Lawrence Dobkin
Date of birth: 1919-09-16
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Larry Dobkin
Biography
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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The Restless Sea
1964-01-24
The Restless Sea is a 1964 educational animated feature-length film. It was produced by Disney as th
Not Wanted
1949-06-24
After a beautiful but unsophisticated girl is seduced by a worldly piano player and gives up her out
Patton
1970-01-25
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film
Julius Caesar
1953-06-04
The assassination of the would-be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic conseq
Rock Hudson
1990-01-08
Biography of actor Rock Hudson focuses on his struggle with his homosexuality. Based on the book by
The Defiant Ones
1958-08-14
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
The Ten Commandments
1956-10-05
Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of
The Gene Krupa Story
1959-12-01
The story of legendary jazz drummer, Gene Krupa. Since his youth, all Gene ever wanted to do is play
Geronimo
1962-04-27
In 1883, the Apache Indians lead by Geronimo reluctantly surrender to the attacks of American and Me
Portland Exposé
1957-08-11
The owner of a tavern is pressured by the local mob to go into business with them, and figures it's
Twelve O'Clock High
1949-12-21
In the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of
Illegal
1955-10-09
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find o
D.O.A.
1949-12-23
Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hou
Above and Beyond
1953-01-02
The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although una
Loan Shark
1952-05-23
A vicious loan shark ring has been preying on factory workers. When several workers at a tire factor
Johnny Yuma
1966-08-11
Infidelity, murder, and betrayal lies at the center of this violent Spaghetti western. A scheming wi
The Lost Missile
1958-12-01
A missile from parts unknown enters an orbit only 5 miles above Earth's surface and, due to friction
Kiss of Fire
1955-09-23
In 1700, a Spanish princess travels from New Mexico to California with ruthless outlaw El Tigre as g
Never Fear
1950-01-04
A dancer who has just gotten engaged to her partner and choreographer and is about to embark on a ma
The Cabinet of Caligari
1962-05-25
A delirious young woman feels trapped in a remote mansion at the mercy of a madman.
The Killer Is Loose
1956-02-03
A savings-and-loan bank is robbed; later, a police wiretap identifies meek bank teller Leon Poole as
Hotwire
1980-09-01
Car thieves go to work.
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946-12-25
It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return
Tokyo After Dark
1959-02-01
An American serviceman stationed in Tokyo, who's engaged to a local singer, faces both a military co
The Badge of Marshal Brennan
1957-04-14
Jim Davis is a man on the run. He comes across the body of a dead man wearing the badge of a marshal
Frenchie
1950-12-25
Frenchie Fontaine sells her successful business in New Orleans to come West. Her reason? Find the me
Jump Into Hell
1955-04-01
Arriving in IndoChina by parachute, Captain Guy Bertrand and his comrades make a courageous stand ag
The Big Operator
1959-08-01
A power-mad union boss resorts to murder to eliminate witnesses scheduled to testify against him. Th
Bannerline
1951-10-12
A young crusading reporter in a small town tackles civic corruption.
Day of Triumph
1954-12-25
A film about the last days of Jesus Christ.
Curiosity Kills
1990-06-27
An apartment block janitor stumbles upon a deadly secret after one of the residents seemingly commit
Underground
1970-10-07
An American intelligence agent attempts to kidnap a top Nazi general.
The Big Moment
1954-03-07
Three individual stories that give an account of crucial moments in the lives of three different peo
Wild Heritage
1958-07-23
Travails of a family heading West in a covered wagon.
The Rape of Doctor Willis
1991-11-03
A drama directed by Lou Antonio.
Sweet Smell of Success
1957-07-04
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his B
In Search of Historic Jesus
1979-08-01
Re-created Biblical tableaux mixed with interviews.
The Plot to Kill Stalin
1958-09-25
In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors,
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967-10-17
Peter Schermann is angry at the world after his children move him into a nursing home. Still physica
The Midnight Man
1974-03-07
An ex-convict, and ex-cop, finds himself in the midst of drama as a murder, of a female student, is
North by Northwest
1959-08-06
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
5 Fingers
1952-02-22
During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans whil
Red Skies of Montana
1952-01-23
When a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the par
The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-16
SFPD Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone (Karl Malden) is partnered with a young college-educated Ins
Mysteries from Beyond Earth
1975-12-01
Narrator Lawrence Dobkin examines unusual paranormal activities and conspiracy theories in several e
The Silver Chalice
1954-12-20
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the fa
Roswell
1994-07-31
Based on the book "UFO Crash at Roswell" by Kevin Randle and Donald Schmitt, Roswell follows the att
Raiders of Old California
1957-11-01
A villainous cavalry officer is trying to force the owner of a hacienda to give him his land when a
Remains to Be Seen
1953-05-15
A singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves f
Deadline - U.S.A.
1952-03-14
With three days before his paper folds, a crusading editor tries to expose a vicious gangster.
Riders to the Stars
1954-01-14
Three men gamble their lives in space to change the history of the world
Whirlpool
1950-01-13
The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habi
Sabaka
1955-02-02
A fire worshipping cult of Indian is disbanded by a man, his elephant and tiger.
Young Man with Ideas
1952-05-02
A Montana lawyer gets distracted after moving to California with his wife and children.
The Killers of Mussolini
1959-06-04
As the Salo Republic crumbles around him, Mussolini, along with his mistress and several of his mini
People Will Talk
1951-08-29
Successful and well-liked, Dr. Noah Praetorius becomes the victim of a witchhunt at the hands of Pro
African Manhunt
1955-01-05
Kirby, Davis and Drover escort the wanted criminal Rene Carvel from central Africa to the coast, sto
Chain of Circumstance
1951-08-23
A childless couple adopts a baby girl, but a crime committed by the husband's secretary could cause
A Fire Called Jeremiah
1961-12-03
This is the story of the “smoke jumpers,” specially trained by the Forest Service to reach forest fi
Steel and America
1965-09-01
A short film by Disney in which Donald Duck is involved in showing the history of Steel and America.
Sizeman and Son
1956-10-18
Morris Sizeman is a successful garment manufacturer in New York City. His son, Harold Sizeman, retur