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George Lindsey (1928–2012)

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George Lindsey quickly became an icon on television in the 1960's playing the part of 'Goober Pyle" on the "Andy Griffith Show". He replaced Jim Nabors who portrayed "Gomer Pyle" who ran the "fillin station" on "The Andy Griffith Show". As Jim Nabors was tapped for his own show "Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C."... See full bio »

Born:

George Smith Lindsey
in Fairfield, Alabama, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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2006 When I Find the Ocean
Ed Barker
 
1991 Nashville Now (TV series)
Goober Pyle / Himself
– Mayberry Reunion (1991) … Goober Pyle / Himself
 
1986 Return to Mayberry (TV movie)
Goober Pyle
 
1984 Cannonball Run II
Uncle Cal
 
1983 The American Snitch (TV movie)
Zeke
 
1982 Herbie, the Love Bug (TV series)
Wally
– Calling Doctor Herbie (1982) … Wally
 
1982 CHiPs (TV series)
Wayne Cato
– Bright Flashes (1982) … Wayne Cato
 
1981 Take This Job and Shove It
Man at Gas Station
 
1981 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Norris Scoggins
– The Chateau/White Lightning (1981) … Norris Scoggins
 
1979 The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane (TV movie)
Wolf (voice)
 
1978 Goober & the Truckers' Paradise (TV movie)
Goober Pyle
 
1978 M*A*S*H (TV series)
Capt. Roy Dupree
– Temporary Duty (1978) … Capt. Roy Dupree
 
1977 The Rescuers
Rabbit (voice)
 
1976 Treasure of Matecumbe
Coahoma Sheriff
 
1976 Movin' On (TV series)
Twiller
– Sing It Again, Sonny (1976) … Twiller
 
1970-1973 Love, American Style (TV series)
(segment "Love and the Anxious Mama") / (segment "Love and the Duel") / Dudley (segment "Love and the Eat's Cafe") / …
– Love and the Clinical Problem/Love and the Eat's Cafe/Love and the Last Joke/Love and the Persistent Assistant/Love and the Unsteady Steady (1973) … Dudley (segment "Love and the Eat's Cafe")
– Love and the Anxious Mama/Love and the Boomerang/Love and the Private Eye (1972) … (segment "Love and the Anxious Mama")
– Love and the Duel/Love and the Note/Love and the Young Unmarrieds (1971) … (segment "Love and the Duel")
– Love and the Great Catch/Love and the Hitchhiker/Love and the Nervous Executive (1970) … Harry Brinks (segment "Love and the Great Catch")
 
1973 Robin Hood
Trigger (voice)
 
1971-1973 Hee Haw (TV series)
Goober
– Episode #5.3 (1973) … Goober (uncredited)
– Episode #3.22 (1972) … Goober (uncredited)
– Episode #3.18 (1972) … Goober (uncredited)
– Episode #3.16 (1972) … Goober (uncredited)
– Episode #3.15 (1972) … Goober (uncredited)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1973 Charley and the Angel
Pete, Handyman
 
1973 Banacek (TV series)
Lt. Bradshaw
– Ten Thousand Dollars a Page (1973) … Lt. Bradshaw
 
1972 Snowball Express
Double L. Dingman
 
1963-1972 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Billy Yaeger / Bud / Charlie Clavin / …
– Blind Man's Buff (1972) … Charlie Clavin
– Mad Dog (1967) … Pinto Watson
– Which Dr. (1966) … Skeeter
– Two Tall Men (1965) … Billy Yaeger
– Hung High (1964) … Bud
See all 6 episodes »
 
1968-1971 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)
Goober Pyle / Goober
– Goober, the Hero (1971) … Goober Pyle
– The Bicycle Club (1970) … Goober Pyle
– Hair (1970) … Goober Pyle
– All for Charity (1970) … Goober
– Sensitivity Training (1970) … Goober Pyle
See all 58 episodes »
 
1971 The New Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Goober Pyle
– My Friend, the Mayor (1971) … Goober Pyle
 
1970 The AristoCats
Lafayette (voice)
 
1964-1968 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Goober Pyle
– Mayberry R.F.D. (1968) … Goober Pyle
– A Girl for Goober (1968) … Goober Pyle
– Opie and Mike (1968) … Goober Pyle
– Sam for Town Council (1968) … Goober Pyle
– The Wedding (1968) … Goober Pyle
See all 86 episodes »
 
1965-1968 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Goober / Goober Pyle
– Gomer Goes Home (1968) … Goober (uncredited)
– A Visit from Cousin Goober (1965) … Goober Pyle
 
1965 Profiles in Courage (TV series)
Black
– General Alexander William Doniphan (1965) … Black
 
1964 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series)
Collins
– Submarine Sunk Here (1964) … Collins
 
1964 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Harry
– Joey and Larry Split (1964) … Harry
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
D.D. Martin / Juke Marmer / Sam Kirby
– Return of Verge Likens (1964) … D.D. Martin
– Bed of Roses (1964) … Sam Kirby
– The Jar (1964) … Juke Marmer
 
1964 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Wigeon
– Ken-Tuck-E (1964) … Wigeon
 
1964 The Tycoon (TV series)
Tom Keane
– The Shotgun Meyer (1964) … Tom Keane
– Horatio Alger Again (1964) … Tom Keane
 
1964 Ensign Pulver
Lindstrom
 
1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Deputy Pierce
– I am the Night - Color Me Black (1964) … Deputy Pierce
 
1964 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Hermie Chadron
– Bristle Face: Part 2 (1964) … Hermie Chadron
– Bristle Face: Part 1 (1964) … Hermie Chadron
 
1963 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Hampton
– The Hunley (1963) … Hampton
 
1963 The Rifleman (TV series)
The Dove
– Requiem at Mission Springs (1963) … The Dove
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1973 The Porter Wagoner Show (TV series)
– George Lindsey (1973) (performer: "I'm the Unluckiest Songwriter in Nashville")
 
1970 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)
– Episode #2.3 (1970) (performer: "Don't It Make You Want to Go Home" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1978 Goober & the Truckers' Paradise (TV movie)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– Blu-ray: Las vacaciones europeas de una chiflada familia americana (2012) (in memory of)
 
Show ShowSelf (31 titles)
2009 Larry the Cable Guy's Hula-Palooza Christmas Luau (TV movie)
Himself/Great Grandpa George/Voice of Tiki God
 
2008 When I Find the Ocean: Behind the Scenes (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Hellp (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2002 TV Road Trip (TV documentary)
Himself (The Andy Griffith Show)
 
2001 The 12th Annual Golden Laurel Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2000 Liars & Legends (TV series documentary)
Himself / host
 
2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Andy of Mayberry (2000) … Himself
 
1997 NewsRadio (TV series)
Himself
– Rose Bowl (1997) … Himself
 
1994 Vicki! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 May 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 Andy Griffith Show Reunion (TV special)
Himself
 
1971-1992 Hee Haw (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Goober / Goober / …
– Episode #23.22 (1992) … Himself
– Episode #23.21 (1992) … Himself
– Episode #23.16 (1992) … Himself
– Episode #23.8 (1992) … Himself
– Episode #22.21 (1991) … Himself
See all 82 episodes »
 
1981 The Alan Thicke Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 October 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1969-1980 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance / Himself
– Episode dated 24 March 1980 (1980) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 January 1980 (1980) … Guest Appearance
– Episode dated 12 May 1969 (1969) … Guest Appearance
 
1979 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 December 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1975 You Don't Say (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 August 1975 (1975) … Himself
 
1970-1975 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 April 1975 (1975) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 October 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1973 The Bobby Goldsboro Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 October 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1973 The Porter Wagoner Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– George Lindsey (1973) … Himself - Guest
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 June 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.102 (1971) … Himself
 
1970-1971 The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian / Himself - Singer
– Episode #2.19 (1971) … Himself - Comedian
– Episode #2.3 (1970) … Himself - Singer
 
1970 The Game Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 July 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969-1970 It Takes Two (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 May 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1970 The Steve Allen Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 March 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
Goober / Himself
– Episode #3.20 (1970) … Himself (uncredited) / Goober (uncredited)
 
1969 Allen Ludden's Gallery (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.39 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.15 (1969) … Himself
 
1969 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 1 May 1969 (1969) … Himself - Guest
 
1967-1968 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.83 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.70 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.55 (1967) … Himself
 
1965-1967 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.204 (1967) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 May 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2013 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV movie)
Himself - In Memoriam
 
2003 The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back to Mayberry (TV special documentary)
Himself/Goober Pyle
 
1980 A Tribute to Dr. Shock (TV documentary)
Himself (as George 'Goober' Lindsey)
 
1977 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

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(1962). Stage Play: All American. Musical comedy. Book by Mel Brooks. Music by Charles Strouse. Lyrics by Lee Adams. Based on the novel "Professor Fodorski" by Robert Lewis Taylor. Dance arrangements by John Morris. Musical Director: John Morris. Music orchestrated by Robert Ginzler. Musical... See more »

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Alternate Names:

George 'Goober' Lindsey

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Trivia:

Attended American Theater Wing in N.Y. in 1956. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Sagittarius