Kevin Dobson

Known for

Acting

Born

March 18, 1943

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

September 6, 2020 (aged 77)

Biography

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...

Best known work

1408

2007

Hawaii Five-0

2010

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Babylon 5

1994

Klute

1971

Cold Case

2003

Midway

1976

Anger Management

2012

House of Lies

2012

Touched by an Angel

1994

Filmography

2013
Beast of the Bering Sea
as Glenn Hunter
2013
Dark Power
as Mayor Stan Wood
2012
Anger ManagementTV
as Dr. Cameron (1 episode)
2012
House of LiesTV
as Mr. Pinkus (4 episodes)
2010
Hawaii Five-0TV
as Al Shepard (1 episode)
2009
Portal
as Benedict
2007
Christmas at Cadillac Jack's
as Cop
2007
1408
as Priest
2006
Crash Landing
as Henderson Davis
2003
Cold CaseTV
as Mickey Thompson (2008) (1 episode)
2002
She's No Angel
as Donald Shawnessy
2001
The Making of Midway
as Self (archive footage)
2000
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationTV
as Malcolm Turner (1 episode)
1999
Restraining Order
as Police Captain
1998
Mom, Can I Keep Her?
as Dr. Joel Blair
1998
Nobody Lives Forever
as Lt. Jim Ransom
1997
Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-SacTV
as M. Patrick McKenzie (2 episodes)
1996
Early EditionTV
as Darrel Foster (1 episode)
1996
FX: The SeriesTV
as Detective Leo McCarthy (23 episodes)
1996
FX - Final Illusion
as Leo McCarthy (archive footage)
1996
Nash BridgesTV
as Raymond Porter (1 episode)
1996
Voice from the Grave
as Detective Joe Sraccula
1995
If Someone Had Known
as Jack Liner
1994
Touched by an AngelTV
as Earl Rowley (1 episode)
1994
Babylon 5TV
Director