Stanley Kamel
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Biography
Biography
Stanley Kamel was a versatile character actor best known for his recurring role as psychiatrist Charles Kroger on the acclaimed comedy-drama series "Monk." Kamel was educated at Boston University's prestigious School of Fine Arts and began his career in acting with small roles in off-Broadway plays. After making his TV debut in 1969 with a guest role on the action series "Mission: Impossible," Kamel played Eric Peters on the daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives," appearing as a series regular between 1972 and 1976. In the 1980s and early '90s, Kamel essayed numerous roles on popular sitcoms and dramas, including the cop drama "Cagney & Lacey," Angela Lansbury's gentle cozy-mystery series "Murder, She Wrote," and the senior-citizen sitcom "The Golden Girls." Kamel landed his most recognized role in 2002 when he joined the cast of the USA Network's critical smash "Monk," playing opposite Tony Shalhoub as the title character's psychiatrist. He died of a heart attack in his Hollywood home in April 2008.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1969
First television role, the CBS series, "Mission Impossible" (uncredited)
1971
First credited TV appearance, Aaron Spelling's "The Mod Squad"
1972
Breakthrough role as Eric Peters on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives" (NBC)
1978
Played a Las Vegas con man in "Corvette Summer," starring Mark Hamill
1983
Had a recurring role on the CBS drama, "Cagney & Lacey"
1983
Cast in Bob Fosse's "Star 80" starring Mariel Hemingway
1986
Had a memorable role as Mark Gilliam, an activist attorney with AIDS, on "L.A. Law" (NBC)
1994
Played the suicidal Bruce Teller in Aaron Spelling's FOX prime-time soap "Melrose Place"
1995
Cast as Dylan McKay's scheming father-in-law, Tony Marchette in the FOX prime-time soap "Beverly Hills, 90210"
1995
Played creepy psychiatrist Dr. Graham Lester in the ABC crime series "Murder One" (ABC)
2002
Cast on the USA Network series "Monk" as Adrian Monk's psychiatrist, Dr. Charles Kroger
2003
Cast in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Mister Sterling"
2005
Cast in Tony Scott's "Domino" starring Keira Knightley
2006
Appeared in the David Lynch film "Inland Empire"
2008
Last film appearance before his death, "The Urn"
