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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, as well as for his tenure on Hee-Haw. George Lindsey was born in Fairfield, Alabama, and raised in the small town of Jasper, Alabama. Lindsey graduated from Walker High School in 1946 and then attended 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 Hazel Green, Alabama. After serving in... MORE

George Lindsey (born December 17, 1935) is an American character actor, best known for his role as "Goober Pyle" on The Andy Griffith Show, as well as for his tenure on Hee-Haw. George Lindsey was born in Fairfield, Alabama, and raised in the small town of Jasper, Alabama. Lindsey graduated from Walker High School in 1946 and then attended 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 Hazel Green, 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 "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 LESS