William J. Obanhein (October 19, 1924 – September 11, 1994), also known as Officer Obie, was the chief of police for the town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Did you know ... William Obanhein was THE real Officer Obie, police chief of Stockbridge, MA, mentioned in Arlo Guthrie's song "Alice's Restaurant".
William J. Obanhein, a former police chief here who once arrested the singer Arlo Guthrie and became famous as "Officer Obie" in Mr. Guthrie's ballad "Alice's ...
William Obanhein
Police officer
William J. Obanhein, also known as Officer Obie, was the chief of police for the town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He was a member of the police force there for 34 years, 1951 to 1985. He is fairly well known for his appearances in popular... Wikipedia
Born: October 19, 1924, United States
Died: September 11, 1994 (age 69 years), Stockbridge, MA
Movies: Alice's Restaurant
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William Obanhein as Officer Obie - Alice's Restaurant (1969) - IMDb
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Officer Obie : If he comes bustin' up the town again, I'm gonna bust him. Get the whole book on him. Possession. Pushing. The whole rap. So, keep him down here ...
Sep 14, 1994 · William J. Obanhein, a former police chief here who once arrested the singer Arlo Guthrie and became famous as "Officer Obie" in Mr. Guthrie's ballad "Alice's ...
Jul 31, 1985 · After 34 years as a lawman in Stockbridge, Mass., Obanhein, 60, has decided to retire. “I feel sad about it, but I've about had it,” Obanhein ...
Sep 14, 1994 · Obanhein, whose arrest of a teenage Arlo Guthrie brought him fame as Officer Obie in the Guthrie ballad Alice's Restaurant, has died at age 69.
Sep 14, 1994 · William J. Obanhein, 69, whose arrest of a teen-age Arlo Guthrie brought him fame as “Officer Obie” in the Guthrie anti-war ballad “Alice's Restaurant,” died ...
Obanhein (October 19, 1924 – September 11, 1994), sometimes better known as Officer Obie, was the chief of police for the town of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He ...
Sep 15, 1994 · Funeral services were held Thursday in Stockbridge, Mass., for retired police chief William Obanhein, made famous as Officer Obie in ...