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Stuart Margolin, Emmy Award-Winning Rockford Files Actor, Dead at 82

Stuart Margolin, best known for his Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Evelyn “Angel” Martin on The Rockford Files, has died. He was 82.

The actor’s passing was announced on social media earlier today by his stepson, actor Max Martini, who paid tribute to Margolin with an emotional Instagram post.

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R.I.P.

I loved the Rockford Files. My college roommates and I watched it religiously. I so much liked it, I named my dog I got while in college Rockfish, after Gandy's (played by Isacc Hayes) nickname for Jim Rockford. According to IMDB, Hayes was only on 3 episodes. I would have lost a bet on that, given my attachment to his charater and nickname, I would have sworn he was on the show more than that.

In the mid 70s, NBC was struggling to find shows to include with Columbo and McCloud in its Sunday mystery movie slot, so they decided to adapt Harry Kemelman's popular Rabbi series of mysteries (Friday the Rabbi Slept Late, etc.). Margolin played the rabbi in the pilot episode. In the books, the local chief of police, Lanigan, was like Inspector Japp to Hercule Poirot. But the producers decided the show needed more star power, so they brought in Art Carney as the chief and called the show Lanigan's Rabbi. Naturally, the episodes featured Carney's character much more than the rabbi. Another actor played the rabbi in the regular series, which lasted only four episodes. The whole project was a bad idea from the start, and they managed to squander the talents of both Margolin and Art Carney.

RIP to a very talented and very funny character actor.

I didn't watch much of The Rockford Files, but he was a fixture BitD on Love, American Style.

RIP

... Margolin has been a favorite ever since Nichols. I loved every episode and was very disappointed when it didn't renew.

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He was one of the classic "Where have I seen him before?" guys.

SportsFan68 wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:51 pm

... Margolin has been a favorite ever since Nichols. I loved every episode and was very disappointed when it didn't renew.

It was a great show, just the offbeat sort of thing that Garner so excelled in. Margot Kidder too, I copied my Kidder RIP post below.

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Sat Dec 17, 2022 2:39 pm

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