Lawrence Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002) was an American

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, character actor and

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whose career spanned seven decades. Dobkin was a prolific performer during the

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. He narrated the western '' Broken Arrow'' (1950). His film performances include '' Never Fear'' (1949), ''

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'' (1957), ''

North by Northwest ''North by Northwest'' is a 1959 American spy thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. The original screenplay written by Ernest Lehman was intended to be the basis for ...

'' (1959) and ''

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'' (1962). Before the closing credits of each episode of the landmark

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television network series '' Naked City'' (1958–1963), he said, "There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them."

Early years

Dobkin was born in

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, New York City to a Jewish family. His parents were Samuel Dobkin and Frieda ( Feder). Dobkin served in a radio propaganda unit of the

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during

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Radio

Dobkin understudied on

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. When he returned to network radio he was one of five actors who played the detective

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in ''

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''. In ''

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'' (1950–1951), Dobkin played detective Archie Goodwin opposite

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. While playing Louie, "The Saint"'s cab-driving sidekick on

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in 1951, he was asked to step into the lead role of Simon Templar to replace

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for a single episode — making Dobkin one of the many actors to portray

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'' (1947–1954); ''

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'' (1952–1961); ''

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'' (1956–1960); and the anthology series ''

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''. "The few of us who are left," Dobkin said of his radio days not long before he died, "keep telling each other that we never had it so good." He played Lieutenant Matthews on ''

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'', along with several other characters. Continuing to work as a

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throughout his career, Dobkin contributed to the

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'' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear'' (1999).

Television

Dobkin began a prolific career in television in 1946, having worked as an actor, narrator and director. In 1953, he guest-starred on

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's short-lived

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espionage series set in the

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, '' Biff Baker, U.S.A.''. He was cast in a 1957 episode of the syndicated series ''The Silent Service'', in "The Ordeal of the S 38", based on true stories of the

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division of the

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, in which he was the lead actor and was credited incorrectly as Lawrence Bodkin. He appeared also in the religion

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, ''

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'', based on experiences of American

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men, and later on the

religion drama, ''

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'', starring

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. In the 1950s

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'' Dobkin played the roles of "Restaurant Man" in episode 66 ("Ricky and Fred Are TV Fans"), "Waiter" in episode 70 ("Equal Rights"), and "Counterfeiter" in episode 145 ("Paris at Last"). In the 1957-1958 television season, Dobkin played a director on the

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, ''

Mr. Adams and Eve ''Mr. Adams and Eve'' is an American sitcom television series about a married couple who are both movie stars. It stars Howard Duff and Ida Lupino (who were actually married at the time) and aired on CBS from January 4, 1957, to July 8, 1958.Mc ...

'', starring

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and

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as fictitious married actors residing in

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. He guest-starred in 1958 in the first season of ABC's ''

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''. In 1957, Dobkin appeared in the third episode of the first season of the CBS Television western ''

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'', entitled "The Great Mohave Chase", as the owner of water rights in the small western town of Mohave. In the May 9, 1958 episode of the CBS Television western series '' Trackdown'' entitled, "The End of the World", he portrays a con man named Walter Trump who promises to save a town from destruction by building a wall. Internet posts of this episode have gone viral due to its resemblance to real life US President

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and his controversial policy on immigration. In 1960, Dobkin appeared as Kurt Reynolds in the episode "So Dim the Light" of the CBS

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'', and as an escape artist on the run from a possible murder charge in '' Wanted: Dead or Alive''. That same year he played "Esteban Garcia" (a long time friend of Marshal Dillon where things go very wrong) in the TV Western ''

'', in the episode "Don Matteo" (S6E7). He appeared in the

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crime drama series, ''

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''. Dobkin appeared in four episodes of ''

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'' playing four different characters, including a heartfelt portrayal of General

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from the

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. He appeared in an episode of ''

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'' in 1961. In 1964 he narrated the USIS documentary film about the Republican and Democrat conventions called "1964 The Conventions." Often also cast as a villain, Dobkin portrayed

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on ABC's ''

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''. He appeared on the ABC/

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crime drama, '' The Roaring 20s'' and in the

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western with a modern setting, ''

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''. He was cast as a mass murderer in the 1972 pilot for ABC's ''

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'', starring

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. He guest-starred on ABC's ''

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'', starring

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. He received an

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nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama for his work on the ''

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'' episode, '' Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'' (1967). In 1991, Dobkin appeared in an episode of the television series ''

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'' as State Supreme Court Justice Welch. In the ''

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'' media franchise Dobkin directed the

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episode "

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", and later portrayed the traitorous

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ambassador Kell on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' in the fourth-season episode "The Mind's Eye". As a writer, Dobkin created the title character for the 1974 film and the 1977–1978 NBC series ''

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''. He began directing for television in 1960, and his work in this area included episodes 1, 9, 10, and 13 of ''

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'' (1964), 16 episodes of ''

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'' (1972–1981), and an episode of ''

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'' (1976). Dobkin also guest-starred on a 1983 episode of ''

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''.

Films

Dobkin's notable supporting film roles include ''

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'' (1949), ''

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'' (1951), ''

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'' (1953), '' The Ten Commandments'' (1956), ''

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'' (1958), '' Johnny Yuma'' (1966) and '' Patton'' (1970). He had a cameo appearance in the 1954 sci-fi thriller ''

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''. In an uncredited performance in Alfred Hitchcock's ''

'', Dobkin has a memorable line as an intelligence official who remarks on the plight of the hapless protagonist, on the run for murder after being mistaken for a person who doesn't exist: "It's so horribly sad. Why is it I feel like laughing?"

Personal life

On June 24, 1962, Dobkin married actress

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; they had no children, but he had one daughter, Debra Dobkin, by his first wife, Frances Hope Walker. Dobkin married actress Anne Collings in 1970 and had two children: identical twin daughters, Kristy and Kaela.

Death

On October 28, 2002, Dobkin died of heart failure at age 83 at his Los Angeles home.

Filmography

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Not Wanted ''Not Wanted'' is a 1949 American drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and an un-credited Ida Lupino and starring Sally Forrest, Keefe Brasselle and Leo Penn. A few days after shooting started, Clifton suffered a heart attack. Lupino stepped in ...

'' (1949) - Assistant District Attorney *''

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'' (1949) - Surgeon Wayne (uncredited) *''

'' (1949) - Capt. Twombley (uncredited) *'' Never Fear'' (1949) - Dr. Middleton *'' D.O.A.'' (1950) - Dr. Schaefer *''Frenchie'' (1950) - Bartender *'' Broken Arrow'' (1950) - (uncredited) *''

Chain of Circumstance ''Chain of Circumstance'' is a 1951 American drama film directed by Will Jason and written by David Lang. The film stars Richard Grayson, Margaret Field, Marta Mitrovich, Harold J. Kennedy, Helen Wallace and Connie Gilchrist. The film was releas ...

'' (1951) - Dr. Callen *''

People Will Talk ''People Will Talk'' is a 1951 American romantic comedy/drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, based on the German play by Curt Goetz, which was made into a movie in Germa ...

'' (1951) - Business Manager (uncredited) *'' The Mob'' (1951) - Clegg's Doctor (uncredited) *'' Angels in the Outfield'' (1951) - Rabbi Allen Hahn (uncredited) *''

'' (1951) - Army Physician (uncredited) *'' On the Loose'' (1951) - Ruegg, Defense Attorney (uncredited) *'' Bannerline'' (1951) - Hugo's Doctor (uncredited) *'' The Living Christ Series'' (1951) -

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*''

Red Skies of Montana ''Red Skies of Montana'' is a 1952 American adventure drama film directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Richard Widmark, Constance Smith and Jeffrey Hunter. Widmark stars as a smokejumper who attempts to save his crew while being overrun ...

'' (1952) - Leo (uncredited) *'' The First Time'' (1952) - Doctor (uncredited) *''

5 Fingers ''5 Fingers'', known also as ''Five Fingers'', is a 1952 American spy film noir directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Otto Lang. The screenplay written by Michael Wilson was based on the 1950 book ''Operation Cicero'' (original Ge ...

'' (1952) - Santos (uncredited) *'' Deadline - U.S.A.'' (1952) - Larry Hansen, Rienzi's Lawyer (uncredited) *''

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'' (1952) - Walter Kerry *''

Young Man with Ideas ''Young Man with Ideas'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Ruth Roman, Glenn Ford and Nina Foch. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The screenplay concerns a young small-town lawyer, who moves hi ...

'' (1952) - Prosecutor at Hearing (uncredited) *''

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'' (1952) - Russian Agent (uncredited) *'' Washington Story'' (1952) - Secretary of the Senate (uncredited) *'' Above and Beyond'' (1952) - Dr. Van Dyke *'' Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation'' (1953) - U.S. Agent James Farrell (uncredited) *''

'' (1953) - Citizen of Rome *''

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'' (1953) - Captain (uncredited) *''

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'' (1953) - Mr. McCandless, Student Advisor (uncredited) *''

Riders to the Stars ''Riders to the Stars'' is a 1954 independently made American science fiction film produced by Ivan Tors Productions and released by United Artists. The film was directed by Richard Carlson (who also stars) and Herbert L. Strock (uncredited) ...

'' (1954) - Dr. Delmar *'' The Long Wait'' (1954) - Doctor (uncredited) *''

Them! ''Them!'' is a 1954 black-and-white science fiction giant monster film starring James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, and James Arness. Produced by David Weisbart, the film was directed by Gordon Douglas, based on an original story by ...

'' (1954) - Los Angeles City Engineer (uncredited) *'' Sabaka'' (1954) - General's Aide (uncredited) *'' The Silver Chalice'' (1954) - Epharim *'' Day of Triumph'' (1954) - Matthew *'' African Manhunt'' (1955) - Commentator (voice) *''

Jump Into Hell ''Jump into Hell'' is a 1955 war film directed by David Butler. The film stars Jacques Sernas and Kurt Kasznar. As the first Hollywood film based on the war in French Indochina, the story is a fictionalized account of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu ...

'' (1955) - Maj. Maurice Bonet *'' Kiss of Fire'' (1955) - Padre Domingo *'' Illegal'' (1955) - Al Carol *'' The Killer Is Loose'' (1956) - Bank Robber (uncredited) *'' That Certain Feeling'' (1956) - Bit Part (uncredited) *'' The Ten Commandments'' (1956) - Hur Ben Caleb *'' The Badge of Marshal Brennan'' (1957) - Chicamon *''

'' (1957) - Leo Bartha (uncredited) *''

Portland Exposé ''Portland Exposé'' is a 1957 American film noir directed by Harold Schuster and starring Edward Binns and Carolyn Craig. The plot follows a tavern owner in Portland, Oregon who is involved in a struggle for power between two gangs attempting ...

'' (1957) - Garnell *''

Raiders of Old California ''Raiders of Old California'' is a 1957 American black-and-white Western (genre), Western film produced and directed by Albert C. Gannaway and starring Jim Davis (actor), Jim Davis, Arleen Whelan, and Faron Young. This film is now in the public ...

'' (1957) - Don Miguel Sebastian *''

'' (1958) - Editor *'' Wild Heritage'' (1958) - Josh Burrage *'' The Lost Missile'' (1958) - Narrator (voice) *'' Tokyo After Dark'' (1959) - Maj. Bradley *''

'' (1959) - U.S. Intelligence Agency official (uncredited) *'' The Big Operator'' (1959) - Phil Cernak *'' The Gene Krupa Story'' (1959) - Speaker Willis *''

'' (1962) - Gen. George A. Crook *'' The Cabinet of Caligari'' (1962) - Dr. Frank David *'' Johnny Yuma'' (1966) - Linus Jerome Carradine *'' Patton'' (1970) - Colonel Gaston Bell *'' Underground'' (1970) - Boule *'' The Midnight Man'' (1974) - Mason *''Hotwire'' (1980) - Bodine *'' Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time'' (1991) - Admiral Binns

Television

*'' Space Patrol'' (1950-1953) multiple episodes as Marco *'' The Adventures of Superman'' (1953) - S2 E3 "The man who Could Read Minds" - the Swami. *'' Biff Baker, U.S.A.'' (1953) - Shahab Hussein (as Larry Dobkin) *''

'', 2 episodes: "Equal Rights" and "Paris at Last" (1953-1956) - Waiter / Counterfeiter *''

'' (1956-1960) - Jacklin /Outlaw Brand /Mr. Garcia *''

'' (1957–1958) - Max Cassolini / Director *''

'' (1957) - Warburton Flagge *''

The Silent Service is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi. It was published in Kodansha's '' Weekly Morning'' manga magazine from 1988 to 1996 and collected in 32 volumes. The series was adapted into an anime television spe ...

'' (1957) - "The Ordeal of The S 38" - Chappie - mistakenly cast listed as Lawrence Bodkin *''Adventures of the Falcon'' (1957) – Jack McKenzie in "Snake Eyes" *'' Trackdown'', 3 episodes: "Look For the Woman", "The Boy", and "The End of the World" (1957-8) - Lee Caldwell / Joel Paine / Walter Trump *'' Naked City'' (1958–1963) - Narrator *

Riverboat A riverboat is a watercraft designed for inland navigation on lakes, rivers, and artificial waterways. They are generally equipped and outfitted as work boats in one of the carrying trades, for freight or people transport, including luxury ...

(1959) Episode: “the Strange Request” -David Fields *''

'' (1958) - Dr. Winfield Graham *''

'' (1959-1960) - Gangster Dutch Schultz, Falcon, 1957, *''

'' (1957–1963) - Ranch Owner Billy Joe Kane, 1957; Col. Oliver Lacey, 1962, "Penelope" *''

'' (1958-1962) - Ben Judson / Don Chimera del Laredo / Gen. Philip H. Sheridan / Juan Argentez *'' Wanted: Dead or Alive'' - (1959) - Bartolo Baffler *''

Cheyenne The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. The Cheyenne comprise two Native American tribes, the Só'taeo'o or Só'taétaneo'o (more commonly spelled as Suhtai or Sutaio) and the (also spelled Tsitsistas, The term for th ...

'' (1960) - 'General Sheridan' *Credited as Larry Dobkin* Episode: "Gold, Glory and Custer - Requiem" *''

'' (1960) - "So Dim the Light" - Kurt Reynolds *'' The Roaring 20s'' (1960-1961) - Max Winslow / Big Lou Burnett *''

'' (1961) - "Holiday in Spain" — Calleja *''

Stagecoach West Stagecoach West is a bus operator providing services in Gloucestershire, Bristol, Swindon, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, North Somerset and Herefordshire, in the West of England, and Monmouthshire in the South-East of Wales. The company is a subsidia ...

'' (1961) - S1 E26 “Fort Wyatt Crossing” - Captain Eli. *''

Rawhide Rawhide may refer to: *Rawhide (material), a hide or animal skin that has not been tanned * Whip made from rawhide Entertainment * ''Rawhide'' (1926 film), a Western directed by Richard Thorpe * ''Rawhide'' (1938 film), a Western starring baseball ...

'' **''

'' (1961) – Pascal in S4:E8, "The Prairie Elephant" **''

'' (1965) – Colonel Reed in S7:E25, "The Last Order" *''

'' (1962) - Dr. Karr *''

'' (1964) as director for episodes 1, 9, 10, and 13 *'' Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'' (1967) - Dr. Gettlinger *''

'' (1968) - Ben Dawes *'' Star Trek: TOS'' (1969), one episode: "

" *'' Mission Impossible'' (1971), one episode: " Kitara" - Colonel Alex Kohler *''

'' (1972) - Gregory Praxas *''

'' (1972–1981), director for 16 episodes *''

'' (1976), as director of an episode *''

'' (1974-1978), created the title character for the 1974 film and the TV series *''

'' (1982) - 'Col. Alvin B. Kincaid' Episode: "Inside Out" *''

Rock Hudson Rock Hudson (born Roy Harold Scherer Jr.; November 17, 1925 – October 2, 1985) was an American actor. One of the most popular film stars of his time, he had a screen career spanning more than three decades, and was a prominent figure in the G ...

'' (1990) - director

Raoul Walsh Raoul Walsh (born Albert Edward Walsh; March 11, 1887December 31, 1980) was an American film director, actor, founding member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), and the brother of silent cinema actor George Walsh. He wa ...

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War and Remembrance ''War and Remembrance'' is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in October 1978 as the sequel to Wouk's '' The Winds of War'' (1971). ''The Winds of War'' covers the period 1939 to 1941, and ''War and Remembrance'' continues the story of the exten ...

'' (1989) - General

George S. Patton George Smith Patton Jr. (11 November 1885 – 21 December 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, then the Third Army in France and Germany after the Alli ...

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L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher for NBC. It ran for eight seasons and List of L.A. Law episodes, 172 episodes from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. The series cente ...

'' (1990-1994) - Judge Saul Edelstein * ''Matlock'' (TV series) (1991) - Marvin Shea *''

'' (1991) - State Supreme Court Justice Welch *'' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1991), one episode: " The Mind's Eye" - Klingon ambassador Kell *''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble ca ...

'' (2001) - Season 8, Episode 7, "In-Laws, Outlaws" - John Gilbert

Radio

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'' (1947-1954) *'' The Saint'' - Louie the cab driver (1951) *''

'' - Ellery Queen *''

'' (1950-1951) - Archie Goodwin *''

'' (1952-1961) *''

'' (1956-1960) *''

'' *''

Video game

*'' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear'' (1999) - Lukyan (voice)

References

External links

*
Lawrence Dobkin biography at All Movie

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