Christopher Martini, director of Everybody’s Angel
Original Airdates: July 31-Aug. 2, 2026
TVC 744.4: Ed welcomes Christopher Martini, stepson of actor Stuart Margolin (the Emmy Award-winning actor known around the world as Angel Martin on The Rockford Files) and an award-winning filmmaker in his own right. Chris is the director of Everybody’s Angel, a forthcoming feature length documentary that will celebrate Stuart’s remarkable life and career. There is a crowdsourcing campaign going on right now at Indiegogo to help cover some of the various costs related to production of the documentary. If you’re a fan of Stuart Margolin and would like to help contribute to the Indiegogo campaign, go to TinyURL.com/EverybodysAngel for more information. Every contribution helps preserve Stuart’s incredible legacy for future generations.
Topics this segment include growing up with Stuart; how Chris’ passion for filmmaking stems from his experience being directed by Stuart in the movie The Glitter Dome; how Stuart’s experience as a writer helped him as an actor, and how his experience as a director helped him as a writer.
James Garner, Stuart Margolin, and The Rockford Files
Original Airdates: July 31-Aug. 2, 2026
TVC 744.5: Christopher Martini, director of the forthcoming documentary Everybody’s Angel: The Stuart Margolin Story, talks to Ed about James Garner was the important person in Stuart’s life; how their long association began after Jim discovered Stuart performing in one of the blackout sketches on Love, American Style, which led him to cast Stuart in Nichols (and, later, in The Rockford Files); and the many ways in which Garner mentored Stuart, both in front of and behind the camera. If you’re a fan of Stuart Margolin and would like to contribute to the crowdsourcing campaign to help underwrite some of the production costs of the documentary, go to TinyURL.com/EverybodysAngel for more information. Every contribution helps preserve Stuart’s incredible legacy for future generations.
