[2] Hobbs attended Solebury School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and he received his bachelor's degree from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.

[2] He served as a sergeant in combat engineering during World War II and fought at the Battle of the Bulge.

[2] 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" and the role of James Hyatt in the 1965 episode "The Case of the Cheating Chancellor."

Hobbs married American actress Patience Cleveland on October 24, 1965, in Los Angeles, California.

[3] Hobbs died at his home in Santa Monica, California, on January 2, 2011, at age 92, following a brief illness.