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.
Inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1983 in the category Youth Benefactor.
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Inducted into the University of North Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. When Lindsey attended the school, it was called Florence State Teachers College.
He played quarterback on the Florence State Teachers College (now University of North Alabama) football team.
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Lindsay and Academy Award winning actor Ernest Borgnine became close friends in the 20 years before Lindsay's death. Borgnine, who admitted to suffering from depression, claimed that Lindsay saved his life with his friendship.
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Attended American Theater Wing in N.Y. in 1956.
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Moved to Hollywood in the early 1960's.
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Devoted a good deal of his time to raising money for Alabama Special Olympics.
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According to Jim Nabors, Lindsey was first considered for the role of Gomer Pyle.
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Has a son George Lindsey Jr., a daughter Camden Jo Lindsey Gardner, and two grandsons.
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Attended Kemper Military School & College in Boonville, Missouri.
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TV Land's Star Trek (1966) marathon on November 17th, 2006, had comments by the actors. Leonard Nimoy's stunner was that Gene Roddenberry's first choice to play "Spock" was George Lindsey. He turned the part down and the rest is history.
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Appeared in a couple of musicals ("All-American" and "Wonderful Town") before heading to Los Angeles in the early 60s.
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Former high school teacher and briefly a stand-up comic.
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Disney used his talents in a handful of projects, both as comedy support in features and giving vocal life to a few of their animated characters.
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Although Lindsey has pretty much made a career out of playing variations of his most famous character, Goober from the 'Andy Griffith Show (1963)' -- a genial, good-hearted but somewhat slow-witted hick--Lindsey has a Bachelors Degree in Bioscience from the University of North Alabama and was a science teacher before deciding to become an actor.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
When I Find the Ocean
2006
Ed Barker
Nashville Now
1991
TV Series
Goober Pyle / Himself
Return to Mayberry
1986
TV Movie
Goober Pyle
Cannonball Run II
1984
Uncle Cal
The American Snitch
1983
Zeke
Herbie, the Love Bug
1982
TV Series
Wally
CHiPs
1982
TV Series
Wayne Cato
Take This Job and Shove It
1981
Man at Gas Station
Fantasy Island
1981
TV Series
Norris Scoggins
The New Misadventures of Ichabod Crane
1979
TV Movie
Wolf (voice)
Goober & the Truckers' Paradise
1978
TV Movie
Goober Pyle
M*A*S*H
1978
TV Series
Capt. Roy Dupree
The Rescuers
1977
Rabbit (voice)
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976
Coahoma Sheriff
Movin' On
1976
TV Series
Twiller
Love, American Style
1970-1973
TV Series
Dudley (segment "Love and the Eat's Cafe") / (segment "Love and the Anxious Mama") / (segment "Love and the Duel") / ...
Robin Hood
1973
Trigger - A Vulture (voice)
Hee Haw
1971-1973
TV Series
Goober
Charley and the Angel
1973
Pete, Handyman
Banacek
1973
TV Series
Lt. Bradshaw
Snowball Express
1972
Double L. Dingman
Gunsmoke
1963-1972
TV Series
Charlie Clavin / Pinto Watson / Skeeter / ...
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968-1971
TV Series
Goober Pyle
The New Andy Griffith Show
1971
TV Series
Goober Pyle
The AristoCats
1970
Lafayette (voice)
Blondie
1969
TV Series
Chester
The Andy Griffith Show
1964-1968
TV Series
Goober Pyle
Gomer Pyle: USMC
1965-1968
TV Series
Goober Pyle
Profiles in Courage
1965
TV Series
Black
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
TV Series
Collins
The Joey Bishop Show
1964
TV Series
Harry
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1964
TV Series
D.D. Martin
Sam Kirby
Juke Marmer
Daniel Boone
1964
TV Series
Wigeon
The Tycoon
1964
TV Series
Tom Keane
Ensign Pulver
1964
Lindstrom
Death Valley Days
1964
TV Series
Shanssey
The Twilight Zone
1964
TV Series
Deputy Pierce
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1964
TV Series
Hermie Chadron
Temple Houston
1964
TV Series
The Great Adventure
1963
TV Series
Hampton
The Real McCoys
1963
TV Series
Monk Sands
The Rifleman
1963
TV Series
The Dove
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
M*A*S*H
1978
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Porter Wagoner Show
1973
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Johnny Cash Show
1970
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Goober & the Truckers' Paradise
1978
TV Movie
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Edición Especial Coleccionista
2012
TV Series in memory of - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Larry the Cable Guy's Hula-Palooza Christmas Luau
2009
TV Movie
Himself / Great Grandpa George / Voice of Tiki God