George Lindsey
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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.
Known for
M*A*S*H
The Andy Griffith Show
Goober
The Twilight Zone
Deputy Pierce
The Rifleman
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
D.D. Martin
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Juke Marmer
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Sam Kirby
Daniel Boone
Wigeon
Love, American Style
Harry
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
Dudley
Gunsmoke
Orville
Gunsmoke
Bud
Gunsmoke
Billy
Gunsmoke
Pinto Watson
Gunsmoke
Charlie Clavin
Miss USA
Self - Judge
NewsRadio
George Lindsey
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Cousin Goober
Hee Haw
The Real McCoys
Monk Sands
The Aristocats
Lafayette (voice)
The Great Adventure
Hampton
Mayberry R.F.D.
Goober Pyle
Banacek
Lt. Bradshaw
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
CHiPs
Wayne Cato
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
Kraft Music Hall
Robin Hood
Trigger - A Vulture (voice)
Treasure of Matecumbe
Coahoma Sheriff
Movin' On
The Rescuers
Rabbit (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
Profiles in Courage
Black
The American Snitch
Zeke
Temple Houston
The Wonderful World of Disney
Hermie Chadron
Flo
Cannonball Run II
Cal
Bristle Face
Hermie Chadron
The New Loretta Young Show
Sam
E! True Hollywood Story
Snowball Express
Double L. Dingman
Herbie, the Love Bug
The New Andy Griffith Show
The Bobby Goldsboro Show
The Nashville Palace
Hellp
Himself
Return to Mayberry
Goober Pyle
Take This Job and Shove It
Man at Gas Station
Ensign Pulver
Lindstrom
Charley and the Angel
Pete
The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane
Wolf (voice)
When I Find the Ocean
Ed Barker
A Tribute to Dr. Shock
Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Johnny Cash Show
Self