
George Tobias
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Tobias (July 14, 1901 – February 27, 1980) was an American character actor. Born to a Jewish family in New York, he began his acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. He then spent several years in theater groups before moving on to Broadway and, eventually, Hollywood. In 1939, Tobias signed with Warner Brothers, where he played in supporting roles, many times along with James Cagney, in such movies as Cagney's Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) as well as with Gary Cooper in Sergeant York (1941). Tobias later achieved fame in the 1960s by playing long-suffering neighbor Abner Kravitz on the TV sitcom Bewitched. George Tobias never married and retired from acting in 1977 after a guest role in the Bewitched sequel Tabitha. On February 27, 1980, Tobias died of bladder cancer at the age of 78 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. The hearse containing his body was stolen on the way to the mortuary. The driver got out to speak to someone, and vandals stole the car. After driving about a mile, they realized that Tobias' body was in the back and fled the car. He is buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens County, New York. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Tobias, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 ·Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Lifeas Self/Abner Kravitz (archive footage)
- 1988 ·James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self (archive footage)
- 1977 ·Tabithaas
- 1975 ·Starsky & Hutchas
- 1975 ·Switchas Ludwig
- 1972 ·The Waltonsas
- 1970 ·Tora! Tora! Tora!as Captain on Flight Line at Hickam Field (uncredited)
- 1969 ·Love, American Styleas Sam
- 1969 ·Medical Centeras
- 1967 ·Mannixas
- 1966 ·The Glass Bottom Boatas Norman Fenimore
- 1964 ·Bewitchedas Abner Kravitz
- 1964 ·The Big Parade of Comedyas Actor in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1963 ·Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas
- 1962 ·Sam Benedictas
- 1959 ·Adventures in Paradiseas Trader Penrose
- 1959 ·The Rebelas Sheriff Boyd
- 1959 ·Laramieas
- 1959 ·Tightropeas
- 1958 ·77 Sunset Stripas
- 1957 ·The Real McCoysas
- 1957 ·Perry Masonas Sidney Falconer
- 1957 ·Silk Stockingsas Vassili Markovitch, Commisar of Art
- 1956 ·Telephone Timeas
- 1954 ·Climax!as Sergeant Levy
- 1953 ·Letter to Lorettaas Henry
- 1948 ·Studio Oneas M / Sgt. Al Wirtz
- Future ·Hudson's Bayas Pierre Falcon
- 2004 ·Los Angeles Plays Itselfas Al Doyle in Nobody Lives Forever (archive footage)
- 1970 ·The Phynxas Markevitch
- 1965 ·Nightmare in the Sunas Gideon
- 1964 ·Bullet for a Badmanas Diggs
- 1963 ·A New Kind of Loveas Joe Bergner
- 1958 ·Marjorie Morningstaras Maxwell Greech
- 1957 ·The Tattered Dressas Billy Giles
- 1955 ·The Seven Little Foysas Barney Green
- 1954 ·The Glenn Miller Storyas Si Schribman
- 1952 ·Desert Pursuitas Ghazili
- 1951 ·Ten Tall Menas Londos
- 1951 ·The Magic Carpetas Razi
- 1951 ·The Mark of the Renegadeas Captain Bardoso
- 1951 ·Rawhideas Gratz
- 1950 ·Southside 1-1000as Reggie
- 1949 ·Everybody Does Itas Rossi
- 1949 ·The Set-Upas Tiny
- 1948 ·Adventures of Casanovaas Jacopo
- 1947 ·My Wild Irish Roseas Nick Popolis
- 1947 ·The Judge Steps Outas Mike
- 1947 ·Sinbad the Sailoras Abbu
- 1946 ·Gallant Bessas Lug Johnson
- 1946 ·Nobody Lives Foreveras Al Doyle
- 1946 ·Her Kind of Manas Joe Marino
- 1945 ·Mildred Pierceas Mr. Chris (uncredited)
- 1945 ·Objective, Burma!as Cpl. Gabby Gordon
- 1944 ·Make Your Own Bedas Boris Fenilise
- 1944 ·Between Two Worldsas Pete Musick
- 1944 ·Passage to Marseilleas Petit
- 1943 ·Thank Your Lucky Starsas Self
- 1943 ·This Is the Armyas Maxie Twardofsky
- 1943 ·Mission to Moscowas Freddie
- 1943 ·Stars on Horsebackas
- 1943 ·Air Forceas Asst. Crew Chief
- 1942 ·My Sister Eileenas Appopolous
- 1942 ·Wings for the Eagleas Jake Hanso
- 1942 ·Juke Girlas Nick Garcos, the Greek
- 1942 ·Yankee Doodle Dandyas Dietz
- 1942 ·Captains of the Cloudsas Blimp Lebec (bush pilot)
- 1941 ·The Tanks Are Comingas Malowski
- 1941 ·Sergeant Yorkas "Pusher" Ross
- 1941 ·The Bride Came C.O.D.as Peewee Defoe
- 1941 ·Out of the Fogas Igor Propotkin
- 1941 ·Affectionately Yoursas Pasha
- 1941 ·The Strawberry Blondeas Nicholas Pappalas
- 1940 ·South of Suezas Eli Snedeker
- 1940 ·East of the Riveras Tony Scaduto
- 1940 ·City for Conquestas 'Pinky'
- 1940 ·Calling All Husbandsas Oscar Armstrong
- 1940 ·River's Endas Andy Dijon
- 1940 ·They Drive by Nightas George Rondolos
- 1940 ·The Man Who Talked Too Muchas Slug McNutt
- 1940 ·Torrid Zoneas Rosario La Mata
- 1940 ·Saturday's Childrenas Herbert 'Herbie' Smith
- 1940 ·Music in My Heartas Sascha Bolitov
- 1939 ·The Hunchback of Notre Dameas Beggar
- 1939 ·Balalaikaas Slaski
- 1939 ·Ninotchkaas Russian Visa Official (uncredited)
- 1939 ·They All Come Outas Sloppy Joe
- 1939 ·Maisieas Rico
- 1939 ·Yes, My Darling Daughteras Dock Worker
- 1939 ·Yes, My Darling Daughteras Edith Colby