Kevin Dobson

Kevin Dobson

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.

  • Title: Kevin Dobson
  • Popularity: 7.666
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1943-03-18
  • Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Kevin James Dobson
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Kevin Dobson Movies

  • 1998
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    Mom, Can I Keep Her?

    Mom, Can I Keep Her?

    4 1998 HD

    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...

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  • 1998
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    Nobody Lives Forever

    Nobody Lives Forever

    1 1998 HD

    A homicide detective finds himself in an uneasy triangle with his fiancée and a female partner.

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  • 1996
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    Voice from the Grave

    Voice from the Grave

    6 1996 HD

    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...

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  • 2006
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    Crash Landing

    Crash Landing

    4.6 2006 HD

    When a hostage situation arises on-board a private plane with the daughter of a billionaire on-board. Major John Masters (Sabato Jr.) teams up with...

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  • 1979
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    Transplant

    Transplant

    1 1979 HD

    Fact-based story about a hard-driving young executive who rebels against his failing heart and undergoes a risky transplant.

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  • 1981
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    All Night Long

    All Night Long

    5.2 1981 HD

    Executive George Dupler loses his temper and is demoted to the night manager at a 24 hour drugstore. After he suggests to his teenage son Freddie...

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  • 1980
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    Hardhat & Legs

    Hardhat & Legs

    4.5 1980 HD

    A sex education teacher falls for a construction worker with a gambling problem.

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  • 1980
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    Mark, I Love You

    Mark, I Love You

    1 1980 HD

    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...

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  • 1989
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    Money, Power, Murder.

    Money, Power, Murder.

    5.2 1989 HD

    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.

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  • 1999
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    Restraining Order

    Restraining Order

    3.3 1999 HD

    Robert Woodfield is a criminal defense attorney, and he has defended a lot of criminals, many of whom are guilty, but has maintained that everyone...

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  • 2002
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    She's No Angel

    She's No Angel

    4.6 2002 HD

    A drama and thriller story of a young woman who has suffered great abuse as a girl and who finds happiness when in a car accident, by mistake, she...

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  • 1981
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    Margin for Murder

    Margin for Murder

    5.5 1981 HD

    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...

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  • 1995
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    If Someone Had Known

    If Someone Had Known

    6.8 1995 HD

    A young wife and mother is abused by her husband and keeps the secret from her friends and family.

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  • 2013
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    Beast of the Bering Sea

    Beast of the Bering Sea

    4 2013 HD

    With their father killed by a swarm of vampiric sea creatures, Bering Sea adventurers, Joe and Donna, team up with a marine biologist and her devoted...

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  • 1992
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    A House of Secrets and Lies

    A House of Secrets and Lies

    1 1992 HD

    A newswoman is consumed by suspicions and guilt over her rocky marriage.

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  • 1980
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    Reunion

    Reunion

    1 1980 HD

    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...

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  • 1991
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    Fatal Friendship

    Fatal Friendship

    1 1991 HD

    A man begins suspecting that his best friend may be involved in an international crime ring.

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  • 1992
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    Dirty Work

    Dirty Work

    1 1992 HD

    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...

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  • 1984
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    Sweet Revenge

    Sweet Revenge

    6.2 1984 HD

    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...

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  • 1996
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    FX - Final Illusion

    FX - Final Illusion

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Conviction of Kitty Dodds

    The Conviction of Kitty Dodds

    1 1993 HD

    An abused woman escapes from prison, is recaptured, and sent back then tries to get her sentence reduced. Based on a true story.

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  • 1978
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    The Immigrants

    The Immigrants

    2 1978 HD

    The rags-to-riches saga of a young Italian immigrant who battles his way out of the San Francisco earthquake to become a shipping magnate, rise to...

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  • 2007
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    1408

    1408

    6.69 2007 HD

    A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts...

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  • 2009
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    Portal

    Portal

    3.8 2009 HD

    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...

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  • 1990
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    Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child

    Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child

    5.8 1990 HD

    The friendships held between two families is threatened when one of their sons drowns in the other family's swimming pool.

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  • 2007
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    Christmas at Cadillac Jack's

    Christmas at Cadillac Jack's

    10 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 2013
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    Dark Power

    Dark Power

    4.2 2013 HD

    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,...

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  • 1990
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    Kojak: It's Always Something

    Kojak: It's Always Something

    6 1990 HD

    After discovering the connection between a corrupt city commissioner and Colombian killers, Kojak is framed for the murder of a call girl and is...

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  • 1976
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    Midway

    Midway

    6.6 1976 HD

    This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

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  • 1971
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    Klute

    Klute

    6.795 1971 HD

    A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.

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  • 1996
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    FX: The Series

    FX: The Series

    6.2 1996 HD

    Rollie Tyler, a special effects expert, helps his detective friend solve crimes by making criminals see what they want to see. But what is real and...

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  • 1994
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    Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

    7.2 1994 HD

    Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.

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  • 1996
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    Early Edition

    Early Edition

    7.3 1996 HD

    Gary Hobson thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today giving him a disconcerting look into the...

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  • 2003
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    Cold Case

    Cold Case

    7.766 2003 HD

    The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly...

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  • 1979
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    Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

    6.7 1979 HD

    A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and...

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  • 1991
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    The Commish

    The Commish

    7.2 1991 HD

    Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for Scali, this is no desk job. He's a tough yet...

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  • 1979
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    Knots Landing

    Knots Landing

    6.8 1979 HD

    The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.

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  • 1973
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    Kojak

    Kojak

    6.942 1973 HD

    A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.

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  • 1972
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    Emergency!

    Emergency!

    7.784 1972 HD

    The crew of Los Angeles County Fire Department Station 51, particularly the paramedic team, and Rampart Hospital respond to emergencies in their...

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  • 1971
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    Cannon

    Cannon

    6.5 1971 HD

    Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the...

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  • 1976
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    Battle of the Network Stars

    Battle of the Network Stars

    7.2 1976 HD

    Battle of the Network Stars was a series of competitions where television stars from ABC, CBS, and NBC would compete in various sporting events. A...

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  • 2010
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    Hawaii Five-0

    Hawaii Five-0

    7.7 2010 HD

    Steve McGarrett returns home to Oahu, in order to find his father's killer. The governor offers him the chance to run his own task force (Five-0)....

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  • 1997
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    Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

    Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac

    9 1997 HD

    Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac is a 1997 television miniseries that served as a reunion show for the primetime soap opera Knots Landing. It...

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 2000
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    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    7.6 2000 HD

    A Las Vegas team of forensic investigators are trained to solve criminal cases by scouring the crime scene, collecting irrefutable evidence and...

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  • 1961
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    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    5.1 1961 HD

    The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much...

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  • 1974
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    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    6.5 1974 HD

    Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured...

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  • 1967
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    Ironside

    Ironside

    6.9 1967 HD

    When an assassin's bullet confines him to a wheelchair for life ending his career as Chief of Detectives, Robert T. Ironside becomes a consultant to...

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  • 1994
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    Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

    6.7 1994 HD

    Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from 1994 to 1995. The series centers on Amos Burke, a...

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  • 1996
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    Nash Bridges

    Nash Bridges

    6.6 1996 HD

    Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his...

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  • 2012
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    Anger Management

    Anger Management

    6.2 2012 HD

    Charlie is a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice and he performs pro bono counseling for...

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  • 1968
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    The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

    6.5 1968 HD

    The Mod Squad was the enormously successful groundbreaking "hippie" undercover cop show that ran on ABC from September 24, 1968, until August 23,...

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  • 1970
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    The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

    8 1970 HD

    Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, its goal is to maintain peace among...

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  • 1970
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    The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

    5.6 1970 HD

    A Country Practice was an Australian television drama series. At its inception, one of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of...

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  • 1970
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    The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

    6.8 1970 HD

    The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.

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