Bob Penny, a longtime former UAB professor and actor has died.

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He has worked in more than 30 films, including “Forrest Gump” and “Sweet Home Alabama.”

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As per some reports, Penny died on the Christmas Day.

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He was 87, A cause of death was not given in his obituary.

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Penny was born in Born in Anniston in 1935.

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Penny was a poet who spent three decades as an English professor.

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Penny found work on the side acting in TV commercials in 80s.

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Penny appeared in more than 30 movies and TV series.

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He was credited as a “crony” in the 1994 film “Forrest Gump.”

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He also played a bumbling, small-town lawyer in “Sweet Home Alabama,” released in 2002.

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