Dean Stockwell obituary
American screen star who began his career as a child actor and went on to find fame in Quantum Leap and Blue Velvet
Ryan Gilbey
Tue 9 Nov 2021 15.37 GMT
The actor Dean Stockwell, who has died aged 85, enjoyed periods of acclaim punctuated by bouts of sometimes self-inflicted obscurity, but found his widest audience in a recurring role on television in Quantum Leap (1989-93). The series followed a physicist, Dr Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula), on time-travelling expeditions to correct historical injustices. Stockwell played his sidekick, Al, who appears in hologram form.
RIP