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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.
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.
In his role as Duke Slater on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Schell's character was cast for three seasons as a Marine private and best friend of Gomer Pyle. Schell left for a season to star as a disc jockey in his own sitcom, Good Morning World. He then returned to Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as a corporal for its fifth and final season
Jim Nabors, who starred as Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show and on his own sitcom, has died at the age of 87.
Elizabeth MacRae, whose acting credits included 'General Hospital' and 'The Andy Griffith Show' spinoff 'Gomer Pyle, USMC,' has died.
Roy Stuart (July 17, 1927 – December 25, 2005) was an American character actor. He is best known for playing Corporal Charles "Chuck" Boyle on television's Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. during seasons two, three, and four from 1965 to 1968.
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
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.