'Forrest Gump' actor Bob Penny dies at 87
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Actor Bob Penny, who scored minor roles in the films 'Forrest Gump' and 'Sweet Home Alabama', has died.
Bob died in Huntsville, Alabama on Christmas Day, according to an online obituary from Laughlin Service Funeral Home. His cause of death has not been released.
Penny has had roles in dozens of movies and TV shows during her long career that dates back to the 80s. Some of her movie credits include 'Mississippi Burning', 'My Cousin Vinny' and ' The Legend of Bagger Vance”. He played a “buddy” in “Forrest Gump” and a bumbling small-town lawyer in “Sweet Home Alabama.” He also landed a role in the TV series “In the Heat of the Night.”
>He began his acting career by directing television commercials for a local department store and advertising campaigns for the United Way.
Bob was 87.
RIP
obits.al.com
Actor Bob Penny, who scored minor roles in the films 'Forrest Gump' and 'Sweet Home Alabama', has died.
Bob died in Huntsville, Alabama on Christmas Day, according to an online obituary from Laughlin Service Funeral Home. His cause of death has not been released.
Penny has had roles in dozens of movies and TV shows during her long career that dates back to the 80s. Some of her movie credits include 'Mississippi Burning', 'My Cousin Vinny' and ' The Legend of Bagger Vance”. He played a “buddy” in “Forrest Gump” and a bumbling small-town lawyer in “Sweet Home Alabama.” He also landed a role in the TV series “In the Heat of the Night.”
>He began his acting career by directing television commercials for a local department store and advertising campaigns for the United Way.
Bob was 87.
RIP
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