Lawrence Dobkin

Biography

Lawrence Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002) was an American television director, character actor and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades.

Career Overview

Lawrence Dobkin has 118 screen credits in a career dating back to 1946. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Patton Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Naked City, Johnny Yuma, Mysteries from Beyond Earth. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 118
Birth Date: 1919-09-16 00:00:00
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

Patton Collection (1 titles)
Grizzly Adams Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Bruce Paul Barbour (2 collaborations)
Harry Bellaver (1 collaborations)
Paul Burke (1 collaborations)
Horace McMahon (1 collaborations)
Nancy Malone (1 collaborations)
Mark Damon (1 collaborations)
Rosalba Neri (1 collaborations)
Luigi Vannucchi (1 collaborations)
Fidel Gonzáles (1 collaborations)
Gustavo D'Arpe (1 collaborations)

Credits

directing (27 credits)
- The Munsters: Family Portrait
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Fame
  
  - Broadway Danny Amatullo (1985) ... director directing
  
  1982
- Dynasty
  
  - Mother and Son (1982) ... director directing
  
  1981
- The Fall Guy
  
  - Soldiers of Misfortune (1982) ... director directing
  
  1981
- Brenda Starr, Reporter
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1979
- Fantasy Island
  
  - Lookalikes / The Winemaker (1979) ... director directing
  
  - The Handyman / Tattoo's Romance (1979) ... director directing
  
  - The Stripper / The Boxer (1979) ... director directing
  
  1978
- Dallas
  
  - Kidnapped (1978) ... director directing
  
  - Black Market Baby (1978) ... director directing
  
  1978
- Vega$
  
  - Ghost of the Ripper (1979) ... director directing
  
  - The Pageant (1978) ... director directing
  
  1978
- Territorial Men
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1976
- Charlie's Angels
  
  - Angels at the Altar (1979) ... director directing
  
  - Angels Go Truckin' (1979) ... director directing
  
  1976
- The Six Million Dollar Man
  
  - The Pal-Mir Escort (1974) ... director directing
  
  1974
- Barnaby Jones
  
  - Conspiracy of Terror (1974) ... director directing
  
  - Divorce - Murderer's Style (1973) ... director directing
  
  - Trial Run for Death (1973) ... director directing
  
  - See Some Evil... Do Some Evil (1973) ... director directing
  
  - Murder in the Doll's House (1973) ... director directing
  
  1973
- Sixteen
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1972
- The Waltons
  
  - The Victims (1981) ... director directing
  
  - The Beginning (1981) ... director directing
  
  - The Pledge (1980) ... director directing
  
  - The Changeling (1978) ... director directing
  
  - The Moonshiner (1978) ... director directing
  
  1972
- Emergency!
  
  - Helpful (1972) ... director directing
  
  - Virus (1972) ... director directing
  
  - Hang-up (1972) ... director directing
  
  - Weird Wednesday (1972) ... director directing
  
  - Dealer's Wild (1972) ... director directing
  
  1972
- Cannon
  
  - Cry Wolf (1976) ... director directing
  
  - The Reformer (1976) ... director directing
  
  - Fall Guy (1975) ... director directing
  
  - The Victim (1975) ... director directing
  
  - The Stalker (1974) ... director directing
  
  1971
- Hawaii Five-O
  
  - The Miracle Man (1978) ... director directing
  
  1969
- Adam-12
  
  - The Late Baby (1972) ... director directing
  
  1968
- Star Trek
  
  - Charlie X (1966) ... director directing
  
  1966
- The F.B.I.
  
  - The Killing Truth (1973) ... director directing
  
  - The Runner (1972) ... director directing
  
  1965
- The Big Valley
  
  - Flight from San Miguel (1969) ... director directing
  
  - Lightfoot (1969) ... director directing
  
  1965
- The Wild Wild West
  
  - The Night of the Amnesiac (1968) ... director directing
  
  1965
- The Munsters
  
  - Family Portrait (1964) ... director directing
  
  - Autumn Croakus (1964) ... director directing
  
  - Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie (1964) ... director directing
  
  - Munster Masquerade (1964) ... director directing
  
  1964
- The Fugitive
  
  - Nobody Loses All the Time (1966) ... director directing
  
  1963
- Burke's Law
  
  - Who Killed Supersleuth? (1964) ... director directing
  
  1963
- The Andy Griffith Show
  
  - Aunt Bee, the Swinger (1965) ... director directing
  
  - Opie's Job (1965) ... director directing
  
  1960
- The Rifleman
  
  - The Executioner (1962) ... director directing
  
  - Day of Reckoning (1962) ... director directing
  
  - Jealous Man (1962) ... director directing
  
  - The Tinhorn (1962) ... director directing
  
  - The Man from Salinas (1962) ... director directing
  
  1958
actors (88 credits)
- Judging Amy
  
  - The Unforgiven (2001) ... Clyde Palmer actor actors
  
  1999
- The Practice
  
  - Body Count (1998) ... Judge M. Gersh actor actors
  
  1997
- Roswell
  General
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Melrose Place
  
  - When Cheerleaders Attack (1998) ... Judge Stanley Pittman actor actors
  
  - Last Exit to Ohio (1997) ... Judge Stanley Pittman actor actors
  
  - Blind Ambition (1995) ... Judge Stanley Pittman actor actors
  
  - Till Death Do Us Part (2) (1994) ... Judge Stanley Pittman actor actors
  
  - Till Death Do Us Part (1) (1994) ... Judge Stanley Pittman actor actors
  
  1992
- The Rape of Doctor Willis
  Striker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Curiosity Kills
  Harry
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Rock Hudson
  Raoul Walsh
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Star Trek: The Next Generation
  
  - The Mind's Eye (1991) ... Ambassador Kell actor actors
  
  1987
- L.A. Law
  
  - Three on a Patch (1994) ... Judge Saul Edelstein actor actors
  
  - Leap of Faith (1993) ... Judge Saul Edelstein actor actors
  
  - That's Why the Lady Is a Stamp (1993) ... Judge Saul Edelstein actor actors
  
  - Bang... Zoom... Zap (1990) ... Judge Saul Edelstein actor actors
  
  - True Brit (1990) ... Judge Saul Edelstein actor actors
  
  1986
- Matlock
  
  - The Arsonist (1991) ... Marvin Shea actor actors
  
  1986
- MacGyver
  
  - Hell Week (1987) ... Professor Julian Ryman actor actors
  
  - A Prisoner of Conscience (1986) ... Alexander Karsoff actor actors
  
  1985
- Night Court
  
  - Mac Takes a Vocation (1991) ... Justice Welch actor actors
  
  1984
- Knight Rider
  
  - Inside Out (1982) ... Col. Alvin B. Kincaid actor actors
  
  1982
- Hotwire
  Bodine
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- In Search of Historic Jesus
  Pontius Pilate
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- Mysteries from Beyond Earth
  Self – Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- The Streets of San Francisco
  Gregory Praxas
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1972
- The Waltons
  
  - The First Day (1974) ... actor actors
  
  1972
- Underground
  Boule
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1970
- Patton
  Colonel Gaston Bell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1970
- Hawaii Five-O
  
  - The Year Of The Horse (2) (1979) ... General Oban actor actors
  
  - The Year Of The Horse (1) (1979) ... General Oban actor actors
  
  1969
- Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
  Dr. Gettlinger
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1967
- Johnny Yuma
  Linus Jerome Carradine
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1966
- Mission: Impossible
  
  - Kitara (aka The Bigot) (1971) ... Colonel Alex Kohler actor actors
  
  1966
- Steel and America
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1965
- The F.B.I.
  
  - Selkirk's War (1974) ... Horrigan actor actors
  
  1965
- The Big Valley
  
  - Hunter's Moon (1968) ... Ben Dawes actor actors
  
  1965
- The Restless Sea
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- The Cabinet of Caligari
  Dr. Frank David
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Geronimo
  General George A. Crook
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- A Fire Called Jeremiah
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- The Gene Krupa Story
  Speaker Willis
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- North by Northwest
  U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- The Big Operator
  Phil Cernak
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- The Killers of Mussolini
  Pavolini
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Tokyo After Dark
  Maj. Bradley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1959
- Rawhide
  
  - The Last Order (1965) ... Colonel Reed actor actors
  
  - The Prairie Elephant (1961) ... Colonel Reed actor actors
  
  1959
- The Untouchables
  
  - The Jack Legs Diamond Story (1960) ... Dutch Schultz actor actors
  
  - The Dutch Schultz Story (1959) ... Dutch Schultz actor actors
  
  1959
- The Lost Missile
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Naked City
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Barefoot on a Bed of Coals (1963) ... Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Golden Lads and Girls (1963) ... Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - One, Two, Three, Rita Rakahowski (1963) ... Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - The S.S. American Dream (1963) ... Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  - Color Schemes Like Never Before (1963) ... Narrator (voice) actor actors
  
  1958
- The Plot to Kill Stalin
  Shtemenko
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Defiant Ones
  Editor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- Wild Heritage
  Josh Burrage
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1958
- The Rifleman
  
  - The Day the Town Slept (1962) ... actor actors
  
  - Knight Errant (1961) ... actor actors
  
  - The Sheridan Story (1959) ... actor actors
  
  - The Gaucho (1958) ... actor actors
  
  1958
- Wanted: Dead or Alive
  
  - Vanishing Act (1959) ... Bartolo actor actors
  
  1958
- Lawman
  
  - The Conclave (1959) ... actor actors
  
  1958
- Raiders of Old California
  Don Miguel Sebastian
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Portland Exposé
  Garnell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Sweet Smell of Success
  Leo Bartha (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- The Badge of Marshal Brennan
  Chickamon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1957
- Have Gun, Will Travel
  
  - Penelope (1962) ... Col. Oliver Lacey actor actors
  
  - Love of a Bad Woman (1960) ... Haskell Sommers actor actors
  
  - The Great Mojave Chase (1957) ... Billy-Joe Kane actor actors
  
  1957
- Perry Mason
  
  - The Case of the Mythical Monkeys (1960) ... Gregory Dunkirk actor actors
  
  1957
- Sizeman and Son
  Rosenzweig
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- The Ten Commandments
  Hur Ben Caleb
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- The Killer Is Loose
  Bank Robber (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1956
- Illegal
  Al Carol
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Kiss of Fire
  Padre Domingo
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Jump Into Hell
  Major Maurice Bonet
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Sabaka
  General's Aide (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- African Manhunt
  Commentator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1955
- Gunsmoke
  
  - Don Matteo (1960) ... Esteban Garcia actor actors
  
  - Bloody Hands (1957) ... Brand actor actors
  
  - How to Die for Nothing (1956) ... Jacklin actor actors
  
  1955
- Cheyenne
  
  - Gold, Glory and Custer - Requiem (2) (1960) ... Lt Gen Phillip H. Sheridan actor actors
  
  1955
- Matinee Theater
  
  - Laugh a Little Tear (1957) ... actor actors
  
  - The Pink Hippopotamus (1956) ... actor actors
  
  1955
- Day of Triumph
  Matthew
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- The Silver Chalice
  Ephraim
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- The Big Moment
  Worker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Riders to the Stars
  Dr. Delmar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1954
- Julius Caesar
  Citizen of Rome
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1953
- Remains to Be Seen
  Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1953
- Above and Beyond
  Dr. Van Dyke
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1953
- Loan Shark
  Walter Kerr
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- Deadline - U.S.A.
  Larry Hansen (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- Young Man with Ideas
  Prosecutor at Hearing (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- 5 Fingers
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- Red Skies of Montana
  Leo (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1952
- Four Star Playhouse
  
  - The Girl On The Bridge (1955) ... Buckov actor actors
  
  - Stuffed Shirt (1955) ... Masterson actor actors
  
  - Sound Off, My Love (1953) ... Doctor actor actors
  
  1952
- Bannerline
  Doctor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- People Will Talk
  Business Manager (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- Chain of Circumstance
  Dr. Callen (as Larry Dobkin)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1951
- I Love Lucy
  
  - Paris at Last (1956) ... Counterfeiter actor actors
  
  - Equal Rights (1953) ... Maitre D' actor actors
  
  - Ricky and Fred are TV Fans (1953) ... Counterman actor actors
  
  1951
- Frenchie
  Bartender
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- Whirlpool
  Dr. Wayne
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- Never Fear
  Dr. Middleton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1950
- D.O.A.
  Dr. Schaefer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1949
- Twelve O'Clock High
  Captain Twombley, group chaplain
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1949
- Not Wanted
  Asst. District Attorney
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1949
- Studio One
  
  - The Lady Died at Midnight (1958) ... Porter actor actors
  
  1948
- The Best Years of Our Lives
  Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1946
writing (3 credits)
- Charlie's Angels
  
  - Angels Go Truckin' (1979) ... writer writing
  
  1976
- The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1974
- The Rifleman
  
  - The Executioner (1962) ... teleplay writing
  
  - The Actress (1961) ... writer writing
  
  1958

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