwell - he becomes his characters completely.

When he was 10 and I was 10. I had a crush on Dean Stockwell, I sent away for a Autographed photo. When I got it and the little note with it. I hung them on my bedroom wall. Only time ever. No I no longer have them. But the memory of that time was always with me through out my 85 yrs.

Rip Dean Stockwell,you will be sadly missed.

Thanks for many good moments. RIP ❤️

RIP Mr. Stockwell. I grew up watching you on Quantum Leap, and enjoyed watching your performance in Battlestar Galactica.

A class act who didn't want to give negative information. These days they would tell all. He's good-looking too!

Damn. Genuinely saddened to hear the news of his passing. Blue Velvet is my favorite film ever and even though he's only in it for a short time, it's one of my favorite scenes ever, solely because of his character. I also loved him in Paris, Texas. Rest in Peace Dean. Here's to Ben🍻

RIP, Dean. Thanks for the great memories

I am so glad Dean Stockwell mentioned "Married to the Mob" because I fell madly in love with him when I saw him in that comedic movie. He was so sexy, without having to be as young and handsome as Modine and Baldwin, his co-stars. I own the CD of that movie just to watch him over and over. The movie itself is great, as are all the actors in it.

Absolutely LOVED him as AL on Quantum Leap. My all time favorite show growing up. Had a HUGE crush on Scott Bakula & my favorite episode(s) was the Trilogy

legendary actor....such brave performances in Compulsion and Sons and Lovers....I'm so happy he mentioned Trevor Howard

Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Brilliant performance.

Dean Stockwell is a fabulous actor and i also loved him as a child star....he had the most angelic beautiful face and he was so engaging...He is now 85 yrs old (2021) His two children are Sophia (36 yrs) and Austin (37 yrs) . So this interview was done around 27 or 28 years ago.....1993 or 1994 .....as he mentioned he had a nine year old. I'm just putting this in for the newbies and younger generation who only know him as an adult star....check him out in images also to see him as a child actor...you will realize you may have seen him in old movies and not known it was the same person. Thanks for the KZfaq....I have followed him for years now.

great actor. nice person. i met him once. clear and straight brain.

RIP Dean Stockwell. You will be greatly missed. ❤💔😪 Quantum Leap was how I first knew him. However, after seeing a large amount of his filmography, he was so talented, versatile, and underrated. I'm glad he finally came to love acting in his 3rd career. He could act with just his very expressive eyes. Dean wouldn't even need to say anything and he would draw you in. He had such a screen presence and would bring so much to the scene even if he wasn't the main focal point of a scene. If you watch him, especially in Quantum Leap, he was always adding subtle things. The tributes from people who knew him also showed how down-to-earth he was. Because of the experience he had as a child actor, he looked out for the kids on the set; and he would check in with the kids to make sure they were ok. After seeing this interview, I can believe it. I love his honesty in this interview. ❤

As someone who has worked in HOLLYWOOD for over 40 years as both a writer and studio historian... the interviewer (head TCM researcher) was not they well prepared, as you really have to do your homework and really know the movies he was in, that is watch them. I'm glad she was off camera, as she doesn't have very good people skills either, namely a personality that can really encourage a HOLLYWOOD veteran like Dean Stockwell to feel more comfortable and open up... you can see why so many actors hate being interviewed. I had met Dean at Universal while he was doing Quantum Leap... its sad that HOLLYWOOD forgot how good he was and didn't call him more. Indeed, it is very, very rare that a child actor goes on to have a career like Dean has.

REST IN PEACE - Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 - November 7, 2021)

LOVE to have heard his Errol Flynn stories....I can imagine....!

Dean was in a Night Gallery episode with Sally Field called “Whisper.” 1973. I believe Sally’s work in that episode helped her get cast in “Sybil” 1976. I appreciate Dean’s candor in this interview. Very interesting.

I had such a crush on him from movies he made as an adult. Quantum Leap was must see TV for me in the 90s.

Dean may not have loved being a child actor, but millions of people ... and millions more for generations to come .... will always and forever have the opportunity to see the immense body of work he has left us all. Not too many actors can say they were in the biz for seven decades! I've seen most of his work, but now I want to see the rest. R.I.P. Dear Sweet Dean!

Thank you for posting. Mr. Stockwell is a great actor and I'm glad he was honest about his time as a child actor. Just saw that he passed. RIP Mr. Stockwell.

He tries to be all curmudgeonly, but when asked about specific movies and people, you can see there's some delight there, in retrospect. It's sweet.

I grew up seeing this guy in the movies. Dean and Russ Tamblyn, Bobby Driscoll, Jackie Cooper and the list goes on & on & on. I had no idea that his childhood was not all that happy like most of us think that being a MOVIE STAR would be, I often wonder where their parents were when their childrun are being worked to death like this. Well Dean if you ever read this know that you have given a lot of us movie goer's a lot of pleasure. You were always one of my favorate s a kid star and as an adult in films like "Long Days Journey Into Night". This was one of the best interviews I have ever heard and I'm not saying this because OI am a fan of Dean Stockwell.

RIP Dean Stockwell. 💔😪 I first knew him from Quantum Leap, but I have seen a large amount of his filmography in the years since. He was truly a very naturally talented and versatile actor. He knew how to act with his eyes that made the scenes he was in all that much deeper and multi-layered. In Quantum Leap, if you watch him while Scott Bakula and the other actors are the main focus, he was always doing little things to contribute the scene. He will always remain a legend and will be greatly missed.

I love this man. 😊

I adore this guy.

There is no role that Stockwell couldn't do magnificently. Solid, solid actor. Also, it's nice to watch a TCM vid without some kind of lecture.

Sad to hear of his passing 😔 RIP Dean

A very honest and frank discussion with Mr. Stockwell. I found it very enlightening. Thank you as always for posting these interviews.

My first classic movie I watched , The Boy with green hair, was so scary when I was 7!! He was an awesome actor so believable

Love Dean Stockwell! ❤ He is such a legend. He's so versatile as an actor and always puts his heart and soul into his roles, even when he was a child actor. I've been a fan since he was Al on Quantum Leap. My favorite movies from his MGM days are The Secret Garden, The Boy With Green Hair, and The Happy Years. This was a great, indepth interview. He is very honest and direct about his answers. I like that about him. You could tell he was reliving some of the emotions and frustrations he felt while telling about his early experiences as a child actor. However, he lit up when the interviewer started talking about his later career and his comedic roles. Also when he was asked about Sons and Lovers and Long Days Journey into Night. You could see a twinkle in his eye, and he was much happier during that part of the interview. I'm really glad he started enjoying acting later in life. Miss seeing new projects from him since his retirement in 2015, but we have 70 years worth of his work to watch.

He was very handsome young man and weathered very well thank you Dean for entertaining us and making our lives a little bit more enjoyable God Bless 🎚 💓😘

What a legend of a actor Dean Stockwell, and will be truly miss but he will live on helping Dr Sam Beckett find his way home. Be it on earth or above.

Fascinating footage ! What a classy gentleman Mr Stockwell is ! I love that he didn't want to say anything negative about others nor did he want to relate any risque stories on the air. I have so much respect for him. Always enjoyed his work. A wonderfully gifted actor. Bless his heart ! I hope he's enjoying a happy retirement. Thanks so much for uploading this fascinating interview.

R.I.P Dean Stockwell Quantum Leap is still my favourite show thanks Al

He's much more low key than I expected. I really enjoyed him in Quantum Leap. It was one of the stand out shows of my childhood. May God bless you and keep you in the next life Mr. Stockwell. I can see though he had a complicated relationship with acting. I guess many of us have a complicated relationship with what we do for work.

So down to earth ... his scene in Blue Velvet, gives maximum impact in the shortest amount of time for any cameo in movies

Henry Hathaway, who directed the then 12 year old in “Down To The Sea In Ships” in 1948, said of Dean Stockwell: “He was marvellous...just a great actor...intense little guy!”

RIP Dean 💚😔

Anchors away was one of my favourite movies as a child, thank you for that, you were really great. I am sorry it was tough for you though. I have loads of respect for you, you are a great actor, so underrated

What an incredibly perceptive an intuitive actor apparently from the beginning he knew what he wanted and exactly what was going on. Great interview!

My favorite child actor & one of my all time favorites period,

Dean was always one of my favorite child actor, specially in Boy with green Hair I loved him so much, than I watch still Kim, Secret Garden, Cattle Drive, Down to the sea in ships, Deep waters and Happy Years. He was for me one of the best child actor Hollywoods of his time and specially cute and so serious! 🥰🥰🥰

he was started in movies during the depression time. surely money had a lot to do with why his family pursued his employment. what a quiet spoken man. lovely interview.

I had a major crush on this guy when I was a teenager -- now I remember why. But he didn't appear to be very comfortable in this interview, nor did the interviewer, but there was something very genuine and down to earth about him with absolutely no illusions about the business he grew up in. I'll bet he didn't suffer fools.

He was amazing in long day’s journey into night such an underrated movie.

Finally watched this interview all the way through. One of my A list child actors in the 1940's. First time I saw him was in 1946-Gentlemen's Agreement. I was 6 and had already been beaten up as a 3 year old because I was wearing a Star of David necklace. My folks decided I should see it & though I was young it got it. In 1949 I went to see Boy With Green Hair and I loved it. I've always been a peacenik and I still am and I think this understated and super important film had much to do with that. Thanks for this interview.

rip Dean Stockwell

RIP Dean Ziggy took you back

The first film I ever saw Dean Stockwell in was The Happy Years. That was many years ago, but from that moment to the present day I have never liked any actor the way I like Dean Stockwell. He is a great actor and I just adore him. Compulsion, Sons and Lovers, Long Days Journey into Night, Married to the Mob, Anchors Aweigh, Quantum Leap etc. He always gave a good performance. He is retired now after suffering a stroke in 2015. I wish him all the best and pray that he is making a good recovery.

So good in all his films, and he took BSG to an entire different level. I don't think anyone else could have done what he did in that show.

Rip dean... 🙏🏼

I liked Dean when he was in Columbo.

What an incredible career he had, practically lived the history of film in the 20th Century...

Thank you so much for this interview! I always wondered why TCM didn’t just go full bore into interviewing every Classic Hollywood person they could! I hope more treasures emerge from the archives❣️

R.i.p

His eyes don't light up until toward the end when he talks about doing dinner theater and honing his comedy skills.

Damn Good Actor!!! One of my Favorites ❤Him

So interesting to hear him speak on his film experience and how he wouldn't take his children's childhood away as his was. I recently read an interview from a former child actor that was the family depended on for her monetary support. She quit acting after her Mother died. Acting was an empty and embarrassing endeavor for her. Again, not the enviable idea we have of celebrity.

Dean Stockwell great interview. Such a sad childhood.

Interview done in 1995!

RIP 👑 💔💜

RIP Dean. 💔🙏😞🎥

I wish you could hear the off camera interviewer better. Such a wonderful actor and gentleman.

Rest in peace Dean I will miss you as a Quantum Leap fan. It was on my bucket list to somehow one day meet you and Scott Bakula at a Comic Con. Alas it was not to be. God bless.

KIM was wonderful....I love the chemistry between Dean and Errol Flynn.

What a great down to earth, bright, thoughtful guy. This was thoroughly enjoyable.

Thanks for uploading this...You tube just played it and I watched the whole thing😊 Cheers! CCCP

😩 rip daddy Dean

Rest in peace sir

He died today. RIP.

Love Dean.

Fun fact: Mr. Stockwell’s father Harry was the voice of the Prince in the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in which he sang the stunningly beautiful tune “One Song.”

It's very clear that Mr. Stockwell does not suffer fools...I'm sure this incredible actor was bored and disgusted by this less than stellar interviewer. He is awesome.❤

I loved him in "The Secret Garden" with Margaret O'Brien! He was a great child actor! I don't know much about his acting when he was an adult.

I always considered him a vastly underrated actor.

Absolutely loved the movie home sweet homicide. Watched it many times. Dean was such a wonderful actor.

He was definitely the best male child actor of the classic Hollywood era, there was much fewer of them than there were notable female child actors during that period, sadly.

Rest In Peace Dean

Talented, versatile man. What a career! One of my favorite films he steals as a child actor is 'Home Sweet Homicide'. Lots of fun. Dean Stockwell appeared on Broadway with Roddy McDowall in 'Compulsion' and later in the movie but no discussion of that film....

Bravo sir ... admired your career, and career choices for many years, from the Boy with Green Hair to Repulsion. Stay warm!

Wow.. I had no idea. Sorry he didn't enjoy his childhood more. He didn't see that his acting has any value until his late 30s. He was a cute kid, and I'm a fan of his adult roles, as well. Can't help but be jealous that he was in a "Thin Man" movie. Love to hear about Errol Flynn ;D

I wonder what the Errol Flynn stories were like lol.

The one about the magical garden was really good. Didn't even know it was little Dean Stockwell.

rip to a legend