1928-12-17 ( 96 years old ) in Fairfield, Alabama, USA
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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.
Movies
When I Find the Ocean
2006-03-04
Return to Mayberry
1986-04-13
Cannonball Run II
1984-06-29
The American Snitch
1983-01-01
Take This Job and Shove It
1981-04-24
A Tribute to Dr. Shock
1980-02-28
The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane
1979-01-01
The Rescuers
1977-06-22
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976-07-01
Robin Hood
1973-11-08
Charley and the Angel
1973-03-23
Snowball Express
1972-12-22
The Aristocats
1970-12-24
Ensign Pulver
1964-07-31
Bristle Face
1964-01-26
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