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"90210" Actor Found Dead

Posted Apr 9th 2008 4:14PM by TMZ Staff

UPDATE: According to Kamel's rep, the actor had a heart attack.

Actor Stanley Kamel was found dead in his Hollywood home.

Kamel, who had been starring on "Monk," also played mafioso Tony Marchette, the father of Rebecca Gayheart's character Antonia, on "90210." He ordered a hit to be put out on Dylan, but ended up killing his daughter instead.

L.A. Fire officials tell TMZ they responded to a 911 call from Kamel's Hollywood Hills home yesterday just before 4:00 PM. They tell us their investigation is still "incomplete."

A cause of death at this time is unknown, but the L.A. County Coroner tells us they don't have the case. According to AccessHollywood.com, the actor was found by his longtime agents.

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46. Stanley Kamel was a great actor. My prayers are with his family and friends. He will be truly missed.

Posted at 8:33PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Sultry

47. Could you possibly have found a less flattering photo of this man? You guys really suck.

Posted at 9:44PM on Apr 9th 2008 by LensmanCT

48. sad

Posted at 10:17PM on Apr 9th 2008 by harvey leven b,,,,,,tch

49. Gah. I loved that storyline he was in... When his character hired the hitman to kill Dylan...then Tony (Rebecca Gayheart) took Dylans car to do an errand and the hitman shot through the car window in the pouring rain because he couldn't tell that it was Tony, not dylan.

Wow...that's my favorite storyline of all time from 90210. I cried and cried. So sad.

Anyway, RIP!!!!

Posted at 10:10PM on Apr 9th 2008 by L-love

50. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0436528/

This is so sad... While there are a few of his roles mentioned here, follow the link above to see OVER ONE HUNDRED ROLES that he played during his 20-year career - and oddly, they were mostly doctor roles!

God Bless to his family & friends, and may God touch them to ease their pain!

Posted at 4:18PM on Apr 11th 2008 by Michael Scott Kost

51. I'm SO sad for the loss of Monk's Dr. Kroger (I never knew his first name was Charles). He was very tolerant of Monk. Dr. Kroger was so real to the show that it's hard to think of him as Stanley Kamel ... he was such a good actor. He will be missed by Monk AND me.

Posted at 1:21AM on Apr 10th 2008 by SnoozeCat

52. Oh no! What will Monk do? He needs to solve this case...unfortunately it is in real life.

Posted at 2:11AM on Apr 10th 2008 by Joan

53. In his forty years of professional acting, Kamel was a guest star on well over eighty television shows including Mission Impossible (his first television role, for which he went uncredited), The Mod Squad, McMillan & Wife, Kojak, Charlie's Angels, Mork & Mindy, Three's Company, Knight Rider, Mr. Belvedere, Matlock, The Golden Girls, MacGyver, Melrose Place, Beverly Hills, 90210, ER, 7th Heaven, NYPD Blue, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Murder One, Six Feet Under, and The West Wing. In addition to guest starring on dozens of television series, his film work included Domino (2005), the David Lynch film Inland Empire (2006), and The Urn (2008).

Posted at 4:28AM on Apr 10th 2008 by Sentence structure matters

54. I was so shocked when I heard about it. Im so sad that kamel passed away. I loved him on "Monk" .. he was so funny .
It was weird that I was watching monk these past few days and now this happened. My heart goes out to his family and friends.

Posted at 5:17AM on Apr 10th 2008 by Kat

55. R.I.P. I hope that these reporters will le the family grieve in peace

Posted at 2:34PM on Apr 10th 2008 by MoherMayJ

56. TMZ, you have to find such an unflattering picture of such a good actor....you suck!!

RIP STANLEY KAMEL. You will be missed on Monk. Also enjoyed you on many other things including 90210. God bless your family and friends.

Posted at 3:35PM on Apr 10th 2008 by Rump

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