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George Lindsey
Actor
Died May 6, 2012 (83 years)
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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.
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.
Filmography
| 2006 | When I Find the Ocean · as Ed Barker |
| 2000 | Jeff Foxworthy's Comedy Classics · as Cast |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Pat Sajak Show (TV Series) · as Goober |
| 1986 | Return to Mayberry · as Goober Pyle |
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II · as Cal |
| 1983 | The American Snitch · as Zeke |
| 1982 | Herbie, the Love Bug (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Take This Job and Shove It · as Man At Gas Station |
| 1980 | Flo (TV Series) |
| 1977 | CHiPs (TV Series) · as Wayne Cato |
| 1977 | The Rescuers · as Rabbit (voice) |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Norris Scoggins |
| 1976 | Treasure of Matecumbe · as Coahoma Sheriff |
| 1974 | Movin' On (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Robin Hood · as Trigger - A Vulture (voice) |
| 1973 | Charley and the Angel · as Pete |
| 1972 | Snowball Express · as Double L. Dingman |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Banacek (TV Series) · as Lt. Bradshaw |
| 1971 | The New Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) |
| 1970 | The AristoCats · as Lafayette (voice) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as (segment "love And The Anxious Mama") |
| 1969 | Hee Haw (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Blondie (1968) (TV Series) · as Chester |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) · as Goober Pyle |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage (TV Series) · as Black |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Wigeon |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Collins |
| 1964 | Ensign Pulver · as Lindstrom |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure (TV Series) · as Hampton |
| 1963 | Temple Houston (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1962 | The New Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Sam |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Sam Kirby |
| 1961 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) |
| 1961 | The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Goober |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Deputy Pierce |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) · as Monk Sands |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Orville |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Hermie Chadron |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as John |