James Dobson
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Biography
Biography
James Dobson was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Dobson landed roles in various films, including the John Wayne action movie "Flying Leathernecks" (1951), "The Tanks Are Coming" (1951) with Steve Cochran and the Ray Middleton biopic "I Dream of Jeanie" (1952). He also appeared in "Okinawa" (1952) with Pat O'Brien, the sports "The Rose Bowl Story" (1952) with Marshall Thomson and the sci-fi picture "Cult of the Cobra" (1955) with Faith Domergue. His passion for acting continued to his roles in projects like the drama "Friendly Persuasion" (1956) with Gary Cooper, "Jet Attack" (1957) and "The Tall Stranger" (1957) with Joel McCrea. He also appeared in the drama "Armored Command" (1961) with Howard Keel, the Dolores Hart comedy adventure "Come Fly With Me" (1962) and the adventure "Captain Sinbad" (1963) with Heidi Bruhl. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the Carol Lynley biopic drama "Harlow" (1965), "Track of Thunder" (1968) and "A Dream of Kings" (1969). He also appeared in the drama "The Undefeated" (1969) with John Wayne and the Debbie Reynolds crime picture "What's The Matter With Helen?" (1971). Dobson most recently worked on the thriller "Boogie Boy" (1998) with Mark Dacascos.
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