About
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...
Known for
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
Hawaii Five-0Series • 2010
Cold CaseSeries • 2003
Knots LandingSeries • 1979
IronsideSeries • 1967
Babylon 5Series • 1994
Touched by an AngelSeries • 1994
Nash BridgesSeries • 1996
CannonSeries • 1971
Emergency!Series • 1972
A Country PracticeSeries • 1981
Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979
Anger ManagementSeries • 2012
Early EditionSeries • 1996
KojakSeries • 1973
House of LiesSeries • 2012
The CommishSeries • 1991
FX: The SeriesSeries • 1996
The Mod SquadSeries • 1968
Burke's LawSeries • 1994
Battle of the Network StarsSeries • 1976
1408Movie • 2007
MidwayMovie • 1976
KluteMovie • 1971