Norris Goff
Birthday
1906/05/30
Day of death
1978/06/07 (72 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Cove, Arkansas, USA
Also know as
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Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Norris Goff (May 30, 1906 – June 7, 1978) was an American comedian in radio and film best known for his portrayal of Abner Peabody on the rural comedy Lum and Abner. Nicknamed "Tuffy," Goff was born in Cove, Arkansas, but soon moved to Mena, Arkansas where he met his longtime friend and partner Chester Lauck (Lum) and graduating from Mena High School in 1924. Despite their fame as backwoodsmen, both actors graduated from the University of Arkansas, where G...Read more
Acting
(1949) Lum and Abner
as Abner Peabody
(1943) Two Weeks to Live
as Abner Peabody
(1940) Dreaming Out Loud
as Abner Peabody
(1942) The Bashful Bachelor
as Abner Peabody
(1942) Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5
as Self
(1943) So This Is Washington
as Abner Peabody
(1944) Goin' to Town
as Abner Peabody
(1946) Partners in Time
as Abner Peabody
(1956) Lum and Abner Abroad
as Abner Peabody
(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Mr. Doakes