Los Angeles (USA), December 30 (EFE). – American actor Bob Penny, known for his roles in films such as “Forrest Gump” or “Sweet Home Alabama”, has passed away at the age of 87.
The poet and professor also died on December 25 of unknown causes, Laughlin’s funeral service located in Huntsville, Alabama announced Friday on its website.
Penny was born in Jacksonsville and raised in North Carolina, where she attended Wofford College in South Carolina. His academic career was complemented by courses at universities such as Columbia in New York or the University of Alabama.
The actor has dedicated 32 years of his life to teaching and his work as a teacher earned him the Ellen Greg Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching in the 1970s, while his book of poetry “Introductions to Home” earned him a 1980 Silver Bowl award.
His retirement from his academic career allowed him to broaden his work as an actor and his career is also framed by films such as “Mississippi Burning” (1988) and “My cousin Vinny” (1992) in which he shared credits with Joe Pesci.
He also had a small foray into television in productions such as “In the Heat of the Night” (1990), alongside Carroll O’Connor and Howard E.Rolins Jr, and 2016’s “Still the King”, in which the actor made his last appearance. . EFE
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