As revealed in the season five episode "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink", Charles has taken three paternity tests at the "request" of his son. He is in little league in "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame". Rather than recast the role, the writers wrote Dr. Kroger out of the show by having him also die of a heart attack, and cast Hctor Elizondo in the replacement role of Dr. Neven Bell, who is a friend and colleague of Dr. Kroger's, and as such, can sympathize with Monk's feeling of loss. She spent numerous years working undercover to infiltrate and shut down drug operations. 's picture in Stottlemeyer's office in the season 8 episode "Mr. Monk and Sharona", she says Stottlemeyer must feel like he won the lottery, and he heartily agrees. He was portrayed by Cameron Cush in this episode. The body is eventually found, with both Monk and the police present at the scene, and Rickover confesses to the murders of Wendy Stroud and Trudy. ", a statement that has more truth to it than Stottlemeyer realizes. The novel Mr. Monk and the New Lieutenant reveals that Stottlemeyer's father was a bartender named Hamish. In the season two finale, "Mr. Monk Goes to Jail", Biederbeck is in prison due to his part in Catherine Lavinio's murder. He is one of three patients operated on that day, the others being men named Frank Cannon and Jason McCabe. In the season five episode "Mr. Monk Is On the Air", Kevin and Natalie are shown one of Monk's old home videos, where Kevin lightheartedly comments that seeing his friends' old home videos 'always makes him feel better about his own family', and later that night, when Monk is preparing to face Max Hudson on the radio, Kevin gives him some of his uncle's jokes for use as Monk prepares to accuse Max of murdering his wife Jeanette. Then Monk shows himself off as a "tough guy" by shoving Harold away, who then apologizes. Dr. Kroger instructs the cab driver to keep driving and keeps his head low to avoid Monk. When Monk discovers that Hodge murdered models Clea Vance and Natasia Zorelle, Natalie forbids her daughter to participate in the show, causing Julie to run away from home to be in the show. After Monk finds that prison librarian Sylvia Fairborn killed Kaspo, Dale reveals that Trudy was, contrary to Monk's belief, the intended victim of the car bomb. Once convinced of the validity of one of Monk's theories, Stottlemeyer always proves a staunch ally in apprehending Monk's primary suspects. He can be seen in person in three episodes: "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies", "Mr. Monk Goes Home Again" and "Mr. Monk's 100th Case", as well as in home movies he spliced together himself during "Mr. Monk Is on the Air". He first appears in the novel Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse when Monk and Natalie are hired by Julie to investigate the death of Joe's pet Dalmatian, a dog named Sparky, killed while Joe and his crew are away responding to a fatal house fire. When Monk and Natalie talk to Linda at her office, they come to the shocking conclusion that she is the killer, after Monk realizes that Linda has a strong motive (her victim was planning on starting his own real estate agency and taking many of their clients with him), she knows how to use a shotgun (as he notices a photo of a younger Linda with her deceased grandfather on a hunting trip, carrying a 12 gauge shotgun), she is 5'7" (the killer's height as described by the two eyewitnesses), she has a house key, and she wears the very shade of lipstick one witness remembered the shooter as wearing. As a result, he is clueless in giving Benjy a pep talk about baseball in "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame", as Benjy has to show him how to hold a bat. Stroud comes forward claiming she has "found Jesus" and can no longer live with her guilty conscience over what she did. Stanley Kamel, the actor known for playing Dr. Charles Kroger on USA's hit series "Monk," was found dead of a heart attack at his Hollywood home Tuesday, his At the end of the episode, he tosses something into the ocean. Lieutenant Steven Albright (Casper Van Dien) is a lieutenant in the United States Navy and Mitch Teeger's oldest friend. Stroud then claimed to have found Molly abandoned at a playground and took her to an orphanage. In "Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion", it is implied that he has lived in the Bay Area since at least the 1970s; when he is trying to get information from reunion guests about a homicide investigation, he is booed off the stage when the projectionist displays some embarrassing pictures of him wearing riot gear and attacking protesters at an anti-nuclear warfare demonstration at UC Berkeley. Lieutenant Commander Mitch Teeger (197198) is Natalie's late husband and Julie's father, who was a fighter pilot in the United States Navy. It took over a year to resolve, and the legal costs forced the Monks to sell their first home, which Biederbeck then purchased and used to store his collection of pornography. However, Monk thinks that Howard's death was foul play, irritating cash-strapped Sharona. In the season five episode "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink", Dr. Kroger finds his cleaning lady Teresa Mueller stabbed and killed in his office. Kill someone? He has his girlfriend pose as Julie's aunt because he saw a T-shirt with a photo of Julie and her previous boyfriend Tim Sussman, in which he and Dewey converse in the background. As a result, later in the story, upon learning that Monk's consultancy contract has been ripped up, Sharona takes her anger out on Stottlemeyer, accusing him of using the latest round of budget cuts as an excuse to cut Monk (and her) loose as a result of Braddock attacking his abilities. Rather, she moved Dale into McCabe's place, killed McCabe, and removed his body from the hospital. He confronts Marci about the matter, stating that she is protecting Brad because she knows he killed his ex-wife. }, First published on April 10, 2008 / 4:10 PM. As Stottlemeyer mentions in "Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival", when Monk was promoted to detective, he was partnered with Stottlemeyer and right away, showed off his amazing abilities when he proved that a prostitute's apparent suicide was murder. Stroud says she will reveal the truth about his and Trudy's illegitimate child, which would ruin his confirmation chances. She has even written fan-fiction centered around Monk, including one story entitled "Mr. Monk and the Dragon's Lair". The next day, Marci shows Monk how much she loves him, wearing his old pants, serving his drink in his old glass, even showing him a diorama of them based on the season two episode "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies", while singing him a song on her guitar about him. Seconds later, it blows up in flames, and Torini jeers: "Abracadabra, Mr. 's maid of honor and best friend Stephanie Briggs, who happens to be an accomplice of Kettering's and killed him after he blackmailed her for money. In the first episode of season five, "Mr. Monk and the Actor", Monk wants to take up the entire week with therapy, but Dr. Kroger says he does not like working on the weekends so he can spend time with family. Below is a list of actors and actresses that were part of the cast of the Natalie tells him, and she heads home, leaving Monk alone with Marci. He is mentioned in "Mr. Monk Meets His Dad". Additionally, she is under the impression that Leland never uses a gun (forcing Leland to hide his pistol in a desk drawer whenever she visits him at the office). Jack also makes an appearance (albeit an unseen one) in the season four episode, "Mr. Monk Goes Home Again" at Ambrose's door. A turning point for the character came in the second season episode "Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife", when Stottlemeyer's own wife Karen is seriously injured in a car accident and put in a coma. Stanley Kamel, who played Adrian Monk's long-suffering psychiatrist on the TV detective show "Monk," has died. Benjy reassures her that he can handle it. She strikes up an unusual friendship with Randy's replacement in the SFPD, Lieutenant Amy Devlin. Leland and Karen have recurring marital problems and have separated twice. In the same scene, Monk is also forced to endure a blatant insult to Kevin's memory when Torini writes down a phony confession that he is responsible for Kevin's murder on a piece of paper, which he folds and places in Monk's hand. Early life Monk ignores his paying case for another case that involves a dead wife, victim of a hit-and-run accident, who was visiting from Nigeria. Knowing he couldn't win, Biederbeck did everything possible to draw the lawsuit out to torment her. She appears in many episodes of the show, usually in minor roles. Due to her obsession with Monk, Marci is well-educated on just about every aspect of Monk's life and career. It is also revealed that he had an uncle who was a comedian that knew Uncle Miltie. In "Earthquake" she remarks to Sharona that she thinks Sharona copies her by moving to San Francisco, buying the same purse, etc. In several cases Dr. Kroger is the only person capable of getting through to Monk during difficult situations, such as when Monk is brainwashed by Ralph Roberts in the season six episode "Mr. Monk Joins a Cult". Ambrose writes owner's manuals for many different consumer products in multiple languages which he taught himself (seven and a half, as of "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies"; the half is for his ongoing study of Mandarin Chinese). The real Frisco Fly was a man named Victor Grajna, who died several days earlier in a car accident which Joey discovered. Marci Maven (Sarah Silverman) is Monk's biggest fan and has made three appearances on the series. Stanley Kamel succumbed to heart failure on April 8, 2008. In his first appearance, "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale", Biederbeck is the primary suspect in the slaying of Catherine Lavinio, a superior court judge who issued a costly antitrust ruling against him. However, Leland's efforts to find Jared are sidetracked when roadie Greg "Stork" Murray turns up dead in a port-a-potty, discovered by Monk and Natalie. In the season five episode "Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert", Jared skips school to attend the local San Francisco Band Jam concert, forcing Leland to miss work to find him, accompanied by Monk and Natalie. Natalie is reluctant at first but then gives in. In his second appearance in the season three episode "Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf", Sharona asks Trevor to take Benjy when she becomes afraid she is losing her sanity, and hence crying wolf. He has a romantic interest in Natalie Teeger, Adrian's second assistant. In addition to his services to the Navy, the episode shows that what Natalie admires and remembers most about Mitch was his selflessness and strength of character. Initially, Adrian's reception to his father is icy and uninviting, but the two later reconcile over a road trip, where they suspiciously travel by the longer back roads. In his first and second appearances, he weighs about 800 pounds (363 kilograms) and is unable to leave his bed. This cast list of actors from Monk focuses primarily on the main characters, but there may be a few actors who played smaller roles on Monk that are on here as To make sure this happened, he had set up arrangements so that the doctor who did his surgery was sent away to Hawaii right after the operation, and a new doctor who had never met Dale, McCabe, or Cannon, would oversee his recovery. According to the show's timeline, Leland married Karen Junara in 1985. Monk initially believes Molly to be dead, based on the information given to him by Trudy in her video to him. Stottlemeyer's attitude toward Randy Disher, his immediate subordinate in the SFPD frequently shifts between amused tolerance and frustration. The two of them once traveled to Mexico to elope, much to the horror of Natalie's parents. In the season seven episode "Mr. Monk is Underwater", where he is introduced, he asks for Monk's help with the murder of Lieutenant Commander Jason Pierce while serving aboard USS Seattle, a Los Angeles-class submarine. He offers Monk a deal: find the killer and Biederbeck will share what he knows about Trudy's murder. Ken Monkhouse, also known as Monkey on Highway Thru Hell, died on May 24, 2020 from a heart attack, according to Jamie Davis Towing. Stanley Kamel, the actor known for playing Dr. Charles Kroger on USA's hit series "Monk," was found dead of a heart attack at his Hollywood home Tuesday, his representatives said. [6] Ambrose blames himself for Trudy's death, and his guilt led to a seven-year rift between the brothers. She is eventually adopted by a family and becomes a movie critic for the fictional East Bay Chronicle. The episode gives Julie an integral role. Stottlemeyer mentions in "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever" that he was the youngest officer in the history of the SFPD to make detective, giving him at least a few years of seniority on Monk. Eventually, by Mr. Monk Gets Even, she moves her business to San Francisco. In "Mr. Monk and the Game Show", he accompanies Monk on a trip to Los Angeles when Trudy's father, Dwight Ellison, asks Monk to investigate possible cheating on a game show that he produces. In Mr. Monk in Outer Space, he is shown to be a fan of the science fiction series Beyond Earth, and has even written a number of books about the series itself. Monk.". Afterwards, Devlin poses as Corinne as part of the second sting, which is to draw Ramirez out of hiding. After Torini's arrest, Monk and Natalie watch a video will that Kevin had made, and despite his tendency to ramble about various things, Monk lets the video play. She met a voodoo priestess who predicted Mitch's death a few days before it actually happened. Stanley Kamel, who played Adrian Monk's long-suffering psychiatrist on the TV detective show "Monk," has died. He was 65. Kamel was found dead of a heart attack in his Hollywood Hills home on Tuesday by his agents, publicist Cynthia Snyder said in a statement. The episode also establishes that their marriage is not necessarily stable, to such an extent that when Randy informs Leland that Karen wants to see him, Leland panics and has Randy keep her occupied while he gets his office reorganized (hanging a dreamcatcher from his lamp, hiding some of his personal junk, and installing a waterfall (that he fills with coffee). Harold makes a brief cameo appearance in "Mr. Monk's 100th Case", for a small interview on a television special commemorating Monk's solving of his 100th case, which Harold derides. In "Mr. Monk Buys a House", Natalie describes Dr. Bell as a psychiatric genius and mentions that he has written five books and teaches at Stanford University. When Monk and Natalie try approaching Randy for an idea, Randy is skeptical because there is no reasonable way for Linda to go 32.2 miles from her house to the crime scene in 20 minutes at that time of day. Dale's escape did not involve an actual escape but would involve him changing his identity. In "Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage," Monk explains to Natalie that the couple has practically nothing in common (case in point: he recalls one weekend when Leland went on a hunting trip, while Karen stayed behind to organize a rally for stronger gun control). Below is a list of actors and actresses that were part of the cast of the American comedy-drama television series Monk. The show's main stars included, at some point, Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine, and Jason Gray-Stanford. Dale remains an important adversary of Adrian's, especially when it is revealed that he was hiding something he knew about Trudy's death. In the season five episode "Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion", a younger Trudy is portrayed in a flashback by Lindy Newton. Benjy and his mother are mentioned in "Mr. Monk Is on the Run (Part Two)", having sent flowers for the "deceased" Monk and flying in to attend his "funeral". It is also revealed that he is a good lip-reader, as he can read what a shooter on a surveillance tape is saying. BoJack Horseman: Still Broken (2015; animated) [ Herb Kazzaz ]: Dies (off-screen) from an allergic reaction to peanuts, after surviving a car crash with a peanut truck; his death is revealed as Henry Winkler speaks at his funeral. At the end of the episode, Sharona trips and breaks her arm on one of the country club's steps, meaning she will get the money after all. #inline-recirc-item--id-9e9fe31c-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { However, Monk discovers that the cleaning lady was killed by drug trafficker Francis Merrigan, who also owns an office in Dr. Kroger's building. She is introduced in Mr. Monk on the Road, when Adrian, Ambrose, and Natalie encounter her accompanying her longtime boss, journalist Dub Clements, on a cross-country RV trip. Kazarinski poisons Monk's wipes with a ricin-based synthetic poison that will kill him in a period of two or three days. In "Mr. Monk and the Red Herring", it is revealed that he has remarried Sharona. Except for two changes, the principal cast of the series remained consistent. Linda Salvato Fusco (Sharon Lawrence) is Captain Stottlemeyer's girlfriend and a real estate dealer during season five and the beginning of the season six. He also saves the two from being drowned by Commander Nathan Whitaker, the person who killed Pierce. When Natalie later sees Paris in that novel, she claims it is a different Paris from the one to which she and Mitch had gone. He is played by Kane Ritchotte in the pilot, season two, and the first half of season three, and by Max Morrow in the rest of season one. } Kevin steals a pencil that the host had been chewing on, claiming it as a "collectible"; later in the episode, he and Monk find a pencil with identical chew marks at the reigning champion's house and conclude that he and the host have colluded to rig the game. The investigation eventually leads them to a local doctor named Jay Bennett (Fred Weller), who had hit Linda's car while driving from the marina after killing his girlfriend Anna Pollard out in the bay. Dr. Bell's character has a considerably constructed background, in sharp contrast to Dr. Kroger. In "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink", it is revealed that he has a wife, Madeline, and a rebellious adolescent son, Troy, who denies that he is their child and has been arrested by Randy on more than one previous occasion. However, in the novel, Benjy's first name is misspelled as "Benji" whenever he is mentioned. Natalie tries to help convince him, but Stottlemeyer refuses to listen to another word. [5] She was on an errand to get cough medicine for Adrian's brother, Ambrose. Adrian confronts Jack in front of Natalie, just as Jack is conning her into signing a check for an orphanage in Quebec. In one scene, Marci actually performs Monk's obsessive-compulsive tendencies for him, where she straightens a man's hat and evens out his sleeves in a perfect imitation of Monk's behavior, and all Monk has to do is stand and wait. Not much explanation is provided for how he ends up in the state explored in "Mr. Monk Meets His Dad". In his final appearance, "Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy", Monk finds himself sharing group therapy sessions with Harold when his HMO refuses to compensate him for any more individual sessions with Dr. Bell. 6 Actors From Monk Who Have Sadly Died Monk is a American comedy drama detective mystery television show staring Tony Shalhoub as detective Monk. In Today's video we'll be taking a look at some of the cast members who have sadly died. However, Natalie opens the window to reveal that the music is still playing. He appears in five episodes, his last appearance being the season seven episode, "Mr. Monk and the Magician". In "Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage," Monk recalls to Natalie a weekend where Leland went on a hunting trip, while Karen stayed behind to organize a gun control rally. This is nearly revealed by playboy Dexter Larsen if Monk had persisted in his current homicide investigation. Nicole Pomarico. In "Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect", he shows up at Sharona's house for Benjy's birthday, seemingly a "different man." Afterwards, in an extraordinary gesture, Harold voluntarily transfers to another psychiatrist, to let Monk's "group sessions" with Dr. Bell be individual sessions after all. Jared is about to throw it to his father when Kedder comes up, leaving Jared with the split-decision to either let a killer get away or standing up to his father. The expanded universe novels written by Lee Goldberg, and later by Hy Conrad, introduce an additional cast of characters. Eventually, Adrian finds that Jack was framed by Daniel Reese, a guard at the prison who was Lindsey's boyfriend and the real killer, and his feelings about Jack start to change. Natalie brings this up in Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop when holding crooked Intertect CEO Nick Slade up at gunpoint. In "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine", Dr. Kroger prescribes "Dioxynl", which successfully relieves Monk's phobias while also impairing his detective skills. In the season six episode "Mr. Monk Joins a Cult", Dr. Kroger mentions that the Siblings of the Sun cult tried to recruit Harold a few years prior, but he was too smart for them. He is usually portrayed as loyal and tenacious but with a comical lack of insight and given to far-fetched theories, which are a running gag of the series. Kamel was a regular on "Monk," playing a therapist who counseled the obsessive-compulsive detective title character played by Golden Globe and Emmy winner Tony Shalhoub. She also tells her she is dating a stockbroker and that Benjy is on the honor roll. In the book Mr. Monk Gets Even, they get married. Trudy "T. K." Jensen Stottlemeyer (Virginia Madsen) is Captain Stottlemeyer's love interest (and then wife) in season eight. Jack Monk Jr. (Steve Zahn) is Adrian's half-brother. Dr. Bell also uses his past baseball experiences when talking with Monk in "Mr. Monk Takes the Stand". However, as the days count down until their wedding, someone starts making threats against Leland and T.K., including ransacking his house, blowing up his car, making threatening phone calls to T.K., and setting off a bomb at the wedding rehearsal. At the time Trudy was murdered, Stottlemeyer reluctantly suspended Monk from duty, though the two remained friends. He allegedly abandoned his men and took their supplies, but Natalie does not believe the reports, as revealed by Natalie in "Mr. Monk and the Election. Much of what is known about Mitch is known through the Monk novel series by Lee Goldberg. Her second appearance is in "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater". Kamel has appeared in numerous TV roles over the past three decades, including "The West Wing," "Six Feet Under," "Melrose Place," "The Golden Girls," "Days of Our Lives" and "Murder One. Later, in "Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever", when Monk confides how he loathes Natalie for getting more attention than him, Dr. Bell is forced to admit to being a diva after writing an unsuccessful book on body language. Several items have been stolen that when combined, can be used to build a bomb, and a crowbar dropped by the thief bears fingerprints from a man with six fingers on his right hand. Unaware of the murder plot, Harold plays along with the charade because he loves the public attention, getting a golden opportunity to infuriate Monk, and gaining new respect and admiration from his own son, Jimmy. By a strange coincidence, Monk says the exact line to actress Christine Rapp (of The Cooper Clan) in "Mr. Monk's Favorite Show". While trying to deal with the investigation into the murder of wanted ecoterrorist Martin Kettering, Leland finds himself in trouble when someone starts making threats against him and T.K. Little is known about Jack Monk's personal history. Marci first appears in "Mr. Monk and the TV Star" as a fan of Brad Terry, the star of the crime drama television series Crime Lab S.F.. As Monk and Sharona are first investigating the murder of Brad Terry's ex-wife Susan Malloy, Marci hands an envelope to Sharona, saying that it is a petition to get the old theme song back, since quite a lot of people hate the new theme song of Crime Lab S.F. Dr. Kroger is instrumental in trying to get Monk reinstated as a detective, all while discussing his problems and progress as a person. Despite these tensions, however, Stottlemeyer also has a great deal of sympathy and respect for Monk; even Stottlemeyer cannot deny Monk's abilities. However, Stottlemeyer appreciates Disher's abilities and even harbors a degree of affection for him, especially in situations of personal peril. Later, when Monk and Dr. Kroger are being held hostage in the back of Francis Merrigan's truck, Harold, who has followed the truck, is the one who alerts the police to their whereabouts. During a moment alone with Monk, Tennyson asks for his forgiveness. Trevor admits to her that his reason for wanting to get back together with her was because his rich uncle had cut him off when he got divorced, and he wanted to get back together so that he would have access to his fortune. MasterChef Australia host Jock Zonfrillo found dead at 46 Prior to his appointment as a judge and Trudy meeting Adrian, Rickover has an extramarital affair with Trudy.
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