George Tobias

Biography

George Tobias was an American actor whose career spanned theater, film, and television. Born in Manhattan, he came from a family active in the Yiddish theater and began acting at 15 at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse. Early stage work included Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape in 1922, and his Broadway debut came in 1924 with Maxwell Anderson's What Price Glory? After signing with Warner Bros. in 1939, he was cast in supporting roles and character parts, among them Sergeant York (1941), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), and This Is the Army (1943). On television he played Pierre Falcon on Hudson's Bay, Penrose on Adventures in Paradise, and Abner Kravitz on Bewitched from 1964 to 1971. He later appeared on The Waltons and retired in 1977 after reprising Abner Kravitz on Tabitha. He died in 1980.

78years old at death

Born July 14, 1901Manhattan
Died February 27, 1980Los Angeles
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films: 27
Career span: 26 years1940 to 1966

Genres

Drama56%, 15 films
Romance37%, 10 films
Comedy30%, 8 films
Crime22%, 6 films
Action11%, 3 films

First and latest

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First role
Tobias was 15 when he started acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York. His Broadway debut came in 1924, in Maxwell Anderson's What Price Glory?.

George Tobias movies on Netflix

The Glass Bottom Boat1966IMDb rating 6.5as Norman Fenimore
Bullet for a Badman1964IMDb rating 6.4as Diggs
A New Kind of Love1963IMDb rating 5.7as Joe Bergner
Marjorie Morningstar1958IMDb rating 6.2as Maxwell Greech
Silk Stockings1957IMDb rating 6.8as Vassili Markovitch
The Tattered Dress1957IMDb rating 6.5as Billy Giles
The Glenn Miller Story1954IMDb rating 7.3as Si Schribman
Rawhide1951IMDb rating 7.1as Gratz
The Set-Up1949IMDb rating 7.8as Tiny
Sinbad the Sailor1947IMDb rating 6.1as Abbu
Nobody Lives Forever1946IMDb rating 7.0as Al Doyle
Objective, Burma!1945IMDb rating 7.3as Cpl. Gabby Gordon
Between Two Worlds1944IMDb rating 7.1as Pete Musick
Passage to Marseille1944IMDb rating 6.8as Petit
Air Force1943IMDb rating 7.0as Asst. Crew Chief
Mission to Moscow1943IMDb rating 5.4as Freddie
Thank Your Lucky Stars1943IMDb rating 6.7as George Tobias
This Is the Army1943IMDb rating 5.8as Maxie Twardofsky
Captains of the Clouds1942IMDb rating 6.4as Blimp Lebec
My Sister Eileen1942IMDb rating 7.0as Appopolous
Yankee Doodle Dandy1942IMDb rating 7.6as Dietz
Out of the Fog1941IMDb rating 6.7as Igor Propotkin
Sergeant York1941IMDb rating 7.7as 'Pusher' Ross
The Bride Came C.O.D.1941IMDb rating 6.9as Peewee Defoe
The Strawberry Blonde1941IMDb rating 7.2as Nicholas Pappalas
City for Conquest1940IMDb rating 7.2as 'Pinky'
They Drive by Night1940IMDb rating 7.2as George Rondolos

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Sergeant York1941 Biography, Drama, Historyas 'Pusher' Ross
IMDb rating 7.720K votes
The Set-Up1949 Crime, Film-Noir, Sportas Tiny
IMDb rating 7.811K votes
Yankee Doodle Dandy1942as Dietz
IMDb rating 7.618K votes
Objective, Burma!1945as Cpl. Gabby Gordon
IMDb rating 7.36.0K votes
The Glenn Miller Story1954as Si Schribman
IMDb rating 7.311K votes
Silk Stockings1957as Vassili Markovitch
IMDb rating 6.84.7K votes
Air Force1943as Asst. Crew Chief
IMDb rating 7.04.2K votes
The Strawberry Blonde1941as Nicholas Pappalas
IMDb rating 7.24.8K votes

Most often with

Michael Curtiz directed five of these films, Raoul Walsh three and Howard Hawks two. Three actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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James Cagney

Alan Hale

John Garfield

Jack Carson

Joan Leslie

Humphrey BogartMichael CurtizDirector, 5 films

Raoul WalshDirector, 3 films

Howard HawksDirector, 2 films

Films together

James Cagney5 films together, 1940 to 1942
James Cagney's page
- Captains of the Clouds1942IMDb rating 6.4Tobias as Blimp LebecCagney as Brian MacLean
- Yankee Doodle Dandy1942IMDb rating 7.6Tobias as DietzCagney as George M. Cohan
- The Bride Came C.O.D.1941IMDb rating 6.9Tobias as Peewee DefoeCagney as Steve Collins
- The Strawberry Blonde1941IMDb rating 7.2Tobias as Nicholas PappalasCagney as Biff Grimes
- City for Conquest1940IMDb rating 7.2Tobias as 'Pinky'Cagney as Danny Kenny
Alan Hale5 films together, 1940 to 1943
Alan Hale's page
- Thank Your Lucky Stars1943IMDb rating 6.7Tobias as George TobiasHale as Alan Hale
- This Is the Army1943IMDb rating 5.8Tobias as Maxie TwardofskyHale as Sergeant McGee
- Captains of the Clouds1942IMDb rating 6.4Tobias as Blimp LebecHale as Francis Patrick 'Tiny' Murphy
- The Strawberry Blonde1941IMDb rating 7.2Tobias as Nicholas PappalasHale as Old Man Grimes
- They Drive by Night1940IMDb rating 7.2Tobias as George RondolosHale as Ed Carlsen
John Garfield5 films together, 1941 to 1946
John Garfield's page
- Nobody Lives Forever1946IMDb rating 7.0Tobias as Al DoyleGarfield as Nick Blake
- Between Two Worlds1944IMDb rating 7.1Tobias as Pete MusickGarfield as Tom Prior
- Air Force1943IMDb rating 7.0Tobias as Asst. Crew ChiefGarfield as Tail Gunner Joe Winocki
- Thank Your Lucky Stars1943IMDb rating 6.7Tobias as George TobiasGarfield as John Garfield
- Out of the Fog1941IMDb rating 6.7Tobias as Igor PropotkinGarfield as Harold Goff
Jack Carson4 films together, 1941 to 1957
Jack Carson's page
- The Tattered Dress1957IMDb rating 6.5Tobias as Billy GilesCarson as Sheriff Nick Hoak
- Thank Your Lucky Stars1943IMDb rating 6.7Tobias as George TobiasCarson as Jack Carson
- The Bride Came C.O.D.1941IMDb rating 6.9Tobias as Peewee DefoeCarson as Allen Brice
- The Strawberry Blonde1941IMDb rating 7.2Tobias as Nicholas PappalasCarson as Hugo Barnstead
Joan Leslie4 films together, 1941 to 1943
Joan Leslie's page
- Thank Your Lucky Stars1943IMDb rating 6.7Tobias as George TobiasLeslie as Pat Dixon
- This Is the Army1943IMDb rating 5.8Tobias as Maxie TwardofskyLeslie as Eileen Dibble
- Yankee Doodle Dandy1942IMDb rating 7.6Tobias as DietzLeslie as Mary
- Sergeant York1941IMDb rating 7.7Tobias as 'Pusher' RossLeslie as Gracie Williams
Humphrey Bogart3 films together, 1940 to 1944
Humphrey Bogart's page
- Passage to Marseille1944IMDb rating 6.8Tobias as PetitBogart as Jean Matrac
- Thank Your Lucky Stars1943IMDb rating 6.7Tobias as George TobiasBogart as Humphrey Bogart
- They Drive by Night1940IMDb rating 7.2Tobias as George RondolosBogart as Paul Fabrini
Michael CurtizDirector, 5 films, 1942 to 1944
All films by Michael Curtiz
- Passage to Marseille1944IMDb rating 6.8Tobias as Petit
- Mission to Moscow1943IMDb rating 5.4Tobias as Freddie
- This Is the Army1943IMDb rating 5.8Tobias as Maxie Twardofsky
- Captains of the Clouds1942IMDb rating 6.4Tobias as Blimp Lebec
- Yankee Doodle Dandy1942IMDb rating 7.6Tobias as Dietz
Raoul WalshDirector, 3 films, 1940 to 1945
All films by Raoul Walsh
- Objective, Burma!1945IMDb rating 7.3Tobias as Cpl. Gabby Gordon
- The Strawberry Blonde1941IMDb rating 7.2Tobias as Nicholas Pappalas
- They Drive by Night1940IMDb rating 7.2Tobias as George Rondolos
Howard HawksDirector, 2 films, 1941 to 1943
All films by Howard Hawks
- Air Force1943IMDb rating 7.0Tobias as Asst. Crew Chief
- Sergeant York1941IMDb rating 7.7Tobias as 'Pusher' Ross
Also three films together6 more actors
- Ida LupinoThank Your Lucky Stars (1943), Out of the Fog (1941) and They Drive by Night (1940)
- Stanley RidgesAir Force (1943), This Is the Army (1943) and Sergeant York (1941)
- Ann SheridanThank Your Lucky Stars (1943), City for Conquest (1940) and They Drive by Night (1940)
- Faye EmersonNobody Lives Forever (1946), Between Two Worlds (1944) and Air Force (1943)
- Herbert AndersonThe Set-Up (1949), The Bride Came C.O.D. (1941) and The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
- Frances LangfordThe Glenn Miller Story (1954), This Is the Army (1943) and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.