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George Tobias
Actor
Died February 27, 1980 (78 years)
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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.
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| 2005 | Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled · as Abner Kravitz |
| 2003 | Los Angeles Plays Itself · as Al Doyle In Nobody Lives Forever (archive Footage) |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson · as Si Schribman (clip From The Glenn Miller Story (1954)) |
| 1976 | Tabitha (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch (TV Series) |
| 1975 | Switch (TV Series) · as Ludwig |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! · as Captain On Flight Line At Hickam Field (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Phynx · as Markevitch |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Sam Ellsworth (segment "love And The Bed") |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Glass Bottom Boat · as Norman Fenimore |
| 1965 | Nightmare in the Sun · as Gideon |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy · as Actor In 'ninotchka' (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1964 | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Harry Parkaginian |
| 1964 | Bewitched (TV Series) · as Abner Kravitz |
| 1964 | Bullet for a Badman · as Diggs |
| 1963 | A New Kind of Love · as Joe Bergner |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1962 | I'm Dickens... He's Fenster (TV Series) · as Schroeder |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Angel (1960) (TV Series) · as Mr. Kurnisch |
| 1960 | Insight (TV Series) · as Unger |
| 1960 | Overland Trail (TV Series) · as Hard Rock Sam Jackson |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Trader Penrose |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Laramie (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Barney Wagner |
| 1959 | Tightrope (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Mikhail Probich |
| 1959 | Hudson's Bay (TV Series) · as Pierre Falcon |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Marjorie Morningstar · as Maxwell Greech |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Sidney Falconer |
| 1957 | Silk Stockings · as Vassili Markovitch, Commisar Of Art |
| 1957 | The Tattered Dress · as Billy Giles |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The Seven Little Foys · as Barney Green |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Sergeant Levy |
| 1954 | The Glenn Miller Story · as Si Schribman |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Mike Kelly |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Henry |
| 1952 | Our Miss Brooks (TV Series) · as Dr. Bedford |
| 1952 | Desert Pursuit · as Ghazili |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Engineer |
| 1951 | The Magic Carpet · as Razi |
| 1951 | Mark of the Renegade · as Captain Bardoso |
| 1951 | Ten Tall Men · as Londos |
| 1951 | Rawhide · as Gratz |
| 1950 | Southside 1-1000 · as Reggie |
| 1949 | Everybody Does It · as Rossi |
| 1949 | The Set-Up · as Tiny |
| 1948 | The Judge Steps Out · as Mike |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as M / Sgt. Al Wirtz |
| 1948 | Adventures of Casanova · as Jacopo |
| 1947 | My Wild Irish Rose · as Nick Popolis |
| 1947 | Sinbad, the Sailor · as Abbu |
| 1946 | Gallant Bess · as Lug Johnson |
| 1946 | Nobody Lives Forever · as Al Doyle |
| 1946 | Her Kind of Man · as Joe Marino |
| 1945 | Mildred Pierce · as Mr. Chris (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Objective, Burma! · as Cpl. Gabby Gordon |
| 1944 | Make Your Own Bed · as Boris Fenilise |
| 1944 | Between Two Worlds · as Pete Musick |
| 1944 | Passage to Marseille · as Petit |
| 1943 | This Is the Army · as Maxie Twardofsky |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow · as Freddie |
| 1943 | Air Force · as Asst. Crew Chief |
| 1942 | My Sister Eileen · as Appopolous |
| 1942 | Wings for the Eagle · as Jake Hanso |
| 1942 | Yankee Doodle Dandy · as Dietz |
| 1942 | Juke Girl · as Nick Garcos, The Greek |
| 1942 | Captains of the Clouds · as Blimp Lebec (bush Pilot) |
| 1941 | The Tanks Are Coming · as Malowski |
| 1941 | Sergeant York · as "pusher" Ross |
| 1941 | The Bride Came C.O.D. · as Peewee Defoe |
| 1941 | Out of the Fog · as Igor Propotkin |
| 1941 | Affectionately Yours · as Pasha |
| 1941 | The Strawberry Blonde · as Nicholas Pappalas |
| 1940 | South of Suez · as Eli Snedeker |
| 1940 | East of the River · as Tony Scaduto |
| 1940 | City for Conquest · as 'pinky' |
| 1940 | Calling All Husbands · as Oscar Armstrong |
| 1940 | River's End · as Andy Dijon |
| 1940 | They Drive by Night · as George Rondolos |
| 1940 | The Man Who Talked Too Much · as Slug Mcnutt |
| 1940 | Torrid Zone · as Rosario La Mata |
| 1940 | Saturday's Children · as Herbert 'herbie' Smith |
| 1940 | Music in My Heart · as Sascha Bolitov |
| 1939 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Beggar |
| 1939 | Balalaika · as Slaski |
| 1939 | Ninotchka · as Russian Visa Official (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Roaring Twenties · as Soldier In American Army Baracks |
| 1939 | They All Come Out · as Sloppy Joe |
| 1939 | Maisie · as Rico |
| 1939 | Yes, My Darling Daughter · as Dock Worker |