Norris Goff
Acting
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 Goff became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Goff and his partner had experience as blackface e…
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Known For
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · TV
The Bashful Bachelor
1942 · Movie
So This Is Washington
1943 · Movie
Goin' to Town
1944 · Movie
Lum and Abner
1949 · Movie
Two Weeks to Live
1943 · Movie
Dreaming Out Loud
1940 · Movie
Partners in Time
1946 · Movie
Lum and Abner Abroad
1956 · Movie
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5
1942 · Movie