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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, U.S.M.C., 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.
Lindsey's marriage to Joyanne Herbert ended in divorce. They had a son, George Jr., and a daughter, Camden Jo Lindsey Gardner, as well as two grandsons. Nashville businesswoman Anne Wilson was Lindsey's companion for many years until his death [1] [7] on May 6, 2012, in Nashville, Tennessee, from heart failure. He was 83.
Sam, a real-estate developer, died in 1996 after years of alcoholism. [54] The senior Griffith's second wife was Solica Cassuto, a Greek actress. They were married from 1973 to 1981. [55] Griffith and Cindi Knight married on April 12, 1983, after they met while she was a cast member of The Lost Colony. They remained married until Griffith's ...
Peterson, her brother Jim, and two of Jim's friends formed a small group called the Ja-Da Quartet. They would ride around in the back of a pickup truck singing to people. In 1954 at a Capitol Records convention, Dick Linke (manager of Andy Griffith and Jim Nabors ) heard Peterson singing and was so impressed with her, he encouraged her to come ...
The session drummer was convicted of killing his mother in 1983 and was serving time in prison when he died. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...
Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create a string of much-loved comedies including Airplane! and The Naked Gun, has died.He was 80. His son Joseph told The Hollywood Reporter he died of ...
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