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Kevin Dobson
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Kevin Dobson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1943-03-18,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
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 district attorney. They remained friends until Savalas' death from bladder cancer in 1994. In 1978, Dobson played Pete Lomas in the two-part TV movie The Immigrants, based on the novel by Howard Fast. In 1981, Dobson starred as Det. Jack Shannon, a San Francisco police officer who is a single father, in the CBS series Shannon. However, the show failed to gain substantial ratings and was canceled after nine episodes. A more successful TV role for Dobson followed in 1982: M. Patrick "Mack" MacKenzie in the soap opera Knots Landing, opposite Michele Lee. He joined the show at the beginning of its fourth season in September 1982 and remained in the role until its cancellation in 1993. Dobson won five Soap Opera Digest Awards for his work on the series. He later reunited with his Knots Landing co-stars for a miniseries, Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac in 1997, and again in the 2005 non-fiction special Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again. Dobson has also appeared in a number of feature films, most notably the World War II movie, Midway, alongside Henry Fonda and Charlton Heston, as Ensign George Gay — a pilot and the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron Eight from the Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet's ill-fated opening attack against the Japanese fleet on June 4, 1942. Another prominent role was as the husband of Barbra Streisand in the 1981 romantic comedy All Night Long. He also had a small role as a priest in the well-received 2007 psychological horror film 1408. Dobson continued to appear in a number of TV roles, including the syndicated F/X: The Series for one season, the drama series The Bold and the Beautiful, and as the fourth actor to play Mickey Horton on Days of Our Lives.

Filmography

Mom, Can I Keep Her?

4

Mom, Can I Keep Her?
1998-06-10

Nobody Lives Forever

9

Nobody Lives Forever
1998-03-26

Voice from the Grave

5.8

Voice from the Grave
1996-03-20

4.7

Crash Landing
2005-07-03

0

Transplant
1979-04-17

5.2

All Night Long
1981-03-06

4.5

Hardhat & Legs
1980-02-09

Mark, I Love You

0

Mark, I Love You
1980-12-10

Money, Power, Murder.

3.8

Money, Power, Murder.
1989-12-10

Restraining Order

3.4

Restraining Order
1999-04-30

4.3

She's No Angel
2002-03-04

Margin for Murder

5.5

Margin for Murder
1981-10-15

If Someone Had Known

7.1

If Someone Had Known
1995-05-01

Beast of the Bering Sea

4

Beast of the Bering Sea
2013-11-09

A House of Secrets and Lies

1

A House of Secrets and Lies
1992-09-27

0

Reunion
1980-10-14

Fatal Friendship

0

Fatal Friendship
1991-12-01

0

Dirty Work
1992-07-22

6

Sweet Revenge
1984-10-31

FX - Final Illusion

0

FX - Final Illusion
1996-05-23

The Conviction of Kitty Dodds

0

The Conviction of Kitty Dodds
1993-11-02

2

The Immigrants
1978-11-20

6.697

1408
2007-06-22

3.2

Portal
2009-01-01

Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child

5.1

Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child
1990-09-24

Christmas at Cadillac Jack's

10

Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
2007-12-18

4

Dark Power
2013-07-09

Kojak: It's Always Something

6

Kojak: It's Always Something
1990-01-31

6.621

Midway
1976-06-18

6.746

Klute
1971-06-23

6.2

FX: The Series
1996-09-09

Touched by an Angel

7.2

Touched by an Angel
1994-09-21

7.3

Early Edition
1996-09-28

7.8

Cold Case
2003-09-28

Tales of the Unexpected

6.7

Tales of the Unexpected
1979-03-24

7.1

The Commish
1991-09-28

6.7

Knots Landing
1979-12-27

7

Kojak
1973-10-24

6.5

Cannon
1971-09-14

Battle of the Network Stars

7.2

Battle of the Network Stars
1976-11-13

7.757

Hawaii Five-0
2010-09-20

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

9

Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac
1997-05-07

The Mike Douglas Show

5.4

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.636

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-10-06

The Mike Douglas Show

5.4

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

6.7

Dinah!
1974-10-21

6.8

Ironside
1967-03-28

6.7

Burke's Law
1994-01-07

6.7

Nash Bridges
1996-03-29

Anger Management

6.2

Anger Management
2012-06-28

6.2

The Mod Squad
1968-09-24

7.8

Emergency!
1972-01-22

0

Shannon
1981-04-14