After portraying Goober Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. for years, actor George Lindsey shared in his memoir Goober in a Nutshell that once the series were canceled, he felt ...

George Lindsey, best known for playing the lovable, beanie-wearing gas station mechanic Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show” died early today following a brief illness. He was 83 years old ...

‘Andy Griffith Show’ actors George Lindsey and Jim Nabors may have played cousins but Lindsey revealed he felt 'absolute rage' toward the Gomer Pyle actor.

In 1964, the role emerged that would define him. He was cast as Goober Pyle, the dense, drawling gas station mechanic. A generation of viewers would repeat the catch-phrase, "Goober says hey." ...

George Lindsey, who made a TV career as a grinning service station attendant named Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died. He was 83.

He joined "The Andy Griffith Show" in 1964 when Jim Nabors, portraying Gomer Pyle, left the program. Goober Pyle, who had been mentioned on the show as Gomer's cousin, replaced him.

Goober Pyle was a role that Lindsey would reprise on the country music comedy show “Hee Haw,” which ran from 1972 to 1992.

“Goober is every man; everyone finds something to like about ol’ Goober.” He joined “The Andy Griffith Show” in 1964 when Jim Nabors, portraying Gomer Pyle, left the program.

George Lindsey, the Southern-born character actor who played dim hayseed Goober Pyle, the genial gas station auto mechanic on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D.," died early Sunday. He ...

George Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died. He was 83.

The Associated PressThis May 1982 file photo shows George Lindsey in character. Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober Pyle, died early Sunday, May 6, 2012. He was 83.

George Lindsey, who made a TV career as a grinning service station attendant named Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died. He was 83. The Marshall-Donnelly-Combs Funeral Home in ...