George Lindsey

Known for ActingBorn 1928-12-17Died 2012-05-06Fairfield, Alabama, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

A Tribute to Dr. Shock

The Great Adventure

When I Find the Ocean

Banacek

E! True Hollywood Story

The Twilight Zone

M*A*S*H

Bristle Face

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The New Andy Griffith Show

NewsRadio

Hee Haw

The Andy Griffith Show

Profiles in Courage

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The New Loretta Young Show

Robin Hood

The Aristocats

The Nashville Palace

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

The Rifleman

Daniel Boone

CHiPs

The Rescuers

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

Snowball Express

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Treasure of Matecumbe

Gunsmoke

Movin' On

Ensign Pulver

The Merv Griffin Show

The Johnny Cash Show

Return to Mayberry

Mayberry R.F.D.

The American Snitch

Flo

Love, American Style

Temple Houston

Miss USA

The Real McCoys

Herbie, the Love Bug

The Mike Douglas Show

Charley and the Angel

The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane

Cannonball Run II

MAS*H