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Ideally teamed with George Tobias as her hen-pecked husband, Abner, the two provided non-stop hilarity -- her frightened gulps, blank gaze and confused exasperation coupled with his dour disgust was comedy heaven. Sadly, Pearce developed ovarian cancer and died in 1966, only two seasons into the show.
George Tobias is credited as Performer. IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information.
Actor George Tobias, born on Jul 14, 1901 and died on Feb 27, 1980 starred in Sergeant York, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Mildred Pierce, Ninotchka, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), The Strawberry Blonde, This Is the Army, Captains of the Clouds, They Drive by Night, Thank Your Lucky Stars
Passage To Marseille (1944) -- (Movie Clip) I Accuse Daladier At Devil's Island, "Grandpere" (Vladimir Sokoloff) sizing up Renault, Marius et al (Philip Dorn, Peter Lorre, George Tobias, Helmut Dantine), who tell back-story on their comrade Matrac (Humphrey Bogart), appearing with wife-to-be Paula (Michele Morgan), in Passage To Marseilles, 1944.
Biography. They don't make character actors, and character actor careers, like that of George Tobias anymore. A large part of the reason for this is the disappearance of the Hollywood studio system, which in its Golden Age could put people like Tobias under contract and maintain a steady stream of supporting roles.
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George Tobias (July 14, 1901 – February 27, 1980) was an American character actor. Born to a Jewish family in New York, he began his acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. He then spent several years in theater groups before moving on to Broadway and, eventually, Hollywood.
