Stanley Kamel

Biography

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 Monk. Kamel was born to a Jewish family and raised in South River, New Jersey, and attended Rutgers Preparatory School. 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 chief executive officer of D&D Advertising, where Amanda (Heather Locklear) and Allison (Courtney Thorne-Smith) were employed. During the first part of the sixth season of Beverly Hills, 90210, 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 USA Network television series Monk, playing the infinitely patient and ever-supportive psychiatrist to the main character, Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub). Though his last appearance was in the sixth season of Monk, clips of his character were seen later in the series finale.

Most Known For

Columbo

as Tim Haines

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Kosinski

The West Wing

as Stanley

Monk

as Charles Kroger

The Nanny

as Condo Representative

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Tony Marchette

ER

as Fin Loesch

Murder, She Wrote

as Sid Staples

Murder, She Wrote

as Frankie The Barman

MacGyver

as Victor Kasanti

Mission: Impossible

as Martyn

Diagnosis: Murder

as Dr. Larry Wright

Diagnosis: Murder

as Wayne Topping

Melrose Place

as Bruce Teller

Knight Rider

as Sonny Martin

The Incredible Hulk

The Golden Girls

as Herb

Charlie's Angels

as Dinsmore

Quincy, M.E.

as Max Cullis

Quincy, M.E.

as Attorney Dave Bremmerhouse