Lawrence Dobkin

Lawrence Dobkin
Dobkin in Raiders of Old California (1957)
Born(1919-09-16)September 16, 1919
DiedOctober 28, 2002(2002-10-28) (aged 83)
Alma materYale University
Occupations
Years active1946–2001
Spouses
Frances Hope Walker
(m. 1942; div. 1960)
(m. 1962; div. 1967)
Anne Collings
(m. 1970)
Children3

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

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."[1]

  1. ^ Vallance, Tom (October 9, 2002). "Obituary: Lawrence Dobkin: Prolific and Versatile Character Actor". The Independent. London – via Saint.org.