Bob Penny, 'Sweet Home Alabama' and 'Forrest Gump' actor, dead at 87
Dr. Robert "Bob" Lynn Penny, an actor who played roles in "My Cousin Vinny" and "Mississippi Burning," died Sunday in Alabama at the age of 87.
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Dr. Robert "Bob" Lynn Penny, an actor who played roles in "My Cousin Vinny" and "Mississippi Burning," died Sunday in Alabama at the age of 87.
The college professor-turned-actor died in Huntsville, Alabama on Christmas Day.
Actor Bob Penny, who scored small roles in films "Forrest Gump" and "Sweet Home Alabama," died on Dec. 25.
<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/bob-penny-bit-actor-in-numerous-hollywood-films-dies-at-87/"></div>HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Bob Penny, an Alabama college professor and actor who performed small roles in movies including “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died at age 87. Penny died on Christmas Day, according to an obituary from Laughlin Service Funeral Home in Huntsville. No cause of death was given. Born in Anniston […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Bob Penny, an Alabama college professor and actor who performed small roles in movies including “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” has died at age 87.