George Lindsey (born December 17, 1935) is an American character actor, best known for his role as "Goober Pyle" on The Andy Griffith Show.
George Lindsey was born in Jasper, Alabama, at People's Hospital where fellow UNA alum D.E. Heidorn was also born, near Birmingham, and raised in the small town of Jasper, Alabama. Lindsey graduated from Kemper Military School and Florence State College (now the University of North Alabama) with a Bachelor of...
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George Lindsey (born December 17, 1935) is an American character actor, best known for his role as "Goober Pyle" on The Andy Griffith Show.
George Lindsey was born in Jasper, Alabama, at People's Hospital where fellow UNA alum D.E. Heidorn was also born, near Birmingham, and raised in the small town of Jasper, Alabama. Lindsey graduated from Kemper Military School and Florence State College (now the University of North Alabama) with a Bachelor of Bioscience. Before moving to Los Angeles, he was a public high school teacher at Hazel Green High School in Madison County, Alabama. After serving in the Air Force, he tried to break into show business in New York City.
In 1964, he got his big break as the slow-witted but kindly hick "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. Goober's antics frequently included his exaggerated ...
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