Personal Info
Birth date
1918-01-18 (107 Years)
Day of death
2011-01-02
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Etretat, France
Also known as
-Peter Hobbs
Biography
Hobbs was born 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.
Filmography
Newhart
7.1
Overview:
Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in Vermont. Dick is a how-to book writer, who eventually becomes a local TV celebrity as host of "Vermont Today." George Utley is the handyman at the inn and Leslie Vanderkellen is the maid, with ambitions of being an Olympic Ski champion; she is later replaced by her cousin Stephanie, an heiress who hates her job. Her boyfriend is Dick's yuppie TV producer, Michael Harris. There are many other quirky characters in this fictional little town, including Dick's neighbors Larry, Darryl, and Darryl...three brothers who buy the Minuteman Cafe from Kirk Devane. Besides sharing a name, Darryl and Darryl never speak.The Andy Griffith Show
7.624
Overview:
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.Ben Casey
5.6
Overview:
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.Family Ties
7.252
Overview:
Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child Andrew.Lou Grant
7.25
Overview:
The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.Empty Nest
5.8
Overview:
Widowed pediatrician Harry Weston is a miracle worker when it comes to dealing with his young patients, but he's more challenged by the other people surrounding him: daughters Barbara and Carol; his wisecracking office assistant, nurse LaVerne Todd; and obnoxious neighborhood mooch Charley Dietz. Thank goodness he always finds a friendly shoulder (and a warm, wet tongue) in Dreyfuss, his enormous dog.The F.B.I.
5.455
Overview:
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.M*A*S*H
7.926
Overview:
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.Lassie
6.1
Overview:
Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching each other about love, nature and commitment.Marcus Welby, M.D.
6.5
Overview:
Marcus Welby, M.D. is an American medical drama television program that aired on ABC from September 23, 1969, to July 29, 1976. It starred Robert Young as a family practitioner with a kind bedside manner and James Brolin as the younger doctor he often worked with, and was produced by David Victor and David J. O'Connell. The pilot, A Matter of Humanities, had aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on March 26, 1969.Alice
7.056
Overview:
Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her young son to start her life over again, and finds a job working at a roadside diner on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona. Most of the episodes revolve around events at Mel's Diner.Little House on the Prairie
7.943
Overview:
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.The Twilight Zone
7.748
Overview:
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.The Big Valley
6.1
Overview:
The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.Barney Miller
7.3
Overview:
Barney Miller is an American situation comedy television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village. The series originally was broadcast from January 23, 1975 to May 20, 1982 on ABC. It was created by Danny Arnold and Theodore J. Flicker. Noam Pitlik directed the majority of the episodes.Happy Days
7.6
Overview:
In 1950s Milwaukee the Cunningham family must contend with Fonzie, a motorcycle riding Casanova.The Invaders
6.807
Overview:
The Invaders, alien beings from a dying planet. Their destination: the Earth. Their purpose: to make it their world. David Vincent has seen them, for him it began one lost night on a lonely country road, looking for a shortcut that he never found. It began with a closed deserted diner, and a man too long without sleep to continue his journey. It began with the landing of a craft from another galaxy. Now, David Vincent knows that the Invaders are here, that they have taken human form. Somehow he must convince a disbelieving world that the nightmare has already begun.Knots Landing
6.868
Overview:
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.Studio One
5
Overview:
An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.Perry Mason
7.7
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.The Secret Storm
3.7
Overview:
The Secret Storm is a soap opera which ran on CBS from February 1, 1954 to February 8, 1974. The series was created by Roy Winsor, who also created the long-running soap operas Search for Tomorrow and Love of Life. Gloria Monty of General Hospital fame was a longtime director of the series. Like most CBS Soap Operas of the time such as The Guiding Light and As the World Turns The Secret Storm was filmed, and later taped, in New York at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 52 Street.The Odd Couple
7.8
Overview:
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.The Donna Reed Show
6.2
Overview:
Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.479
Overview:
The Dick Van Dyke Show centers around the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie. The plots generally revolve around problems at work, where Rob got into various comedic jams with fellow writers Buddy Sorrell, Sally Rogers and producer Mel Cooley.The Facts of Life
7.011
Overview:
Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.Ellery Queen
7.4
Overview:
Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.The Incredible Hulk
7.247
Overview:
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.Hunter
7.2
Overview:
Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.113
Overview:
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.Rhoda
6.25
Overview:
Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which aired 109 episodes over five seasons, from 1974 to 1978. The show was a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which Harper between the years 1970 and 1974 had played the role of Rhoda Morgenstern, a spunky, weight-conscious, flamboyantly fashioned Jewish neighbor and native New Yorker in the role of Mary Richards' best friend. After four seasons, Rhoda left Minneapolis and returned to her original hometown of New York City. The series is noted for breaking two television records, and was the winner of two Golden Globes and two Emmy Awards. Rhoda was filmed Friday evenings in front of a live studio audience at CBS Studio Center, Stage 14 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.Acting
1990Without Her Consent as Pete Raymond
1988Empty Nest (1 Episode) as Dr. Garrison
1987In the Mood as The Judge
1987Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1987The Bronx Zoo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1986L.A. Law (1 Episode) as Steven Henderson
1986A Winner Never Quits as McGregor
1985The Colbys (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985Promises to Keep as Doctor
1985The Twilight Zone (1 Episode) as (segment "To See the Invisible Man")
1985Hollywood Beat (1 Episode) as Unknown
1984Crazy like a Fox (1 Episode) as Father Ryan
1984Who's the Boss? (1 Episode) as Unknown
1984Hunter (1 Episode) as Dr. Spender
1984The Time Traveller as Barnaby
1984Nickel Mountain as Dr. Costard
1983The Man with Two Brains as Dr. Brandon
1983Special Bulletin as Jonathan E. Herman
1983Kentucky Woman as Unknown
1982St. Elsewhere (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982Newhart (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982Remington Steele (1 Episode) as Sam Fischer
1982Family Ties (1 Episode) as Professor Walter Jenkins
19829 to 5 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982Prime Suspect as Unknown
1982Marian Rose White as Dr. Smith
1982Washington Mistress as Mr. Parker
1981Hill Street Blues (1 Episode) as Unknown
1981Dynasty (1 Episode) as Unknown
1980Nine to Five as Doctor
1980Any Which Way You Can as Motel Clerk
1980Loving Couples as Frank
1980Scout's Honor as The President
1980Act of Love as Judge Traviera
1980Belle Starr as Jenkins
1979Knots Landing (1, 2 Episode) as Judge Harley Simpson, Ed Marcus
1979The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan as Old John
1979Flesh & Blood as Sgt. Corrigan
1979Hart to Hart (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1979The Facts of Life (1 Episode) as Unknown
1979The Lady in Red as Pops Geissler
1979Ike as Admiral with Pointer
1979Elvis as Jim Denny
1978Diff'rent Strokes (1 Episode) as Mr. Robinson
1977The Incredible Hulk (1 Episode) as Unknown
1977Lou Grant (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1977Wizards as General (voice)
1976Quincy, M.E. (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1976Alice (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Ellery Queen (2 Episodes) as Medical Examiner
1975Starsky & Hutch (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Joe Forrester (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan as Judge Davidson
1975Barney Miller (2, 3, 1 Episode) as Charlie Prevette, Phillip Brauer, Roy McManus
1974Death Sentence as Judge
1974The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat as Unknown
1974Little House on the Prairie (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1974Rhoda (1 Episode) as Unknown
1974Happy Days (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1973Sleeper as Dr. Dean
1973Kojak (1, 1 Episode) as Cortazzo, Kyle Becker
1973Heavy Traffic as Jerry (voice)
1972Say Goodbye, Maggie Cole as Pathologist
1972The Streets of San Francisco (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1972M*A*S*H (2 Episodes) as Col. Drake
1972Call Her Mom as Trustee #2
1971Star Spangled Girl as Man in Car
1971The Steagle as Dr. Payne
1971The Andromeda Strain as General Sparks
1971All in the Family (1 Episode) as Judge Polanski
1970But I Don't Want to Get Married! as Max
1970The Odd Couple (1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Nathaniel Talbot, Emcee, Simpson, Lawyer
1969Marcus Welby, M.D. (1 Episode) as Mr. Craddock
1969Daddy's Gone A-Hunting as Cathy's Doctor (uncredited)
1967Good Morning World (1 Episode) as Dr. Zinnato
1967The Invaders (1 Episode) as Colonel
1965The F.B.I. (1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 Episode) as Giles Barton, SRA Wilson, Sprague, SRA Andrew Rea, SRA Anthony Harper, SAC Anthony Harper
1965The Big Valley (1, 1 Episode) as Marshal Steve Macklin, Cliff Hyatt
1965Run for Your Life (1 Episode) as Henry Gower
1964Profiles in Courage (1 Episode) as Lindbergh
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (2 Episodes) as Chaplain
1964Good Neighbor Sam as Phil Reisner
1964The Killers as Instructor
1964The New Interns as Dr. Duane
1961The Dick Van Dyke Show (1 Episode) as Captain E. Lebost
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Mister Ed (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960The Andy Griffith Show (1, 1 Episode) as Mr. Tracy, Mr. Lockridge
1958The Donna Reed Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Perry Mason (1, 1 Episode) as Gregory Pelham, James Hyatt
1954Lassie (1 Episode) as Unknown
1954The Secret Storm (319 Episodes) as Unknown
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 Episode) as John Claggart
1949Suspense (1 Episode) as Cooper
1948Studio One (1 Episode) as Unknown
Sound
2009I'm Not Harry Jenson ... Original Music Composer