Stuart Margolin Dies: ‘The Rockford Files’ Star Was 82

Stuart Margolin Dead: Emmy-Winning Co-Star of 'The Rockford Files' Was 82.

The Rockford Files co-star and Emmy-winning character actor Stuart Margolin has passed away. He was 82.

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Family relatives announced Monday on Instagram that Margolin passed away in Staunton, Virginia, from natural causes.

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Margolin first appeared in two Blake Edwards films, S.O.B. in 1981 and A Fine Mess in 1986. He is most known for his portrayal as con artist Evelyn "Angel"

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Martin on the police drama series from the 1970s, for which he won two Emmys.

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The Hollywood Reporter said that he also rose to prominence as a television director.

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The star of The Rockford Files, first worked with Margolin in Nichols in the early 1970s as a "sidekick who was a shifty-eyed,

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backstabbing rat, but nevertheless adorable," according to Garner's 2011 autobiography, The Garner Files.

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Until I came across a clip from Love, American Style, our screen tests had been unsuccessful

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The actor was so good that he broke me down even though the moment wasn't one that called for laughter. He was the perfect choice, in my opinion.

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