Kevin Dobson
Nacimiento : 1943-03-18, New York City, New York, USA
Muerte : 2020-09-06
Historia
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.
Glenn Hunter
Una pareja de hermanos buscadores de oro, y que accidentalmente perturban a una colonia de anfibios chupadores de sangre y depredadores, en una cueva submarina. (FILMAFFINITY)
Mayor Stan Wood
When the mayor of a crime-ridden city and his opponent are both assassinated while seeking election, two FBI agents, John Archer and Mila Driver, reluctantly join forces to investigate the murder only to discover that City Hall holds more secrets than the identity of the killer.
Benedict
Soon after finding their way into the shelter of the mysterious, fog-engulfed town of Mercy, two friends plan to rest up for the night, only to realize, as nights turn into nights, that time doesn't exist in this town.
Cop
While stranded at a diner on Christmas Eve, Rose finds personal redemption in protecting a young baby from an abusive father on her way to reconciling with the child she had to give up for adoption in her youth.
Priest
Basada en un relato de Stephen King, cuenta la historia de un novelista de terror que sólo cree en aquello que ven sus ojos. Tras dedicarse a desacreditar fenomenos paranormales ocurridos en supuestas casas fantasmas, él no tiene prueba alguna de la existencia de vida más allá de la muerte. Sin embargo, todo cambiará cuando entre en la habitación 1408 del Hotel Dolphin.
Henderson Davis
Un avión en el que se está celebrando una fiesta de cumpleaños es secuestrado. El oficial de la fuerza aérea que vuela como guardaespaldas tendrá que recuperar el control de la nave.
Donald Shawnessy
Una pareja de recién casados se dirige a casa de los padres del chico para que conozcan a su nuera. En el camino recogen a Libby, una joven que está huyendo tras apuñalar al hombre que abusó de ella. El coche sufre un accidente, en el cual sólo Libby sobrevive. Los padres del joven fallecido creen que Libby es la esposa de su hijo, a la que todavía no conocían, y la acogen en su casa. Desde este momento, Libby usurpa la personalidad de la fallecida, emprendiendo una nueva vida llena de mentiras.
Police Captain
Robert Woodfield, un abogado de Los Ángeles, es testigo de un crimen cometido por un cliente al que recientemente ha defendido con éxito en los tribunales. Atrapado ante el dilema de denunciar o no a su defendido, escucha la voz de su conciencia y construye un nuevo caso para encerrar al asesino tras las rejas. Pero algo sale mal y ahora la vida de Robert y su familia están en peligro, obligándose a actuar al margen de la ley.
Dr. Joel Blair
Timmy Blair has the usual twelve-year-old's share of problems: his father is too busy at work, his new stepmother loads him with chores, and school life is as difficult as ever. When a furry friend follows him home from school, Timmy is delighted. There's only one problem. His new-found buddy is a 500 pound gorilla
Lt. Jim Ransom
A homicide detective finds himself in an uneasy triangle with his fiancée and a female partner.
Detective Joe Sraccula
A segment from the 'Unsolved Mysteries' TV series inspired this story, in which a nurse (Megan Ward) claims that she's possessed by a murdered co-worker's spirit which identifies the killer.
Jack Liner
A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.
Chuck Hayes
An abused woman escapes from prison, is recaptured, and sent back then tries to get her sentence reduced. Based on a true story.
Jack Evans
A newswoman is consumed by suspicions and guilt over her rocky marriage.
Tommy Miller
A bail bondsman deals drugs on the side and thinks he's struck it rich when he conceives a scheme to steal counterfeit money. When the mob comes calling for it, he tries to set up a fellow employee as the culprit.
Hank Bolen
The friendships held between two families is threatened when one of their sons drowns in the other family's swimming pool.
Assistant D.A. Bobby Crocker
After discovering the connection between a corrupt city commissioner and Colombian killers, Kojak is framed for the murder of a call girl and is prosecuted by former police detective Crocker, now an assistant D.A.
Peter Finley
Peter Finley is a cable-TV newsman who is led into a network of sin and conspiracy when he has interest in a missing anchorwoman's story.
Col. Joseph Cheever
While a major in the U.S. Army, Joe Cheever has a fling with his commanding officer's daughter that results in a pregnancy. Cheever convinces the girl to have an illegal abortion. The abortion goes wrong and the girl dies. To protect his career, Cheever implicates Captain Dennison whose life is thereby ruined. Years later, the Captain's now grown-up sister Katherine marries Army Major Alex Breen, and is stunned to learn his commanding officer is the now Colonel Cheever. She becomes obsessed with getting revenge for the sake of her dead brother.
Mike Hammer
Mickey Spillane's hard-hitting '50s private eye, Mike Hammer, returns to television in the guise of Kevin Dobson to track down the killer of his best friend who was driving Hammer's car. Joining in the hunt are the detective's Girl Friday, the ever-hopeful Velda, and his cop friend, Pat Chambers.
Bobby Gibbons
El ejecutivo George Dupler pierde los papeles y se ve obligado a trabajar como encargado de una tienda las 24 horas. Después de sugerirle a su hijo que corte su relación con Cheryl Gibbons, una humilde ama de casa que además es su prima, Cheryl intentará seducir a George.
Hal Painter
A distraught widower is caught in a bitter custody battle with his late wife's parents over his 10-year-old son, following his plans to remarry and move off to California with the boy.
Don Hollander
A married man, returning to his small town for a high school reunion, finds himself torn between his long-ago high school girlfriend and her 17-year-old daughter, whose boyfriend is the star player on the school's basketball team his fellow alumni are playing.
Sal Pacheco
A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.
John Hurley
Fact-based story about a hard-driving young executive who rebels against his failing heart and undergoes a risky transplant.
Pete Lomas
A young Italian immigrant who loses everything in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake starts over again and builds up a shipping empire, but doesn't find the happiness he thought would come with wealth until he takes up with a young Chinese girl.
Ensign George Gay
Segunda Guerra Mundial. En el verano de 1942 empezó la guerra naval, en la que norteamericanos y japoneses se enfrentaron por el dominio del Pacífico. Mientras la flota de portaaviones japoneses luchaba para tomar Midway y destruir las naves enemigas, las fuerzas estadounidenses, formadas por tres portaaviones y numerosos barcos de apoyo, intentaban resistir el envite.
Man at Bar (uncredited)
En Nueva York, un hombre ha desaparecido sin dejar rastro. Klute (Donald Sutherland), un policía íntimo amigo suyo, encuentra una pista en las cartas que aquél le escribía a una prostituta llamada Bree (Jane Fonda). Va a verla para interrogarla y surge entre ellos una apasionada relación amorosa. Mientras Klute prosigue sus investigaciones en los bajos fondos, empiezan a aparecer prostitutas asesinadas; entonces le asalta la sospecha de que Bree pueda ser la próxima víctima.
Michael Bradley
