Bob Penny, 'Forrest Gump' actor and Alabama professor, dies
He was credited as a “crony” in the 1994 film “Forrest Gump,” and played a bumbling, small-town lawyer in “Sweet Home Alabama,” released in 2002.
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He was credited as a “crony” in the 1994 film “Forrest Gump,” and played a bumbling, small-town lawyer in “Sweet Home Alabama,” released in 2002.
Pelé, Vivienne Westwood, Edie Landau and more stars died just days before the end of 2022.
Penny appeared in more than 30 movies and TV series including Mississippi Burning and My Cousin Vinny
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.
Bob Penny was known for his roles in "Forrest Gump" and "Sweet Home Alabama." His death was confirmed by Laughlin Service Funeral Home but gave no cause of death.