George Lindsey
Acting
Born 1928-12-17
Died 2012-05-06
Fairfield, Alabama, USA
52 credits
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George Smith Lindsey (December 17, 1928 – May 6, 2012) was an American character actor, best known for his role as Goober Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry R.F.D. and his subsequent tenure on Hee-Haw.
In 1964, Lindsey was cast as the slow-witted but kindly "Goober Beasley" on The Andy Griffith Show. His character was later renamed "Goober Pyle" to tie him to his cousin Gomer Pyle, slow-witted country boy played by Jim Nabors, also from Alabama. Goober's antics frequently included his exaggerated "Goober Dance" and his comically bad Cary Grant impression.
As Lindsey started his portrayal as Goober, he also had a minor role in the Walter Brennan series The Tycoon on ABC. Lindsey played a sailor in the 1964 film Ensign Pulver, the sequel to Mister Roberts. He also had a role in a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode entitled Submarine Sunk Here. He appeared in six episodes of the television series Gunsmoke. He played a blackmailing taxicab driver in the "Bed of Roses" episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
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Filmography
Acting
39 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Andy Griffith Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Twilight Zone
Love, American Style
Daniel Boone
Gunsmoke
Miss USA
NewsRadio
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Real McCoys
The Aristocats
Mayberry R.F.D.
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Rescuers
Robin Hood
Banacek
CHiPs
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Great Adventure
The Wonderful World of Disney
Profiles in Courage
The Johnny Cash Show
Cannonball Run II
The New Loretta Young Show
Snowball Express
Treasure of Matecumbe
Ensign Pulver
Take This Job and Shove It
Return to Mayberry
Charley and the Angel
Bristle Face
Hellp
When I Find the Ocean
The American Snitch
A Tribute to Dr. Shock
The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane
Other credits
13 credits
Hee Haw
The Rifleman
M*A*S*H
Kraft Music Hall
Movin' On
Temple Houston
The Wonderful World of Disney
Flo
E! True Hollywood Story
The New Andy Griffith Show
Herbie, the Love Bug
The Nashville Palace
The Bobby Goldsboro Show
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