Character actor Bob Penny, who had roles in box-office hits "Forrest Gump" and "Sweet Home Alabama," died on Christmas Day at the age of 87. Born Robert Lynn Penny in Anniston, Alabama, on June 29, ...

There's no secret about how much 1994 and 1995 were watershed years for actor Tom Hanks winning back-to-back Best Actor Oscars for Philadelphia (1993) and Forrest Gump (1994). What people may not ...

Williamson said he had to fight to be seen for his role as Bubba, but when he and Tom Hanks auditioned together, their connection was immediate Williamson told his agent, “If I can't get in on this ...

Time sure does fly by, doesn’t it? “Forrest Gump” stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright are reuniting with director Robert Zemeckis in the new film “Here.” The emotional trailer of the Sony Pictures movie ...

Filming has begun on “Spring Breakthrough,” a Hallmark movie directed by “Forrest Gump” actor Mykelti Williamson that is being shot in Mobile and Baldwin counties. According to information posted by a ...

Bob Penny, an actor who had roles in “Sweet Home Alabama” and “Forrest Gump” died on Christmas Day at 87. No cause of death was given. Born in 1935, the Alabama native spent the majority of his early ...

Bob Penny, a character actor who had roles in “Forrest Gump,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” and “My Cousin Vinny,” died Sunday in Huntsville, Ala. He was 87. Penny was born in Anniston, Ala., and came to ...