Stanley Kamel

Stanley Kamel
Born	January 1, 1943 South River, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	April 8, 2008 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Heart attack
Other names	Stanley Camel, Stan Kamel
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1969–2008
Religion	Jewish

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.

Biography

Kamel was born to a Jewish family 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.

Kamel had a recurring role on Melrose Place in 1994 as Bruce Teller, the Chief Executive Officer of D&D Advertising, where Amanda (Heather Locklear) and Allison (Courtney Thorne-Smith) were employed. During the first part of the sixth season of Beverly Hills, 90210, Kamel appeared on several episodes as Anthony Marchette, an organized crime figure.

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

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. Kamel never married and did not have any children of his own. He was survived by two brothers, Dr. Stephen Kamel (a dentist) and Robert Kamel, five nieces and nephews, and six grandnieces and grandnephews. ^[6]

Filmography

Movies

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1970	Bacchanale	The Lover
1972	Short Walk to Daylight	Ernie Delion	TV movie
1976	Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence	Cole	TV movie
1977	In the Glitter Palace	Director	TV movie
1978	Corvette Summer	Las Vegas Con Man
1979	In Search of Historic Jesus	James
	Captain America II: Death Too Soon	Kramer	TV movie
1980	The Gossip Columnist	Phil	TV movie
1982	Making Love	Charlie
1983	Star 80	Nick
1984	My Mother's Secret Life	Larry Fenton	TV movie
	Old Friends	Charlie	TV movie
	Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story	D.A. Mike Knight	TV movie
1985	A Bunny's Tale	Jerry	TV movie
	The Rape of Richard Beck	Dr. Greenberg	TV movie
1990	Murder by Numbers	George
	We'll Take Manhattan	Director	TV movie
	Bar Girls	Judge	TV movie
	Dead Men Don't Die	Archie
1994	Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders	Dr. Jerome Oziel	TV movie
1995	Automatic	Seth Baker
1997	Ravager	Clean
1998	Like Father, Like Santa	Leland Jennings	TV movie
1999	Eat Your Heart Out	Michael Stark
	Running Red	Alexi
	Stonebrook	Tali
2000	Escape Under Pressure	Sub Commander
	An American Daughter	Dr. Blumberg	TV movie
2001	The A-List	Buchwald
2003	Judge Koan	Judge Koan
2005	Domino	Anthony Cigliutti
2006	Inland Empire	Koz Kakawski
	Last Day	Sorin	TV movie
2007	Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss	Dr. Jared Fox	Straight-to-video
2008	The Urn	Joseph

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1969	Mission: Impossible	Male Patient	Episode: The Controllers: Part 1
1972	Mannix	John 'Gemini' Boling	Episode: The Upside-Down Penny
	The Rookies	Lou	Episode: A Bloody Shade of Blue
	The Sixth Sense	Killer	Episode: The Eyes That Wouldn't Die
1972–1976	Days of Our Lives	Eric Peters #2
1973	Emergency!	Harry Rivers	Episode: An English Visitor
1974	Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law	Essex Taylor	Episode: To Keep and Bear Arms
	Get Christie Love!	Marvin	Episode: Emperor of Death Street
1974, 1977	Kojak	Clyde Bruckner/Bert Marino	2 episodes
1975	Switch	Eddie Matlock	Episode: The Late Show Murders
	McMillan & Wife	Sable	Episode: Requiem for a Bride
1977, 1981	Quincy, M.E.	Max Cullis/Attorney Dave Bremmerhouse	2 Episodes
1978	Charlie's Angels	Dinsmore	Episode: Hours of Desperation
1979	240-Robert	Prisoner	Episode: Acting Sergeant
	The Incredible Hulk	Gary	Episode: Captive Night
1979, 1981	Lou Grant	Marty Niles/Dr. Weyland	2 Episodes
1979, 1982	Barney Miller	Lance Parks/Dr. Michael Packer	2 Episodes
1981	Eight Is Enough	Bruce Taylor	Episode: Bradfordgate
	House Calls	Lenny	Episode: My Son, the Anarchist
	The Phoenix	Murray	Episode: Pilot
	Mork & Mindy	Charlie	Episode: My Dad Can't Beat Up Anybody
1982	Three's Company	Clean Cut Man Packer	Episode: Opening Night
1983–1985	Hill Street Blues	Agent Ramsey	3 Episodes
1983–1988	Cagney & Lacey	Det. Mick Solomon	7 Episodes
1984	Riptide	Colonel Davidson	Episode: The Orange Grove
	Knight Rider	Sonny Martin	Episode: Dead of Knight
1985	Hardcastle and McCormick	Zimmerman	Episode: Surprise on Seagull Beach
	The Fall Guy	Carl Trenton	Episode: The Life of Riley
	Rituals	DA Don Wallace
1986	Scarecrow and Mrs. King	Steven Sallee	Episode: Dead Men Leave No Trails
	Mr. Belvedere	Lawrence Miller	Episode: Deportation: Part 1
1986–1991	L.A. Law	Mark Gilliam	5 Episodes
1987	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Kosinski	Episode: Where No One Has Gone Before
1987–1988	Hunter	Brad Wilkes, FBI	4 episodes
1987, 1990	Matlock	Mark Douglas/Clayton Ross	2 episodes
1988	Hooperman	Dr. Kenwood	Episode: Blaste from the Past
	Probe	Marty Corrigan	Episode: Black Cats Don't Walk Under Ladders (Do They?)
	Buck James	Dennis Osterman	Episode: Top Secret
	The Highwayman	Cisco	Episode: Frightmare
1989	Guns of Paradise	Mr. Sweet	Episode: A Private War
	Mancuso, FBI	Stein	Episode: Conflict of Interest
1989–1990	Beauty and the Beast	George Walker	2 episodes
	Murder, She Wrote	Frankie, the Bartender/Sid Staples	2 episodes
1990	Columbo	Tim Haines	Episode: Agenda for Murder
	Empty Nest	Monsieur Gerard	Episode: A Flaw Is Born
	Valerie's Family	Steven Eisenberg	Episode: It Happened One Night... Or Did It?
1990–1991	Father Dowling Mysteries	Leo Chaplin/Ron Baylor	2 episodes
1991	The Golden Girls	Herb Shrewsberry	2 Episodes
	Reasonable Doubts	John Callahan	Episode: Dicky's Got the Blues
	MacGyver	Victor Kasanti	Episode: Off the Wall
1992	2000 Malibu Road	Mr. Adler	Episode: Pilot
1993	Homefront	Mr. Smith	Episode: By Word or Act
1993–1994	Diagnosis: Murder	Dr. Larry Wright/Wayne Topping	2 episodes
1994	Melrose Place	Bruce Teller	13 episodes
1995	Beverly Hills, 90210	Tony Marchette	8 Episodes
1995–1996	Murder One	Dr. Graham Lester	8 Episodes
1996	Dark Skies	Dr. Ron Burnside	Episode: Dark Days Night
1997	Renegade	Anthony Capezi	Episode: Knock Out
	ER	Dr. 'Fin' Leosch	Episode: Random Acts
	The Nanny	Condo Representative	Episode: The Boca Story
	Pensacola: Wings of Gold	Grissom	Episode: Grey Ghost
1998	Martial Law	Dr. Ron Burnside	Episode: Malcolm Devrons
1999	L.A. Doctors	Dr. Crosswell	Episode: Been There, Done That
	Cracker	Pat Vicker	Episode: Faustian Fitz
	7th Heaven	Shana's Dad	Episode: Yak Sada
2000	NYPD Blue	Noel Beller	Episode: The Irvin Files
	Dark Angel	Edgar Sonrisa	Episode: Pilot
2001	The Geena Davis Show	Carl	Episode: Photo Finish
2002	Six Feet Under	Death	Episode: In the Game
2002–2008	Monk	Dr. Charles Kroger	43 episodes
2003	Mister Sterling	Arthur Peyton	5 episodes
	The Guardian	James Fuller	Episode: Swimming
	General Hospital	Cody McCall	5 episodes
2004	The D.A.	Judge	Episode: The People vs. Patricia Henry
	The West Wing	Stanley	Episode: In the Room
2005	Reba	Mac	Episode: Issues
2007	Eyes	Social Services Employee	Episode: Whistleblower

References

1. IMDb Retrieved on September 16, 2008
2. Beale, Lewis. "BIG BOUNCE FROM 'MURDER' SHRINK ROLE", Daily News (New York), January 22, 1996. Accessed March 20, 2011. "Kamel is one of those looks-familiar-but-what's-his-name actors who work all the time but seem to miss stardom. The South River, N.J., native has had recurring roles in many TV series, but his best work has been in Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and Murder One, all created by Stephen Bochco."
3. "Monk TV Show and Television Series – Cast Bios:Stanley Kamel". Retrieved 2007-01-01.
4. "‘Monk’ star Stanley Kamel dies at 65". MSN.com. 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
5. "Stanley Kamel, Actor on ‘Monk,’ Dies at 65". Associated Press (New York Times). 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
6. Stanley Kamel obituary

External links

• Stanley Kamel at the Internet Movie Database
• New York Times: "Stanley Kamel, 65, Actor on ‘Monk,’ Is Dead"
• Stanley Kamel at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
• Stanley Kamel at Find a Grave