Person
Lawrence Dobkin
Acting · 1919–2002 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Lawrence Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002) was an American television director, character actor and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades.
Known for
Perry Mason
Gregory Dunkirk
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Ambassador Kell
Dallas
Director
Star Trek
Director
MacGyver
Professor Julian Ryman
Night Court
Justice Welch
The Rifleman
Juan Argentez
The Andy Griffith Show
Director
NYPD Blue
John Gilbert
Adventures of Superman
1952
Filmography
- 2008The Munsters: Family PortraitDirector
- 1999PopularJudge
- 1999Judging AmyClyde Palmer
- 1997The PracticeJudge M. Gersh
- 1996ProfilerProfessor Bello
- 1994RoswellGeneral
- 1993NYPD BlueJohn Gilbert
- 1992Melrose PlaceJudge Stanley Pittman
- 1991The Rape of Doctor WillisStriker
- 1990Curiosity KillsHarry
- 1990Rock HudsonRaoul Walsh
- 1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationAmbassador Kell
- 1987The Charmings
- 1986L.A. LawJudge Saul Edelstein
- 1986MatlockMarvin Shea
- 1985MacGyverProfessor Julian Ryman
- 1984Cover Up
- 1984Night CourtJustice Welch
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- 1982Knight RiderCol. Alvin B. Kincaid
- 1982FameDirector
- 1981Bret MaverickU.S. Marshal Philip Mondragon
- 1981Strike ForceDirector
- 1981The Fall GuyDirector
- 1981DynastyDirector
- 1980Freebie and the BeanDirector
- 1980HotwireBodine
- 1979In Search of Historic JesusPontius Pilate
- 1979Brenda Starr, ReporterDirector
- 1978Vega$Director
- 1978DallasDirector
- 1978Project U.F.O.Director
- 1978Fantasy IslandDirector
- 1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?Director
- 1977Space Academy
- 1977The FitzpatricksDirector
- 1977HunterDirector
- 1977Grizzly AdamsWriter
- 1976Charlie's AngelsDirector
- 1976Territorial MenDirector
- 1975Mysteries from Beyond EarthSelf – Host
- 1975Matt HelmDirector
- 1975The Blue KnightDirector
- 1975Adams of Eagle LakeDirector
- 1974The Life and Times of Grizzly AdamsWriter
- 1974Movin' OnDirector
- 1974The ManhunterDirector
- 1974The Midnight ManWaldo Mason
- 1974The Six Million Dollar ManDirector
- 1973ShaftDirector
- 1973Barnaby JonesDirector
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoDirector
- 1972The Streets of San Francisco
- 1972BanyonDirector
- 1972The Waltons
- 1972SixteenDirector
- 1972Emergency!Director
- 1971O'Hara, U.S. TreasuryDirector
- 1971CannonDirector
- 1970UndergroundBoule
- 1970PattonColonel Gaston Bell
- 1968The Mod SquadDirector
- 1968The Doris Day ShowDirector
- 1968Adam-12Director
- 1968Hawaii Five-OGeneral Oban
- 1968The Name of the GameDirector
- 1967Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightDr. Gettlinger
- 1967Judd, for the Defense
- 1967CusterDirector
- 1967N.Y.P.D.Director
- 1966CBS PlayhouseDr. Gettlinger
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleColonel Alex Kohler
- 1966Pistols 'n' PetticoatsDirector
- 1966Felony Squad
- 1966The Rat PatrolDirector
- 1966Star TrekDirector
- 1966TarzanDirector
- 1966Johnny YumaLinus Jerome Carradine
- 1965The F.B.I.Horrigan
- 1965Mister RobertsDirector
- 1965The Wild Wild WestDirector
- 1965LaredoDirector
- 1965The Big ValleyBen Dawes
- 1965SeawayDirector
- 1965Steel and AmericaNarrator (voice)
- 1965BrandedDirector
- 1964Gilligan's IslandDirector
- 1964The MunstersDirector
- 196412 O'Clock HighDirector
- 1964The Restless SeaNarrator
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDoctor (uncredited)
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreDirector
- 1963Burke's LawDirector
- 1963ChanningDirector
- 1963The FugitiveDirector
- 1963Grindl
- 1963Arrest and TrialMaj. Ralph Libbott
- 1962Going My Way
- 1962The Eleventh HourDirector
- 1962Ensign O'TooleDirector
- 1962Sam BenedictJudge Ryan
- 1962The Cabinet of CaligariDr. Frank David
- 1962GeronimoGeneral George A. Crook
- 1961A Fire Called JeremiahNarrator
- 1961Target: The Corruptors!
- 1961Cain's HundredDale Statesman
- 1960The Best of the PostJudge Barasco
- 1960The Roaring 20's
- 1960KlondikeDirector
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowDirector
- 1959The Gene Krupa StorySpeaker Willis
- 1959The Detectives
- 1959The UntouchablesDutch Schultz
- 1959Hawaiian Eye
- 1959Adventures in ParadiseNat Wilson
- 1959Law of the PlainsmanHempner
- 1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonKurt Reynolds
- 1959RiverboatDavid Fields
- 1959North by NorthwestU.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)
- 1959The Big OperatorPhil Cernak
- 1959The Killers of MussoliniPavolini
- 1959Tokyo After DarkMaj. Bradley
- 1959RawhideColonel Reed
- 1958The Lost MissileNarrator
- 195877 Sunset Strip
- 1958Man with a Camera
- 1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
- 1958LawmanBuck Walsh
- 1958Behind Closed Doors
- 1958Naked CityNarrator (voice)
- 1958The RiflemanJuan Argentez
- 1958The Plot to Kill StalinShtemenko
- 1958The Donna Reed Show
- 1958Bronco
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveBartolo
- 1958The Defiant OnesEditor
- 1958Wild HeritageJosh Burrage
- 1958Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerDirector
- 1957Raiders of Old CaliforniaDon Miguel Sebastian
- 1957TrackdownWalter Trump
- 1957Alcoa TheatreJoe Frazier
- 1957Perry MasonGregory Dunkirk
- 1957M SquadLouie Prince
- 1957Have Gun, Will TravelBilly-Joe Kane
- 1957Portland ExposéGarnell
- 1957Sweet Smell of SuccessLeo Bartha (uncredited)
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveWarburton Flagge
- 1957The Badge of Marshal BrennanChickamon
- 1957Panic!
- 1957Mr. Adams and Eve
- 1957WhirlybirdsWill Carter
- 1957Official Detective
- 1956Sizeman and SonRosenzweig
- 1956The Ten CommandmentsHur Ben Caleb
- 1956Wire ServiceMr. March
- 1956State TrooperDirector
- 1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
- 1956Telephone Time
- 1956The Killer Is LooseBank Robber (uncredited)
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1955IllegalAl Carol
- 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSparks
- 1955Kiss of FirePadre Domingo
- 1955Navy Log
- 1955CheyenneLt Gen Phillip H. Sheridan
- 1955GunsmokeJacklin
- 1955Jump Into HellMajor Maurice Bonet
- 1955SabakaGeneral's Aide (uncredited)
- 1955The MillionaireLewis Austin
- 1955African ManhuntCommentator (voice)
- 1954Day of TriumphMatthew
- 1954The Silver ChaliceEphraim
- 1954Studio 57
- 1954The Big MomentWorker
- 1954Riders to the StarsDr. Delmar
- 1953The Pepsi-Cola PlayhouseVern Morris
- 1953Letter to LorettaAkhenaton
- 1953City Detective
- 1953Julius CaesarCitizen of Rome
- 1953Remains to Be SeenCaptain of Waiters (uncredited)
- 1953I'm the Law
- 1953General Electric TheaterSingh
- 1953Above and BeyondDr. Van Dyke
- 1952Biff Baker U.S.A.Shahab Hussein
- 1952Mr. & Mrs. North
- 1952The Ford Television TheatreMorton
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseDoctor
- 1952Adventures of Superman
- 1952Loan SharkWalter Kerr
- 1952Deadline - U.S.A.Larry Hansen (uncredited)
- 1952Young Man with IdeasProsecutor at Hearing (uncredited)
- 19525 Fingers
- 1952Red Skies of MontanaLeo (uncredited)
- 1952Dangerous Assignment
- 1951I Love LucyMaitre D'
- 1951BannerlineDoctor
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCaptain Cotton
- 1951People Will TalkBusiness Manager (uncredited)
- 1951Chain of CircumstanceDr. Callen (as Larry Dobkin)
- 1951The Living ChristJohn The Baptist
- 1950FrenchieBartender
- 1950Lux Video TheatreDave
- 1950WhirlpoolDr. Wayne
- 1950Never FearDr. Middleton
- 1949D.O.A.Dr. Schaefer
- 1949Twelve O'Clock HighCaptain Twombley, group chaplain
- 1949Not WantedAsst. District Attorney
- 1948Studio OnePorter
- 1946The Best Years of Our LivesBank Customer with Hat (uncredited)
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