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Kevin Dobson

Kevin Dobson

Actor · Born 1943-03-18 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Kevin Patrick Dobson is an American film and television actor, best known for his roles as Detective Bobby Crocker, the trusted protege of Lt. Theo Kojak (played by Telly Savalas) in the CBS crime drama Kojak, and as M. Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie in the soap opera Knots Landing. After a brief appearance in the 1971 film Klute, and small acting roles on TV series such as The Mod Squad, Emergency! and Cannon, Dobson signed a contract with Universal Studios in 1972. This led to his role of Det. Bobby Crocker, Lt. Theo Kojak's young partner, in the TV series Kojak, opposite Telly Savalas. For the role, he had to borrow a suit. He had twice auditioned and failed, then called his agent, telling him, "'Do what you have to do,' so he called in a favor and I read for them [again]. I was a military policeman in the Army, so I knew how to hold a gun and throw somebody against a wall. I got a call [the next night] asking if I'd sign a contract." Dobson auditioned for a third time and finally won. He remained with Kojak for its entire five-season run from 1973 to 1978, and later reunited with Savalas for the 1990 TV movie, Kojak: It's Always Something, his character having become an assistant di…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. 1408 (2007) — Priest
  2. Hawaii Five-0 (2010) — Al Shepard
  3. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) — Malcolm Turner
  4. Klute (1971) — Man at Bar (uncredited)
  5. Cold Case (2003) — Mickey Thompson (2008)
  6. Midway (1976) — Ensign George Gay
  7. Anger Management (2012) — Dr. Cameron
  8. Touched by an Angel (1994) — Earl Rowley
  9. Early Edition (1996) — Darrel Foster
  10. Kojak (1973) — Bobby Crocker
  11. Nash Bridges (1996) — Raymond Porter
  12. Ironside (1967) — Young Marine
  13. Emergency! (1972) — 1st Deputy
  14. Tales of the Unexpected (1979) — Fred Pearson
  15. Knots Landing (1979) — M. Patrick MacKenzie
  16. Cannon (1971)
  17. All Night Long (1981) — Bobby Gibbons
  18. Crash Landing (2006) — Henderson Davis
  19. The Commish (1991)
  20. The Mod Squad (1968) — Howie
  21. Beast of the Bering Sea (2013) — Glenn Hunter
  22. FX: The Series (1996) — Detective Leo McCarthy
  23. Dark Power (2013) — Mayor Stan Wood
  24. She's No Angel (2002) — Donald Shawnessy
  25. If Someone Had Known (1995) — Jack Liner
  26. The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
  27. Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child (1990) — Hank Bolen
  28. Restraining Order (1999) — Police Captain
  29. Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
  30. Sweet Revenge (1984) — Col. Joseph Cheever
  31. Portal (2009) — Benedict
  32. Voice from the Grave (1996) — Detective Joe Sraccula
  33. Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (1997) — M. Patrick McKenzie
  34. Money, Power, Murder. (1989) — Peter Finley
  35. Dinah! (1974) — Self
  36. Burke's Law (1994) — Sheriff Greene
  37. Mom, Can I Keep Her? (1998) — Dr. Joel Blair
  38. Hardhat & Legs (1980) — Sal Pacheco
  39. Margin for Murder (1981) — Mike Hammer
  40. A House of Secrets and Lies (1992) — Jack Evans

Directed

  1. Babylon 5 (1994) — Director
  2. Knots Landing (1979) — Director
  3. A Country Practice (1981) — Director