Peter Hobbs

Biography

Peter Hobbs was a French-born American actor who worked on Broadway, in television and in film. Raised in New York City after his birth in Étretat, France, he started on the stage in the 1940s with Broadway productions including Truckline Cafe and The Teahouse of the August Moon. On television he took the role of Peter Ames in the daytime serial The Secret Storm, which he appeared in from 1954 to 1962, and he had guest spots on Perry Mason plus recurring parts in series such as Barney Miller, Lou Grant and The Facts of Life. His film work included The Andromeda Strain (1971), Sleeper (1973), Beyond Witch Mountain (1982) and The Man with Two Brains (1983). He died in 2011.

92years old at death

Born January 19, 1918Étretat
Died January 2, 2011Santa Monica
Star sign: CapricornLast day of the sign, on the Aquarius cusp

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 23 years1964 to 1987

Genres

Comedy45%, 5 films
Sci-Fi36%, 4 films
Drama27%, 3 films
Romance27%, 3 films
Adventure18%, 2 films

First and latest

Peter Hobbs movies on Netflix

In the Mood1987IMDb rating 6.1as The Judge
The Man with Two Brains1983IMDb rating 6.4as Dr. Brandon
Beyond Witch Mountain1982IMDb rating 5.5as Dr. Peter Morton
Elvis1979IMDb rating 6.9as Jim Denny
The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan1979IMDb rating 6.7as Old John
Wizards1977IMDb rating 6.3as General (voice)
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat1974IMDb rating 5.2
Sleeper1973IMDb rating 7.1as Dr. Dean
The Andromeda Strain1971IMDb rating 7.2as General Sparks
Good Neighbor Sam1964IMDb rating 6.7as Phil Reisner
The Killers1964IMDb rating 7.0as Instructor

Best known for

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

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Sleeper1973 Comedy, Sci-Fias Dr. Dean
IMDb rating 7.146K votes
The Andromeda Strain1971 Sci-Fi, Thrilleras General Sparks
IMDb rating 7.245K votes
The Man with Two Brains1983as Dr. Brandon
IMDb rating 6.430K votes
Wizards1977as Generalvoice
IMDb rating 6.315K votes
Elvis1979as Jim Denny
IMDb rating 6.95.8K votes
The Killers1964as Instructor
IMDb rating 7.011K votes
In the Mood1987as The Judge
IMDb rating 6.11.2K votes
Good Neighbor Sam1964as Phil Reisner
IMDb rating 6.73.6K votes

Worked with

Peter Hobbs shares two films with Bob Holt, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Bob Holt

Bess Flowers

Mark Hamill

David Warner

Ed Begley Jr.

James Cromwell

Woody AllenDirector, 1 film

Robert WiseDirector, 1 film

Carl ReinerDirector, 1 film

Films together

Bob Holt2 films together, 1974 to 1977
Bob Holt's page
- Wizards1977IMDb rating 6.3Hobbs as GeneralvoiceHolt as Avatarvoice
- The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat1974IMDb rating 5.2Holt as Many voicesvoice
Bess Flowers1 film together, 1964
Bess Flowers's page
- Good Neighbor Sam1964IMDb rating 6.7Hobbs as Phil ReisnerFlowers as Mrs. Burke
Mark Hamill1 film together, 1977
Mark Hamill's page
- Wizards1977IMDb rating 6.3Hobbs as GeneralvoiceHamill as Seanvoice
David Warner1 film together, 1983
David Warner's page
- The Man with Two Brains1983IMDb rating 6.4Hobbs as Dr. BrandonWarner as Dr. Alfred Necessiter
Ed Begley Jr.1 film together, 1979
Ed Begley Jr.'s page
- Elvis1979IMDb rating 6.9Hobbs as Jim DennyBegley as D J Fontana
James Cromwell1 film together, 1983
James Cromwell's page
- The Man with Two Brains1983IMDb rating 6.4Hobbs as Dr. BrandonCromwell as Realtor
Woody AllenDirector, 1 film, 1973
All films by Woody Allen
- Sleeper1973IMDb rating 7.1Hobbs as Dr. Dean
Robert WiseDirector, 1 film, 1971
All films by Robert Wise
- The Andromeda Strain1971IMDb rating 7.2Hobbs as General Sparks
Carl ReinerDirector, 1 film, 1983
All films by Carl Reiner
- The Man with Two Brains1983IMDb rating 6.4Hobbs as Dr. Brandon

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