Cast & creator
Jim Nabors
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Love Boat
James Thurston "Jim" Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor and singer. Born and raised in Sylacauga, Alabama, Nabors moved to Southern California due to his asthma. While working at a Santa Monica nightclub, The Horn, he was discovered by Andy Griffith and later joined The Andy Griffith Show, playing Gomer Pyle, a gas station attendant who some described as dim-witted. Nabors himself has stated that the Gomer character was not so much dim-witted; he just wanted to see the good in people. The character proved popular, and Nabors was given his own spin-off show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Though best known for his portrayal of Gomer Pyle, Nabors became a popular guest on variety shows in the 1960s and 1970s (including two specials of his own in 1969 and 1974) after revealing a rich baritone voice. He subsequently recorded numerous albums and singles, most of them containing romantic ballads.
15
film credits
33
television credits
48
1948–1996 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (48)
Showing 48 of 48 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
The Love Boat
Robert Tanner
1977The Love Boat
Wayne Bouton
1977
The Andy Griffith Show
Gomer Pyle
1960
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters / Golly Gee
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Various Characters
1967
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Pvt. Gomer Pyle
1964
The Rookies
1972
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
1970
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
1974The Jim Nabors Hour
Host
1969
Valentine's Day
Goofy Movie Patron
1964Valentine's Day
Eric Winters
1964Valentine's Day
Hank Smith
1964
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
The Pet Set
Self
1971
Cannonball Run II
Homer
1984
The Julie Andrews Hour
Self
1972
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Deputy Fred
1982
E! True Hollywood Story
1996The Carol Burnett Show
1991
The Lost Saucer
Fum /Doctor Locker
1975
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Take Her, She's Mine
Clancy
1963The Bobby Goldsboro Show
1973
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968
The Best Little Special In Texas
1982
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
Self
1974
Stroker Ace
Lugs
1983
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
1975
The 5th Dimension Special: An Odyssey in the Cosmic Universe of Peter Max
Self
1970
Drugs: The Children Are Choosing Drugs In Our Culture
Himself
1969
A Different Approach
1978
Return to Mayberry
Gomer Pyle
1986
Hamburgers
Self
1974