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George Tobias |
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Role |
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Birthdate |
July 14, 1901 |
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Birthplace |
New York, New York, United States |
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Death Date |
February 27, 1980 (age 78) |
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Death Place |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
George Tobias portrayed Abner Kravitz, the long-suffering husband of Gladys Kravitz.
Biography
George Tobias was an American character actor who specialized in none-too-bright pals of the lead, though his range included villains and ethnic types. A native of New York City, he began acting at 15. He studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse and played on Broadway with the Theatre Guild, and with the Provincetown Players.
Tobias came to Hollywood in the late 1930's and quickly became a fixture in films of all genres, primarily at Warner Bros. He was a frequent foil for James Cagney and played everything from comedies to dramas and musicals. In the 1960's, he achieved greater fame as the long-suffering neighbor Abner Kravitz on the hit television show Bewitched (1964). Tobias retired in 1972. He died of cancer eight years later.
Appearances
- A Bum Raps
- A Change of Face
- A Strange Little Visitor
- A Vision of Sugar Plums (and repeat)
- Abner Kadabra
- Alias Darrin Stephens
- Allergic to Macedonian Dodo Birds
- ...And Something Makes Three
- And Then I Wrote
- Aunt Clara's Old Flame
- Baby's First Paragraph
- Be It Ever So Mortgaged
- Daddy Does His Thing
- Darrin Goes Ape
- Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
- Endora Moves in for a Spell
- Fastest Gun on Madison Avenue
- I Confess
- Illegal Separation
- It's Magic
- Ling Ling
- Little Pitchers Have Big Fears
- Mary the Good Fairy
- Mother Meets What's-His-Name
- My Baby the Tycoon
- My Friend Ben
- My Grandson, the Warlock
- My, What Big Ears You Have
- Nobody but a Frog Knows How to Live
- Open the Door, Witchcraft
- Pleasure O'Riley
- Prodigy
- Red Light, Green Light
- Remember the Main
- Samantha for the Defense
- Samantha the Bard
- Samantha, the Dressmaker
- Samantha's Lost Weekend
- Samantha's Pet Warlock
- Samantha's Secret Saucer
- Samantha's Wedding Present
- Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays
- Soap Box Derby
- Splitsville
- Tabitha's Very Own Samantha
- Take Two Aspirins and Half a Pint of Porpoise Milk
- That Was My Wife
- The Arrival of Nancy (Tabitha)
- The Crone of Cawdor
- The Good Fairy Strikes Again
- The Safe and Sane Halloween
- The Short, Happy Circuit of Aunt Clara
- This Little Piggie
- Twitch or Treat
- Weep No More My Willow
- Which Witch Is Which?
Source
George Tobias on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on November 5, 2019.