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Kevin Dobson

Kevin Dobson

Actor

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.

Born: March 18, 1943 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: September 6, 2020 (Age 77)

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Kevin Dobson  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
6.6
ActorPriest2007
Movie
5.3
ActorBobby Gibbons1981
Movie
3.5
ActorHenderson Davis2006
Movie
4.2
ActorPolice Captain1999
Movie
3.3
ActorMayor Stan Wood2013
Movie
6.9
ActorEnsign George Gay1976
Movie
7.2
ActorMan at Bar (uncredited)1971
Movie
3.1
ActorDr. Joel Blair1998
TV Show
7.2
ActorBobby Crocker
118 Episodes
1973-1978
TV Show
7.4
ActorFred Pearson
1 Episode
1979-1988
TV Show
6.2
ActorCoach Earl Rowley
1 Episode
1994-2003
TV Show
6.7
Actor1 Episode1968-1973
TV Show
6.6
Actor1 Episode1971-1976
TV Show
6.4
ActorDetective Leo McCarthy
23 Episodes
1996-1998
TV Show
6.9
Actor1 Episode1991-1996
TV Show
7.5
Actor1 Episode1996-2000
TV Show
7.8
ActorMickey Thompson (2008)
1 Episode
2003-2010
TV Show
7.8
Actor1 Episode1972-1979
TV Show
7.5
Actor1 Episode2010-2020
TV Show
7.8
ActorMalcolm Turner
1 Episode
2000-2015
TV Show
6.9
ActorSelf - Co-Host
1 Episode
1961-1982
TV Show
6.9
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1974-1980
TV Show
6.9
ActorSelf
3 Episodes
1961-1982
TV Show
7.1
ActorM. Patrick MacKenzie
291 Episodes
1979-1993
TV Show
6.7
ActorYoung Marine
1 Episode
1967-1975
TV Show
6.3
ActorSheriff Greene
1 Episode
1994-1995
TV Show
6.9
ActorRaymond Porter
1 Episode
1996-2001
Movie
3.2
ActorGlenn Hunter2013
Movie
5.9
ActorJack Liner1995
Movie
4.9
ActorDonald Shawnessy2002
Movie
6.5
ActorCop2007
Movie
5.1
ActorCol. Joseph Cheever1984
Movie
5.2
ActorDetective Joe Sraccula1996
Movie
6.5
ActorSal Pacheco1980
Movie
5.8
ActorJack Evans1992
Movie
6.2
ActorChuck Hayes1993
Movie
5.2
ActorMike Hammer1981
Movie
8.5
ActorPete Lomas1978
Movie
7
ActorHank Bolen1990
Movie
6.6
ActorAssistant D.A. Bobby Crocker1990
Movie
ActorLt. Jim Ransom1998
Movie
6.5
ActorJohn Hurley1979
Movie
5.6
ActorPeter Finley1989
Movie
7.1
ActorHal Painter1980
Movie
6.4
ActorDon Hollander1980
Movie
5.4
ActorMichael Bradley1991
Movie
4.6
ActorTommy Miller1992
TV Special
7
Actor1 Episode1976
Limited Series
6.6
ActorM. Patrick McKenzie
2 Episodes
1997-1997
TV Show
6.5
DirectingDirector
2 Episodes
1981-1993
TV Show
8.5
DirectingDirector
2 Episodes
1993-1998
TV Show
7.1
DirectingDirector
9 Episodes
1979-1993
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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