George Lindsey

About George Lindsey

Who is it?: Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
Birth Day: December 17, 1928
Birth Place:  Fairfield, Alabama, United States
Resting place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Alabama
Education: Walker County High School (Jasper, Alabama)
Alma mater: University of North Alabama American Theatre Wing
Occupation: Actor, stand-up comedian, voice actor
Years active: 1956–2009
Known for: "Goober Pyle"
Home town: Jasper, Alabama, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Television: The Andy Griffith Show The Twilight Zone Hee-Haw
Spouse(s): Joyanne Herbert (m. 1955; div. 1991)
Children: 2
Medium: Stand-up, film, television, books
Genres: Insult comedy, observational comedy, musical comedy, improvisational comedy
Subject(s): American culture, racism, self-deprecation, everyday life, religion, current events

George Lindsey

George Lindsey was born on December 17, 1928 in  Fairfield, Alabama, United States, is Actor, Soundtrack, Writer. George Lindsey graduated from the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama. He has been promoting the George Lindsey Film Festival there since 1998.
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As per our current Database, George Lindsey has been died on May 6, 2012(2012-05-06) (aged 83)\nNashville, Tennessee, U.S..

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When George Lindsey die, George Lindsey was 83 years old.

Popular As George Lindsey
Occupation Actor
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born December 17, 1928 ( Fairfield, Alabama, United States)
Birthday December 17
Town/City  Fairfield, Alabama, United States
Nationality United States

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George Lindsey’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.

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Biography/Timeline

1946

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.

1956

After graduating from college he enlisted in the United States Air Force and was stationed at Ramey AFB 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. 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.

1964

As Lindsey started his portrayal as Goober, he also had a minor role in the Walter Brennan series The Tycoon on ABC. Lindsey played a Sailor in the 1964 film Ensign Pulver, the sequel to Mister Roberts. He also had a role in a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode entitled Submarine Sunk Here. He appeared in six episodes of the television series Gunsmoke. He played a blackmailing taxicab driver in the "Bed of Roses" episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.

1971

After Griffith left his television show, CBS retooled it as Mayberry R.F.D. and Lindsey played the same character, until CBS cancelled the program in 1971. In his autobiography, Lindsey said though Mayberry R.F.D. gave his character more to do, he never felt the show's writing was up to the standards of The Andy Griffith Show.

1972

Lindsey portrayed "Goober" for the third and last time on the syndicated country music variety show Hee Haw, playing a more rustic version of the character. He appeared on that show from 1972-92.

1978

In 1978, Lindsey guest starred on M*A*S*H as Roy Dupree, a Southern surgeon. In 1997 Lindsey played himself in an episode of NewsRadio.

1992

He established and perpetuated the George Lindsey Academic Scholarships at University of North Alabama. In 1992, the university gave him an honorary doctorate.

1995

Lindsey was the 1995 recipient of the Governor's Achievement Award — Alabama Music Hall of Fame. The State of Alabama named the "George Lindsey Highway" in Jasper, Alabama after the actor. In 1998, he established the George Lindsey/UNA Film Festival that takes place at the University of North Alabama annually in the spring.

1997

He was the 1997 recipient of the Minnie Pearl Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2007 recipient of the first ICON Award presented by the Nashville Associations of Talent Directors.

2009

His last guest appearance was on Larry the Cable Guy's Hula Palooza Christmas Luau in 2009.

2012

Lindsey died on May 6, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee from heart failure. He was 83. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in his hometown of Jasper, Alabama.

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