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James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle.. Nabors was discovered by Andy Griffith while working at a Santa Monica nightclub, and he later joined The Andy Griffith Show, where he played the good-natured, unsophisticated Gomer Pyle.
Gomer Pyle is a fictional character played by Jim Nabors and introduced in the middle of the third season of The Andy Griffith Show. A naive and gentle auto mechanic, he became a recurring character with the January 1963 episode "Man in a Hurry". [1]: 20 [2]: 76 Nabors played Pyle for 23 episodes, from 1962 to 1964. [2]: 77-78
Sutton and Nabors in Gomer Pyle premiere, 1964. Having primarily acted in dramas, [6] Sutton's breakthrough role was on Gomer Pyle – USMC, a 1964 episode of The Andy Griffith Show, in which he played the cynical and easily exasperated Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter opposite Jim Nabors' character Gomer Pyle.
Jim Nabors, who starred as Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show and on his own sitcom, has died at the age of 87.
The Jim Nabors Hour "I Was A King At Jesus' Birth" b/w "O Holy Night" (from Jim Nabors Christmas Album) Columbia 45053 Non-album track 1970 "Tomorrow Never Comes" b/w "It's My Life" Columbia 45126 The Jim Nabors Hour "I'll Begin Again" b/w "Louisiana Lady" Columbia 45271 For The Good Times -- The Jim Nabors Hour: 1972 "(At) The End (Of A Rainbow)"
The Jim Nabors Hour is an American variety television series hosted by Jim Nabors that aired on the CBS television network from 1969 to 1971.. Fresh from his success with Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., which put his backwoods "Gomer Pyle" character from The Andy Griffith Show in a military context, the show not only built on that success, but also displayed his baritone singing voice, which had been ...
In 1964, Lindsey was cast as the slow-witted but kindly Goober Beasley on The Andy Griffith Show.His character was later renamed Goober Pyle to tie him to his cousin Gomer Pyle, a slow-witted country boy played by Jim Nabors, also from Alabama.
Gomer Pyle – USMC [fn 1] is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spin-off of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot episode was aired as the season finale of the fourth season of its parent series on May 18, 1964.