Entertainment; Hometown perspective: George Lindsey spent lifetime proving he was capable of more than 'Goober' character. Published: ; May. 10, 2012, 8:55 p.m.

Lindsey was the beanie-wearing Goober on "The Andy Griffith Show" from 1964 to 1968 and its successor, "Mayberry RFD," from 1968 to 1971. He played the same jovial character on "Hee Haw" from 1971 ...

George Lindsey, the actor who portrayed Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show,” died Sunday after a brief illness. He was 83.

George Lindsey, who is best known for playing the character Goober Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show,” died Sunday morning in Nashville, People reports.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — George Lindsey — who for nearly 30 years was Goober, the jovial, beanie-wearing gas-station attendant on “The Andy Griffith Show,” ...