George Smith Lindsey (December 17, 1928 â€" May 6, 2012) was an
American comedian and 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.George Lindsey was born in Fairfield,
Alabama to George Ross Lindsey (a butcher) and wife, Alice Smith. He
was raised by his grandparents in the small town of Jasper, where he
graduated from Walker County High School in 1946. He attended Kemper
Military School in Boonville, Missouri, and Florence State Teacher's
College (Florence, Alabama) (now the University of North Alabama),
where he majored in physical education and biology. He was a
quarterback on the football team, and acted in college plays. He
received a Bachelor of Science in 1952.After graduating from college
he enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Ramey
Air Force Base in Puerto Rico. After his discharge, he taught for a
year at Hazel Green High School in Hazel Green, Alabama, while waiting
to be accepted by the American Theater Wing in New York City in 1956.
On March 24, 1960, he appeared on the To Tell the Truth television
quiz show, posing as a Florida spear fisherman and ultimately
revealing himself as a "nightclub comic." After graduating from the
Wing and performing in two Broadway plays, "Wonderful Town" and "All
American", he moved to Los Angeles in 1962. He got parts in TV series
of the day including Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, The Real McCoys, The
Twilight Zone, Daniel Boone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and three
episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, before he got the role he would
become famous for as "Goober" on The Andy Griffith Show. George Lindsey Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter