Lawrence Doheny

Lawrence Doheny

Director. Born 13 April 1924 in Kilmurry, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland. Died 7 September 1982.

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Born
13 April 1924, Kilmurry, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland
Died
7 September 1982

Biography

Lawrence Doheny (14 April 1924 – 7 September 1982) was an Irish-born American television and film director. He emigrated to the United States in the 1930s and began his career directing episodes of series including The Big Story and Rescue 8. His only feature film credit was as writer and director of Teenage Millionaire (1961).

Doheny directed more than 100 television episodes across several decades. He is credited with 13 episodes of Adam-12, 12 of The Rockford Files, eight of Baa Baa Black Sheep and eight of Magnum, P.I.. He also directed the television films Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974) and The Unwanted (1975). He was married to Margaret Mangan and had three children.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Lawrence Doheny is known for Magnum, P.I. (1980), The Six Million Dollar Man (1974), Charlie's Angels (1976), Quincy, M.E. (1976), The Greatest American Hero (1981), Simon & Simon (1981), Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976) and Adam-12 (1968).