George Tobias | |
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Credits | |
Role | Abner Kravitz |
Biographical Information | |
Birthdate | July 14, 1901 |
Birthplace | New York, New York, United States |
Death Date | February 27, 1980 (age 78) |
Death Place | Los Angeles, California, United States |
George Tobias portrayed Abner Kravitz, the long-suffering husband of Gladys Kravitz, in Bewitched (1964-1971). He reprised the role in the Tabitha episode, The Arrival of Nancy (1977).
Biography[]
George Tobias was an American character actor who specialized in none-too-bright pals of the lead, though his range included villains and ethnic types. A native of New York City, he began acting at 15. He studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse and played on Broadway with the Theatre Guild, and with the Provincetown Players.
Tobias came to Hollywood in the late 1930's and quickly became a fixture in films of all genres, primarily at Warner Bros. He was a frequent foil for James Cagney and played everything from comedies to dramas and musicals. In the 1960's, he achieved greater fame as the long-suffering neighbor Abner Kravitz on the hit television show Bewitched (1964). Tobias retired in 1972. He died of cancer eight years later.
Bewitched Appearances[]
Episode | Airdate |
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Be It Ever So Mortgaged | September 24, 1964 |
Mother Meets What's-His-Name | October 8, 1964 |
Little Pitchers Have Big Fears | October 22, 1964 |
...And Something Makes Three | December 3, 1964 |
A Vision of Sugar Plums | December 24, 1964 |
It's Magic | January 7, 1965 |
Ling Ling | February 11, 1965 |
Red Light, Green Light | March 4, 1965 |
Which Witch Is Which? | March 11, 1965 |
Pleasure O'Riley | March 18, 1965 |
Open the Door, Witchcraft | April 8, 1965 |
Abner Kadabra | April 15, 1965 |
That Was My Wife | April 29, 1965 |
Illegal Separation | May 6, 1965 |
A Change of Face | May 13, 1965 |
Remember the Main | May 20, 1965 |
Alias Darrin Stephens | September 18, 1965 |
My Grandson, the Warlock | October 7, 1965 |
Take Two Aspirins and Half a Pint of Porpoise Milk | October 21, 1965 |
And Then I Wrote | November 11, 1965 |
Aunt Clara's Old Flame | November 25, 1965 |
A Strange Little Visitor | December 2, 1965 |
A Vision of Sugar Plums (repeat) | December 23, 1965 |
My Baby, the Tycoon | January 20, 1966 |
Fastest Gun on Madison Avenue | February 3, 1966 |
Samantha, the Dressmaker | February 24, 1966 |
Baby's First Paragraph | March 10, 1966 |
A Bum Raps | April 28, 1966 |
Prodigy | June 9, 1966 |
Endora Moves in for a Spell | October 20, 1966 |
Twitch or Treat | October 27, 1966 |
The Short, Happy Circuit of Aunt Clara | November 10, 1966 |
My Friend Ben | December 8, 1966 |
Samantha for the Defense | December 15, 1966 |
Soapbox Derby | December 29, 1966 |
The Crone of Cawdor | March 16, 1967 |
Nobody but a Frog Knows How to Live | April 27, 1967 |
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | September 28, 1967 |
A Safe and Sane Halloween | October 26, 1967 |
Allergic to Macedonian Dodo Birds | November 16, 1967 |
My, What Big Ears You Have | December 7, 1967 |
I Confess | April 4, 1968 |
Samantha's Secret Saucer | April 18, 1968 |
Splitsville | May 16, 1968 |
Samantha's Wedding Present | September 26, 1968 |
Weep No More My Willow | December 19, 1968 |
Samantha the Bard | January 30, 1969 |
Daddy Does His Thing | April 4, 1969 |
Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays | December 18, 1969 |
Samantha's Lost Weekend | January 8, 1970 |
Tabitha's Very Own Samantha | January 29, 1970 |
Samantha's Pet Warlock | November 19, 1970 |
Mary the Good Fairy | January 21, 1971 |
The Good Fairy Strikes Again | January 28, 1971 |
Darrin Goes Ape | March 11, 1971 |
- The Arrival of Nancy (Tabitha)
Source[]
George Tobias on the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on November 5, 2019.