- Born
- Died
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Perhaps best remembered for his TV role in the hit series Bewitched (1964) as the Abner Kravitz who had to put up with his wife's ranting about what was going on at the neighbors. George Tobias was also a well loved character actor who was mostly cast as the amiable and lovable friend of the lead character. Born in New York City, he honed his acting skills one the stage and made his way to Broadway. Catching the eye of a Warner Brothers scout, he went west in the late 1930s and quickly established himself, often teamed up with James Cagney. He playing everything from the lovable dim-wit to the villain in everything from dramas, comedies and musicals. He retired from acting in 1977, after reprising his Bewitched (1964) role in the short-lived sequel Tabitha (1976), and passed away three years later after a battle with cancer.
- IMDb mini biography by: Keith Burnage
- ParentsEsther Rosenstein TobiasSamuel Tobias
- He was a lifelong bachelor but for 40 years had an off-and-on relationship with actress Milicent Patrick until his death in 1980.
- The hearse containing his body was stolen on the way to the mortuary. Involved in a fender bender, the vehicle was stolen by carjackers while information was being exchanged by the occupants of the vehicles. The car and the body were found shortly after.
- Was in four Oscar Best Picture nominees: Ninotchka (1939), Sergeant York (1941), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), and Mildred Pierce (1945).
- He appeared in both Ninotchka (1939) and Silk Stockings (1957), its musical remake.
- In The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939), Tobias is credited only as playing a beggar. However, he also can be seen as playing one of the workmen doing renovation work in Notre Dame Cathedral.
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