
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