Biography
An offbeat character actor whose stark features lent him to effective portrayals of villains and seedy figures, Stanley Kamel grew up in New Jersey and attended Boston University, where he received formalized dramatic training under the aegis of noted instructor
Sanford Meisner. Kamel began his acting career with roles in off-Broadway productions during the early '70s, and quickly landed his first major on-camera role, as Eric Peters, on the daytime soap
Days of Our Lives. His subsequent work over the following three decades consisted largely of recurring roles and guest parts in prime-time series including Cagney & Lacey,
Hunter,
Melrose Place, and -- most visibly -- the
Tony Shalhoub sitcom
Monk, as the lead character's shrink, Dr. Charles Kroger. Kamel's feature appearances included small roles in the outings
Corvette Summer (1978),
Making Love (1982), and
Star 80 (1983). ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide