Peter Hobbs
Actor, Film actor
1918 – 2011
Who was Peter Hobbs?
Peter Hobbs was a French-born American character actor, known for roles on Broadway, television and film.
Hobbs was born on January 19, 1918, in Étretat, France, to Dr. Austin L. Hobbs and Mabel Foote Hobbs. However, he was raised in New York City. Hobbs attended Solebury School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and received his bachelor's degree from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. He served in as sergeant in combat engineering during World War II and fought at the Battle of the Bulge.
Hobbs made two guest appearances on Perry Mason including the role of defendant Gregory Pelham in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Careless Kidnapper." He also had appearances and reoccurring roles on Barney Miller, Lou Grant, The Odd Couple, The Doris Day Show, Knots Landing, The F.B.I., and The Tim Conway Show. Hobbs played Peter Ames on the CBS daytime series The Secret Storm from 1954 to 1962.
Hobbs died at his home in Santa Monica, California, on January 2, 2011, aged 92, following a short illness. He was survived by his wife, Carolyn Adams Hobbs, three daughters, two stepsons, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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- Born
- Jan 19, 1918
Étretat - Also known as
- Peter S. Hobbs
- Parents
- Spouses
- Carolyn Adams Hobbs
(1982 - 2011/01/02) - Patience Cleveland
(1965/10/24 - 1968)
- Carolyn Adams Hobbs
- Nationality
- France
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Solebury School
- Bard College
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Jan 2, 2011
Santa Monica
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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