Lawrence Dobkin

Lawrence Dobkin

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
BirthdaySep 16, 1919
Death2002-10-28
BiographyLawrence Dobkin (September 16, 1919 – October 28, 2002) was an American television director, character actor and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades.

Dobkin was a prolific performer during the Golden Age of Radio. He narrated the western Broken Arrow (1950). His film performances include Never Fear (1949), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), North by Northwest (1959) and Geronimo (1962). Before the closing credits of each episode of the landmark ABC television network series Naked City (1958–1963), he said, "There are eight million stories in the naked city. This has been one of them."

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Known For

Naked City
Ended

Naked City

as Narrator

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