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Lawrence Dobkin

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Lawrence Dobkin

Born September 16, 1919 in New York City, New York, USADied October 28, 200258 films

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

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North by Northwest posterFirst watchNorth by Northwest19598.0as U.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.View film

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The Ten Commandments poster7.8The Ten Commandments1956Patton poster7.4Patton1970The Best Years of Our Lives poster7.7The Best Years of Our Lives1946Sweet Smell of Success poster7.6Sweet Smell of Success1957The Defiant Ones poster7.1The Defiant Ones1958Julius Caesar poster7.1Julius Caesar1953Twelve O'Clock High poster7.2Twelve O'Clock High1949D.O.A. poster6.9D.O.A.1949

Filmography

58 films as actor
  1. 1994RoswellGeneral
  2. 1991The Rape of Doctor WillisStriker
  3. 1990Curiosity KillsHarry
  4. 1990Rock HudsonRaoul Walsh
  5. 1980HotwireBodine
  6. 1974The Midnight ManWaldo Mason
  7. 1972The Streets of San FranciscoGregory Praxas
  8. 1970UndergroundBoule
  9. 1970PattonColonel Gaston Bell
  10. 1967Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good NightDr. Gettlinger
  11. 1966Johnny YumaLinus Jerome Carradine
  12. 1965Steel and AmericaNarrator (voice)
  13. 1962The Cabinet of CaligariDr. Frank David
  14. 1962GeronimoGeneral George A. Crook
  15. 1961A Fire Called JeremiahNarrator
  16. 1959The Gene Krupa StorySpeaker Willis
  17. 1959North by NorthwestU.S. Intelligence Agency Official (uncredited)
  18. 1959The Big OperatorPhil Cernak
  19. 1959The Killers of MussoliniPavolini
  20. 1959Tokyo After DarkMaj. Bradley
  21. 1958The Lost MissileNarrator
  22. 1958The Plot to Kill StalinShtemenko
  23. 1958The Defiant OnesEditor
  24. 1958Wild HeritageJosh Burrage
  25. 1957Raiders of Old CaliforniaDon Miguel Sebastian
  26. 1957Portland ExposéGarnell
  27. 1957Sweet Smell of SuccessLeo Bartha (uncredited)
  28. 1957The Badge of Marshal BrennanChickamon
  29. 1956Sizeman and SonRosenzweig
  30. 1956The Ten CommandmentsHur Ben Caleb
  31. 1956The Killer Is LooseBank Robber (uncredited)
  32. 1955IllegalAl Carol
  33. 1955Kiss of FirePadre Domingo
  34. 1955Jump Into HellMajor Maurice Bonet
  35. 1955SabakaGeneral's Aide (uncredited)
  36. 1955African ManhuntCommentator (voice)
  37. 1954Day of TriumphMatthew
  38. 1954The Silver ChaliceEphraim
  39. 1954The Big MomentWorker
  40. 1954Riders to the StarsDr. Delmar
  41. 1953Julius CaesarCitizen of Rome
  42. 1953Remains to Be SeenCaptain of Waiters (uncredited)
  43. 1953Above and BeyondDr. Van Dyke
  44. 1952Loan SharkWalter Kerr
  45. 1952Deadline - U.S.A.Larry Hansen (uncredited)
  46. 1952Young Man with IdeasProsecutor at Hearing (uncredited)
  47. 19525 Fingers
  48. 1952Red Skies of MontanaLeo (uncredited)
  49. 1951BannerlineDoctor
  50. 1951People Will TalkBusiness Manager (uncredited)
  51. 1951Chain of CircumstanceDr. Callen (as Larry Dobkin)
  52. 1950FrenchieBartender
  53. 1950WhirlpoolDr. Wayne
  54. 1950Never FearDr. Middleton
  55. 1949D.O.A.Dr. Schaefer
  56. 1949Twelve O'Clock HighCaptain Twombley, group chaplain
  57. 1949Not WantedAsst. District Attorney
  58. 1946The Best Years of Our LivesBank Customer with Hat (uncredited)