George Lindsey, Goober on 'Andy Griffith,' Dies

The actor — who also appeared on Hee Haw — passes away Sunday in Nashville.

By Alan Duke CNN LOS ANGELES (CNN) — George Lindsey, the actor who portrayed the country-bumpkin mechanic Goober Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show," died Sunday after a brief illness, his family said. He was 83. Lindsey's character Goober Pyle joined

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 after a brief illness

George Lindsey, who spent nearly 30 years as the grinning Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Hee Haw," has died. He was 83.More >> George Lindsey, who made a TV career as a grinning service station attendant named Goober on "The Andy Griffith