Compulsion. He reprised his role in the 1959 film version, which earned him his first of two Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival.
Around the same time, Stockwell starred in films including Sons and Lovers and Long Day’s Journey Into Night.While Stockwell earned his real estate license and considered leaving the business, he returned for the film Paris, Texas in 1984.
He went on to star in Blue Velvet, ,, and, the latter of which earned him an Academy Award nomination in 1988.The following year, Stockwell began starring on the quirky, sci-fi TV series Quantum Leap as Admiral Al Calavicci, co-starring alongside Scott Bakula.
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