George 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 and his subsequent tenure on Hee-Haw.
In 1964, he got his big break as the slow-witted but kindly “Goober Beasley” on the now legendary The Andy Griffith Show. His character was eventually renamed “Goober Pyle” to retain the same name as his cousin Gomer Pyle, another slow-witted yokel played by Jim Nabors, another Alabamian. Goober’s antics frequently included his exaggerated “Goober Dance” and his comically bad Cary Grant impression (“Judy, Judy, Judy”).
As Lindsey started his portrayal as Goober, he also had a minor role in the Walter Brennan series The Tycoon on ABC. Lindsey also had a role in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea entitled Submarine Sunk Here. He played a blackmailing taxicab driver in the “Bed of Roses” episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
George Lindsey cause of death
George Lindsey died in Nashville after a brief illness.
George Lindsey was 83 years old at the time of his death
Goober takes off on Cary Grant