‘Forrest Gump’ Actor Bob Penny Dead at 87

Actor Bob (*87*), who scored bit parts in the movies “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama,” has actually passed away.

Bob died in Huntsville, Alabama on Christmas Day, according to an online obit from Laughlin Service Funeral Home. His cause of death was not revealed.

(*87*) was a small role actor in lots of movies and television programs throughout his long profession extending back to the ’80s. Some of his film credits consist of, “Mississippi Burning,” “My Cousin Vinny” and “The Legend of Bagger Vance.” He played a “crony” in “Forrest Gump,” and a bumbling, small-town lawyer in “Sweet Home Alabama.” He likewise landed a function in the television series “In the Heat of the Night.”

He started his acting profession doing television commercials for a regional outlet store and advertising campaign for The United Way.

Bob was 87.