Character actor Bob Penny, who had roles in box-office hits "Forrest Gump" and "Sweet Home Alabama," died on Christmas Day at the age of 87. Born Robert Lynn Penny in Anniston, Alabama, on June 29, ...

The "Forrest Gump" actor helps veterans and first responders through his foundation, which has now built a new house for a ...

Bob Penny, a poet and professor who after retirement appeared in small parts in movies including Forrest Gump, Sweet Home Alabama and My Cousin Vinny and in the TV series In the Heat of the Night, ...

Bob Penny, an actor who had roles in “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Forrest Gump” died on Christmas Day at 87. No cause of death was given. Born in 1935, the Alabama native spent the majority of his early ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Bob Penny, an ...

Bob Penny, a character actor with roles in "Forrest Gump" and "Sweet Home Alabama," died Sunday. He was 87. Penny's cause of death was not revealed in an online obituary shared by the Laughlin Service ...