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.
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.
An Alabama actor who played small roles in movies including “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama” has died at age 87
You may not remember the name, but you may recall the films where the late Bob Penny performed
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.