- Stanley Kamel
Infobox actor
name = Stanley Kamel
imagesize = 175px
caption = Kamel as Dr.Charles Kroger
birthname = Stanley Kamel
birthdate = birth date|1943|1|1
birthplace = South River,New Jersey , USA
deathdate = Dda|2008|04|08|1943|01|01
deathplace = Los Angeles,California , USA
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homepage =Stanley Kamel (
January 1 ,1943 -April 8 2008 ) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0436528/ IMDb] Retrieved on September 16, 2008] was an American televisionactor best known for his role on theUSA Network series "Monk" as Dr. Charles Kroger,Adrian Monk 'spsychiatrist .Biography
Born and raised in South River,
New Jersey , [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-74861394.html "Shrink on "Murder One" Is No Sleaze, Actor Says"] , "Greensboro News & Record ",March 10 1996 . AccessedDecember 20 2007 .] Kamel attendedRutgers Preparatory School .cite web | title=Monk TV Show and Television Series - Cast Bios:Stanley Kamel | date= | url=http://www.usanetwork.com/series/monk/theshow/characterprofiles/stanley/bio.html | format=HTML
accessdate = 2007-01-01] He started his acting careeroff Broadway , and broke into television with a role in "Days of Our Lives" as Eric Peters.In his thirty years of professional acting, Kamel was a guest star on well over eighty television shows, including ' (his first television role, for which he went uncredited), "Mod Squad", "McMillan & Wife", "
Kojak ","Quincy, M.E. ", "Charlie's Angels ", "Mork & Mindy ", "Three's Company ", "Cagney & Lacey ", "Knight Rider ", "LA Law ", "Mr. Belvedere ", "Matlock", "The Golden Girls ", "MacGyver ", "Melrose Place ", "Beverly Hills, 90210 ", "ER", "7th Heaven ", "NYPD Blue ", ', "Murder One", "Dark Angel", "Six Feet Under", "The West Wing " and "Monk". In addition to guest starring on dozens of television series, his film work included "Domino", "Inland Empire", and "The Urn".He was most recently known for his role as Dr. Kroger in the popular USA Network television show "Monk" playing the infinitely patient and ever supportive psychiatrist to the main character Adrian Monk (
Tony Shalhoub ).Death
On
April 8 2008 , Kamel was found dead in hisHollywood Hills home. Police investigators ruled that the cause of death was a heart attack. He was 65. [cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24033500/|title=‘Monk’ star Stanley Kamel dies at 65|date=2008-04-09|publisher=MSN.com|accessdate=2008-04-09] [cite news |title=Stanley Kamel, Actor on ‘Monk,’ Dies at 65 |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/arts/television/11kamel.html?ex=1365652800&en=a33f8bcc39349df1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss |work=Associated Press |publisher=New York Times |date=2008-04-11 |accessdate=2008-04-12 ]The Monk Episode of "Mr. Monk Buys a House" was dedicated in his memory.
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External links
*imdb|0436528
*tv.com person|5339|Stanley Kamel
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/11/arts/television/11kamel.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries&oref=slogin New York Times: Stanley Kamel, 65, Actor on ‘Monk,’ Is Dead]
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