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George Tobias (I) (1901–1980)


Perhaps best remembered for his TV role in the hit series Bewitched 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... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1977 Tabitha (TV series)
Abner Kravitz
 
1977 Switch (TV series)
Ludwig
The Snitch (1977) … Ludwig
 
1976 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
'Ace'
The Las Vegas Strangler (1976) … 'Ace'
 
1972-1976 Medical Center (TV series)
Shapiro / Kabakov
A Very Private War (1976) … Shapiro
Survivors (1975)
Kiss and Kill (1974) … Shapiro
The Fallen (1972) … Kabakov
 
1973 Insight (TV series)
Unger
Attention Must Be Paid (1973) … Unger
 
1972-1973 The Waltons (TV series)
Vernon Rutley / Junk Man Vernon Rutley
The Deed (1973) … Vernon Rutley
The Hunt (1972) … Vernon Rutley (uncredited)
 
1973 The Night Strangler (TV movie)
Stacks/Jimmy Stackhaus (scenes deleted)
 
1970 Mannix (TV series)
Dalton
Time Out of Mind (1970) … Dalton
 
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
Captain on Flight Line at Hickam Field (uncredited)
 
1970 The Phynx
Markevitch
 
1969 Love, American Style (TV series)
Sam Ellsworth (segment "Love and the Bed")
Love and the Medium/Love and the Bed/Love and the High School Flop-Out (1969) … Sam Ellsworth (segment "Love and the Bed")
 
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Harry Parkaginian
The Hot Number Affair (1967) … Harry Parkaginian
 
1965 Nightmare in the Sun
Gideon
 
1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Sidney Falconer
The Case of the Antic Angel (1964) … Sidney Falconer
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Barney Green
The Seven Little Foys (1964) … Barney Green
 
1963 Glynis (TV series)
Barney
The Body Guards (1963) … Barney
 
1963 A New Kind of Love
Joe Bergner
 
1963 I'm Dickens, He's Fenster (TV series)
Schroeder
The Bet (1963) … Schroeder
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Max Vesterhauzy
The Bird of Warning (1962) … Max Vesterhauzy
 
1961 The Untouchables (TV series)
Mikhail 'Red Mike' Probich
Loophole (1961) … Mikhail 'Red Mike' Probich
 
1959-1961 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Trader Penrose / Penrose
A Penny a Day (1961) … Trader Penrose
A Touch of Genius (1961) … Trader Penrose
Who Is Sylvia? (1961) … Trader Penrose
Captain Butcher (1961) … Trader Penrose
Man Eater (1961) … Trader Penrose
 
1961 One Happy Family (TV series)
Mr. Kendall
For Better or Worse (1961) … Mr. Kendall
 
1958-1960 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Gonzales / Pete Schrieber
The President's Daughter (1960) … Gonzales
Vicious Circle (1958) … Pete Schrieber
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Sheriff Boyd
The Earl of Durango (1960) … Sheriff Boyd
 
1960 The Deputy (TV series)
Barney Wagner
The Lucifer Urge (1960) … Barney Wagner
 
1960 Overland Trail (TV series)
Hard Rock Sam Jackson
Lawyer in Petticoats (1960) … Hard Rock Sam Jackson
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Marty Pandora
Big Business (1960) … Marty Pandora
 
1960 Laramie (TV series)
Shanghai Pierce
The Legend of Lily (1960) … Shanghai Pierce
 
1959 Hudson's Bay (TV series)
Pierre Falcon
Civilization (1959) … Pierre Falcon
The Coward (1959) … Pierre Falcon
 
1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Henry
The Last Witness (1958) … Henry
 
1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
M / Sgt. Rich
The Enemy Within (1958) … M/Sgt. Rich
 
1958 Marjorie Morningstar
Maxwell Greech
 
1957 Climax! (TV series)
Sergeant Levy
To Walk the Night (1957) … Sergeant Levy
 
1957 Telephone Time (TV series)
 
1957 Silk Stockings
Vassili Markovitch, Commisar of Art
 
1957 The Tattered Dress
Billy Giles
 
1954-1955 Our Miss Brooks (TV series)
Man
Have Bed - Will Travel (1955) … Man (uncredited)
The Jewel Robbery (1954) … Man (uncredited)
 
1955 The Seven Little Foys
Barney Green
 
1954 The Glenn Miller Story
Si Schribman
 
1952 Desert Pursuit
Ghazili
 
1951 Ten Tall Men
Londos
 
1951 The Magic Carpet
Razi
 
1951 Mark of the Renegade
Captain Bardoso
 
1951 Rawhide
Gratz
 
1950 Southside 1-1000
Reggie
 
1949 The Judge Steps Out
Mike
 
1949 The Set-Up
Tiny
 
1948 Adventures of Casanova
Jacopo
 
1947 My Wild Irish Rose
Nick Popolis
 
1947 Sinbad, the Sailor
Abbu
 
1946 Gallant Bess
Lug Johnson
 
1946 Nobody Lives Forever
Al Doyle
 
1946 Her Kind of Man
Joe Marino
 
1945 Mildred Pierce
Mr. Chris (uncredited)
 
1945 Objective, Burma!
Cpl. Gabby Gordon
 
1944 Make Your Own Bed
Boris Fenilise
 
1944 Between Two Worlds
Pete Musick
 
1944 Passage to Marseille
Petit
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars
George Tobias
 
1943 Mission to Moscow
Freddie
 
1943 Air Force
Asst. Crew Chief
 
1942 My Sister Eileen
Appopolous
 
1942 Wings for the Eagle
Jake Hanso
 
1942 Juke Girl
Nick Garcos, the Greek
 
1942 Captains of the Clouds
Blimp Lebec
 
1941 The Tanks Are Coming (short)
Malowski
 
1941 The Bride Came C.O.D.
Peewee Defoe
 
1941 Out of the Fog
Igor Propotkin
 
1941 Affectionately Yours
Pasha
 
1941 The Strawberry Blonde
Nicholas Pappalas
 
1940 South of Suez
Eli Snedeker
 
1940 East of the River
Tony Scaduto
 
1940 City for Conquest
'Pinky'
 
1940 The Baron and the Rose (short)
Henry Stiegel
 
1940 Calling All Husbands
Oscar 'Panhandle' Armstrong
 
1940 River's End
Andrew (Andy) Dijon
 
1940 They Drive by Night
George Rondolos
 
1940 The Man Who Talked Too Much
Slug 'Canvasback' McNutt
 
1940 Torrid Zone
Rosario
 
1940 Saturday's Children
Herbert Smith
 
1940 Music in My Heart
Sascha
 
1939 Balalaika
Slaski (bartender)
 
1939 Ninotchka
Russian Visa Official (uncredited)
 
1939 They All Come Out
'Sloppy Joe'
 
1939 Maisie
Rico
 
1939 Yes, My Darling Daughter
Dock Worker (uncredited)
 
1927 The Lunatic
 
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1964-1965 Bewitched (TV series)
A Vision of Sugar Plums (1965) (performer: "Jingle Bells")
A Vision of Sugar Plums (1964) (performer: "Jingle Bells")
 
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars (performer: "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" 1854 / "The Dreamer" 1943 - uncredited)
 
1943 This Is the Army (performer: "Poor Little Me, I'm on KP", "Oh, How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning")
 
1943 Air Force (performer: "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" 1923 - uncredited)
 
1940 Calling All Husbands (performer: "Tip-Toe thru' the Tulips with Me" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1940 Music in My Heart (performer: "Otchi Tchornya Dark Eyes" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1943 Stars on Horseback (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2005 Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled (video short)
Abner Kravitz
 
1965 Bewitched (TV series)
 
1964 The Big Parade of Comedy (documentary)
Actor in 'Ninotchka' (uncredited)
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1928). Stage Play: The International. Written by John Howard Lawson. Music by Edward A. Ziman. Directed by John Howard Lawson. New Playwrights Theatre: 12 Jan 1928- Feb 1928 (closing date unknown/27 performances). Cast: Jane Barry (as "Alise"), Herbert Bergman, Ruth Chorpenning (as "Madam Miau")... See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

He was Abner Kravitz on Bewitched where Darrin Stephens was played by Dick York and Dick Sargent. He also starred opposite Gary Cooper in Sergeant York. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer