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Lawrence Dobkin

Lawrence Dobkin

15 movies on Netflix

Biography

Lawrence Dobkin was an American character actor, screenwriter and television director whose career covered seven decades, beginning in radio. He understudied on Broadway, was among the actors who played Ellery Queen, took the part of Archie Goodwin in The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, and played Simon Templar for a single episode. He was the narrator of the western Broken Arrow (1950), and his screen roles included Twelve O'Clock High (1949), The Defiant Ones (1958), Geronimo (1962) and Patton (1970). On television, where he worked from 1946 as actor, narrator and director, he voiced the closing narration of Naked City and earned an Emmy nomination for the CBS Playhouse drama Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night. He directed episodes of The Munsters and The Waltons, directed the Star Trek episode Charlie X, played the Klingon Kell in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and created the title character of The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams.

83years old at death

  • Born New York City
  • Died Los Angeles
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Also credited as Larry Dobkin

Movie Career

Films
15
Career span
45 years1949 to 1994

Genres

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  1. A role that slipped away

    Dobkin replaced Tom Conway as Simon Templar for a single episode of The Saint on NBC Radio in 1951, making him one of many actors to portray Leslie Charteris' creation.

Lawrence Dobkin movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Patton1970 Biography, Drama, Waras Colonel Gaston Bell

    IMDb rating 7.9114K votes

  2. The Defiant Ones1958 Crime, Dramaas Editor

    IMDb rating 7.520K votes

  3. Whirlpool1950as Dr. Wayne

    IMDb rating 6.75.4K votes

  4. Twelve O'Clock High1949as Captain Twombley, group chaplain

    IMDb rating 7.716K votes

  5. The Cabinet of Caligari1962as Dr. Frank David

    IMDb rating 5.81.2K votes

  6. D.O.A.1949as Dr. Schaefer

    IMDb rating 7.214K votes

  7. Geronimo1962as General George A. Crook

    IMDb rating 5.81.5K votes

  8. Never Fear1950as Dr. Middleton

    IMDb rating 6.3900 votes

Most often with

Ida Lupino directed two of these films. Paul Stewart appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Paul Stewart, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Paul StewartBess Flowers, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bess FlowersHugh Marlowe, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Hugh MarloweDavid Bauer, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with David BauerBill Baldwin, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bill BaldwinRuth Clifford, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Ruth CliffordIda LupinoDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Ida Lupino

Films together

  • Paul Stewart3 films together, 1949 to 1952
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    • Deadline - U.S.A.1952IMDb rating 7.2Dobkin as Larry HansenStewart as Harry Thompson
    • Loan Shark1952IMDb rating 6.4Dobkin as Walter KerrStewart as Lou Donelli
    • Twelve O'Clock High1949IMDb rating 7.7Dobkin as Captain Twombley, group chaplainStewart as Capt. 'Doc' Kaiser
  • Bess Flowers2 films together, 1952 to 1955
    Bess Flowers's page
    • Illegal1955IMDb rating 7.0Dobkin as Al CarolFlowers as Diner at Bar of Justice Restaurant
    • Deadline - U.S.A.1952IMDb rating 7.2Dobkin as Larry HansenFlowers as Restaurant Patron
  • Hugh Marlowe2 films together, 1949 to 1955
    Hugh Marlowe's page
    • Illegal1955IMDb rating 7.0Dobkin as Al CarolMarlowe as Ray Borden
    • Twelve O'Clock High1949IMDb rating 7.7Dobkin as Captain Twombley, group chaplainMarlowe as Lt. Col. Ben Gately
  • David Bauer2 films together, 1952 to 1970
    David Bauer's page
    • Patton1970IMDb rating 7.9Dobkin as Colonel Gaston BellBauer as Lieutenant General Harry Buford
    • 5 Fingers1952IMDb rating 7.6
  • Bill Baldwin2 films together, 1949 to 1952
    Bill Baldwin's page
    • Deadline - U.S.A.1952IMDb rating 7.2Dobkin as Larry HansenBaldwin as Man Asking for Ed Hutcheson
    • D.O.A.1949IMDb rating 7.2Dobkin as Dr. SchaeferBaldwin as St. Francis Hotel Desk Clerk
  • Ruth Clifford2 films together, 1949 to 1950
    Ruth Clifford's page
    • Whirlpool1950IMDb rating 6.7Dobkin as Dr. WayneClifford as Nurse Eliott
    • Not Wanted1949IMDb rating 6.8Dobkin as Asst. District AttorneyClifford as Mrs. Stone
  • Ida LupinoDirector, 2 films, 1949 to 1950
    All films by Ida Lupino
    • Never Fear1950IMDb rating 6.3Dobkin as Dr. Middleton
    • Not Wanted1949IMDb rating 6.8Dobkin as Asst. District Attorney
  • Also two films together3 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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