George Lindsey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
52 acting credits
Acting · 52
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
M*A*S*H
1972
Love, American Style
1969
The Rifleman
1958
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Daniel Boone
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
CHiPs
1977
Gunsmoke
1955
Miss USA
1963
The Real McCoys
1957
NewsRadio
1995
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Kraft Music Hall
1958
Banacek
1972
Hee Haw
1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
1969
The Great Adventure
1963
The Aristocats
1970
Profiles in Courage
1964
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Robin Hood
1973
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
Movin' On
1974
Temple Houston
1963
The Rescuers
1977
Cannonball Run II
1984
Flo
1980
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
The New Loretta Young Show
1962
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Herbie, the Love Bug
1982
The New Andy Griffith Show
1971
Ensign Pulver
1964
Snowball Express
1972
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976
Take This Job and Shove It
1981
Charley and the Angel
1973
Return to Mayberry
1986
The Nashville Palace
1981
The Bobby Goldsboro Show
1973
The American Snitch
1983
Bristle Face
1964
When I Find the Ocean
2006
The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane
1979
Hellp
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A Tribute to Dr. Shock
1980