Andy Griffith

Actor Andy Griffith is reminiscing about his pal George Lindsey, who played Goober Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show. Lindsey, 83, died early this morning after an extended hospitalization, reports The Tennessean in Nashville. According to the ...  

Actor Andy Griffith said in a statement that accompanied the ... Dec. 17, 1928, to parents George Ross Lindsey and Alice Smith Lindsey, and grew up in Jasper, Ala. His mother was disabled, and his father struggled to find work.  

Actor Andy Griffith said in a statement that accompanied the family’s Sunday-morning announcement of Mr. Lindsey’s death: “George Lindsey was my friend. I had great respect for his talent and his human spirit. In recent years, we spoke ...  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — George Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died. He was 83. A press release from Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home in Nashville said Lindsay died early Sunday morning after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements were still being...  

Banjo player Doug Dillard, an influential bluegrass musician who played with many rock outfits, appeared on "The Andy Griffith Show" and with his family band the Dillards, died Wednesday in Nashville after a long illness, the group's longtime publisher Lynne Robin Green said Thursday. He was 75. Dillard and his brother Rodney began playing music together with other members of their family in the 1940s growing up in Salem, Mo., but hit their...  

George Lindsey, best known for playing the lovable, beanie-wearing gas station mechanic Goober on “The Andy Griffith Show” died early today following a brief illness. He was 83 years old. “George Lindsey was my friend. I had great respect for his talent and his human...  

George Lindsey, better known to “The Andy Griffith Show,” “Mayberry RFD” and “Hee Haw” fans as Goober Pyle, died Sunday after a short illness. He was 83. Lindsey was a likeable, smart guy from the South who became famous playing a loveable dope from the South.  

George Lindsey, best known for playing “Goober Pyle” on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ and ‘Hee-Haw’ has died in Tennessee at the age of 83. Lindsey died in Nashhville, TN at 12:05 a.m. Sunday after an extended hospitalization. Lindsey was born in Fairfield, AL, Dec. 17, 1928, to parents George Ross Lindsey and Alice Smith Lindsey, [...]  

Editor's note: An early version of this story incorrectly listed Lindsey's age as 76. Updated 11:15 a.m. PT: NASHVILLE, Tenn. — George Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died. He was 83. A press release  …  

A veteran television actor who made a lasting impression with his character on “The Andy Griffith Show” in the 1960s has died, The New York Times reports. George Lindsey, who played the good-natured but dimwitted Goober Pyle, was 83.Goober, a country hick who was both annoying and sweet, was introduced on the classic television sitcom set in the fictional North Carolina town of Mayberry. Lindsey joined the show as the cousin to Gomer Pyle...  

“George told me his fondest memories in show business were the years he spent working on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ and ‘Mayberry RFD.’ They were for me, too.” Singer Ray Stevens performed “Everything Is Beautiful” during the service.  

I’ve always been a big fan of “The Andy Griffith Show.” As a youngster, I simply loved the humor, but as an adult, I became more amazed at how many quality life lessons were packed into a little 30-minute program like that. They really don’t make ...  

Andy Griffith said, “George Lindsey was a good friend and was ... In his early years, he often played the heavy and once even shot Gunsmoke’s Matt Dillon. Other credits in TV included appearances on MASH, CHIPS, The Real McCoys, Rifleman, Love American ...  

NASHVILLE -- George Lindsey, an actor best known for playing the dim-witted gas station mechanic Goober Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show," died Sunday after a brief illness. According to an obituary released by the Marshall Donnelly Combs Funeral Home in ...  

Goober was added to the cast of characters on ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ when actor Jim Nabors ... He graduated from Florence State Teachers College (now the University of North Alabama) in 1952 with degrees in physical education and biology.