‘Quantum Leap’ Creator Donald Bellisario Pays Tribute To Dean Stockwell: “He Always Gave Us A Great Time”

deadline.com:

Dean Stockwell, who died Sunday at the age of 85, already had a child star and movie star on his resume when he was cast as the co-lead opposite Scott Bakula in the 1989 sci-fi series Quantum Leap, created by Donald P.

Bellisario. Stocklwell’s role as Albert “Al” Calavicci, USN on the show, which ran on NBC for five seasons, made him a TV star and earned him four Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe award.Writing for Deadline, Bellisario shared fond — and fun — memories of working with Stockwell whom he also cast in his followup series, CBS’ JAG, in a role Srockwell reprised on another series co-created by Bellisario, CBS’ First Monday.