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Lawrence Dobkin

1919–2002220 credits since 1946

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ABOUT LAWRENCE

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

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born16 September 1919

Died28 October 2002

BirthplaceNew York City, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora98 of 209 titles

Known for

The titles people know Lawrence from.

Series

Melrose Place

1992–1999IMDb6.0

Series

L.A. Law

1986–1994IMDb7.1

Series

The Rifleman

1958–1963IMDb8.3

Series

Naked City

1958–1963IMDb8.2

Movie

Geronimo

1962IMDb5.8

Movie

The Cabinet of Caligari

1962IMDb5.8

Movie

Riders to the Stars

1954IMDb5.4

Movie

Never Fear

1950IMDb6.3

Movie

Johnny Yuma

1966IMDb6.1

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 98
Average IMDb: 7.3
Highest rated: Star Trek: The Next GenerationIMDb 8.7
Working since: 1946

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

220 credits

The 1990s

10 titles · IMDb 7.1 on average

Series

Popular

1999–2001IMDb7.4

as Judge · 1 episode

Series

Judging Amy

1999–2005IMDb7.1

as Clyde Palmer · 1 episode

Series

The Practice

1997–2004IMDb7.7

as Judge M. Gersh · 1 episode

Series

Profiler

1996–2000IMDb7.2

as Professor Bello · 1 episode

Movie

Roswell

1994IMDb6.3

as General

Series

NYPD Blue

1993–2005IMDb7.8

as John Gilbert · 1 episode

Series

Melrose Place

1992–1999IMDb6.0

as Judge Stanley Pittman · 6 episodes

Not on Cineora

The Rape of Doctor Willis

1991

as Striker

The 1980s

11 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Series

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987–1994IMDb8.7

as Ambassador Kell · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Charmings

1987

1 episode

Series

L.A. Law

1986–1994IMDb7.1

as Judge Saul Edelstein · 5 episodes

Series

Matlock

1986–1995IMDb7.2

as Marvin Shea · 1 episode

Series

MacGyver

1985–1992IMDb7.6

as Professor Julian Ryman · 1 episode

Series

Cover Up

1984–1985IMDb7.7

1 episode

Series

Night Court

1984–1992IMDb7.7

as Justice Welch · 1 episode

Series

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983–1987IMDb7.1

1 episode

The 1970s

7 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Not on Cineora

In Search of Historic Jesus

1979

as Pontius Pilate

Not on Cineora

Space Academy

1977

15 episodes

Movie

The Midnight Man

1974IMDb6.4

as Waldo Mason

Not on Cineora

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

as Gregory Praxas

Series

The Waltons

1972–1981IMDb7.6

1 episode

Not on Cineora

Underground

1970

as Boule

Movie

Patton

1970IMDb7.9

as Colonel Gaston Bell

The 1960s

23 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Series

Hawaii Five-O

1969–1980IMDb7.4

as General Oban · 2 episodes

Not on Cineora

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

1967

as Dr. Gettlinger

Not on Cineora

Judd, for the Defense

1967

1 episode

CBS Playhouse

Not on Cineora

CBS Playhouse

1966

as Dr. Gettlinger · 1 episode

Series

Mission: Impossible

1966–1973IMDb7.9

as Colonel Alex Kohler · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Felony Squad

1966

1 episode

Movie

Johnny Yuma

1966IMDb6.1

as Linus Jerome Carradine

Series

The F.B.I.

1965–1974IMDb7.5

as Horrigan · 1 episode

The 1950s

94 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Not on Cineora

The Gene Krupa Story

1959

as Speaker Willis

Series

The Detectives

1959–1962IMDb7.5

1 episode

Series

The Untouchables

1959–1963IMDb8.0

as Dutch Schultz · 2 episodes

Series

Hawaiian Eye

1959–1963IMDb7.6

as Ronald Windsor · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Adventures in Paradise

1959

as Nat Wilson · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Law of the Plainsman

1959

as Hempner · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

as Kurt Reynolds · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Riverboat

1959

as David Fields · 1 episode

The 1940s

5 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Movie

D.O.A.

1949IMDb7.2

as Dr. Schaefer

Movie

Twelve O'Clock High

1949IMDb7.7

as Captain Twombley, group chaplain

Movie

Not Wanted

1949IMDb6.8

as Asst. District Attorney

Series

Studio One

1948–1958IMDb7.6

as Porter · 1 episode

Movie

The Best Years of Our Lives

1946IMDb8.1

as Bank Customer with Hat (uncredited)

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Lawrence’s titles.

Roy HugginsCreator · The Fugitive, Cheyenne and 2 more

James MasonNorth by Northwest, Julius Caesar and 1 more

Denver PyleGrizzly Adams, Geronimo and 1 more

Chuck ConnorsThe Rifleman, Geronimo and 1 more

Paul StewartTwelve O'Clock High, Deadline - U.S.A. and 1 more

Bernard HerrmannComposer · North by Northwest, 5 Fingers and 1 more

Glen A. LarsonCreator · Knight Rider, The Fall Guy and 1 more

Joseph L. MankiewiczDirector · Julius Caesar, People Will Talk and 1 more