'Forrest Gump' Actor Bob Penny Dead at 87 - TMZ

'Forrest Gump' Actor Bob Penny Dead astatine 87 In Alabama

12/30/2022 5:56 AM PT

Actor Bob Penny, who scored insignificant roles successful the films "Forrest Gump" and "Sweet Home Alabama," has died.

Bob passed distant successful Huntsville, Alabama connected Christmas Day, according to an online obit from Laughlin Service Funeral Home. His origin of decease was not disclosed.

Penny was a spot portion histrion successful dozens of films and TV shows during his agelong vocation stretching backmost to the '80s. Some of his movie credits include, “Mississippi Burning,” “My Cousin Vinny” and “The Legend of Bagger Vance." He played a “crony” successful “Forrest Gump,” and a bumbling, small-town lawyer successful “Sweet Home Alabama." He besides landed a relation successful the TV bid “In the Heat of the Night.”

He began his acting vocation doing TV commercials for a section section store and advertisement campaigns for The United Way.

Bob was 87.

RIP