Background
Hobbs was born on January 19, 1918, in Étretat, France, to Doctor Austin L. Hobbs and Mabel Foote Hobbs.
Hobbs was born on January 19, 1918, in Étretat, France, to Doctor Austin L. Hobbs and Mabel Foote Hobbs.
Hobbs attended Solebury School in Buckinghamshire County, Pennsylvania, and received his bachelor"s degree from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New New York
However, he was raised in New York City. He served in as sergeant in combat engineering during World World War II and fought at the Battle of the Bulge. Hobbs made two guest appearances on Perry Mason including the role of defendant Gregory Pelham in the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Careless Kidnapper." He also had appearances and reoccurring roles on Barney Miller, Lou Grant, The Odd Couple, The Doris Day Show, The Facts of Life, Knots Landing, The Federal Bureau of Investigation, and The Tim Conway Show.
Hobbs played Peter Ames on the Columbia Broadcasting System daytime series The Secret Storm from 1954 to 1962.
Hobbs died at his home in Santa Monica, California, on January 2, 2011, aged 92, following a short illness.