Lawrence Dobkin

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

Lawrence Dobkin
Dobkin in Raiders of Old California (1957)
Born(1919-09-16)September 16, 1919
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 28, 2002(2002-10-28) (aged 83)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materYale University
Occupations
  • Television actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
Years active19462001
Spouses
Frances Hope Walker
(m. 1942; div. 1960)
    (m. 1962; div. 1967)
      Anne Collings
      (m. 1970)
      Children3

      Dobkin was a prolific performer during the Golden Age of Radio. He narrated the western Broken Arrow (1950). His film performances include Never Fear (1949), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), North by Northwest (1959) and Geronimo (1962). Before the closing credits of each episode of the landmark ABC television network series Naked City (1958–1963), he said, "There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them."

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