George Smith Lindsey was an American actor and stand-up comedian, Lindsey served as comedy support in a few Disney live-action features, such as Double L. Dingman in Snowball Express (1972), Pete in Charley and the Angel (1973), the Coahoma Sheriff in Treasure of Matecumbe (1976), and Wally in the short-lived series Herbie, the Love Bug. He also did voiceovers for a few of their animated features, like Lafayette in The Aristocats (1970), Trigger in Robin Hood (1973) and Deadeye in The Rescuers (1977).
Lindsey was born in Fairfield, Alabama and raised by his grandparents in the small town of Jasper, where he graduated from Walker County High School in 1946. He attended Florence State Teacher's College (now the University of North Alabama), where he majored in physical education and biology, played football 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. He moved to Los Angeles in 1962 where he got parts in TV shows, including Gunsmoke, The Rifleman, The Real McCoys, The Twilight Zone, Daniel Boone, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. His most famous role was that of Goober Pyle in The Andy Griffith Show. A role he would repeat on the shows Mayberry R.F.D., Hee-Haw, and the television film Return to Mayberry.
His film appearances included Ensign Pulver, Take This Job and Shove It, The American Snitch, and Cannonball Run II.
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.
Roles
(Snowball Express)
Trivia
- All three of his animated characters had a "leader" voiced by Pat Buttram.
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