Lawrence Doheny was born on April 14, 1924 in Kilmurry, County Limerick, Republic of Ireland as Laurence Francis Doheny. He was a director and writer, known for The Big Story (1949), The Rockford Files (1974) and Adam-12 (1968). He was married to Margaret Mangan. He died on September 7, 1982 in Los Angeles, California, USA.