Stanley Kamel (January 1, 1943 – April 8, 2008) was an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Charles Kroger on the American television series ''

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''.

Biography

Kamel was born to a Jewish family and raised in

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. He started his acting career off-Broadway and broke into television with a role in '' Days of Our Lives'' as Eric Peters. Kamel had a recurring role on '' Melrose Place'' in 1994 as Bruce Teller, the

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of D&D Advertising, where Amanda (

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) and Allison (

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) were employed. During the first part of the sixth season of ''

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'', Kamel appeared on several episodes as Anthony Marchette, an organized crime figure. Kamel was most known for his role as Dr. Charles Kroger in the

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television series ''

'', playing the infinitely patient and ever-supportive psychiatrist to the main character, Adrian Monk (

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). Though his last appearance was in the sixth season of ''

'', clips of his character were seen later in the series finale.

Death

On April 8, 2008, Kamel was found dead of a heart attack in his

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home. He was 65. "Mr. Monk Buys a House," the premiere episode of the seventh season of ''Monk'', was dedicated to his memory and included a mention of his character (Dr. Kroger) dying of a heart attack. The final scene of the episode was a close-up of a photo of Stanley, as Dr. Kroger, on Monk's fireplace mantle. Kamel never married and had no children.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Stanley Kamel
at the Internet Broadway Database * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamel, Stanley 1943 births 2008 deaths 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from New Jersey American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Jewish American male actors People from South River, New Jersey Rutgers Preparatory School alumni American male soap opera actors 20th-century American Jews 21st-century American Jews