Jim nabors

Actor/singer Jim Nabors introduced the character on "The Andy Griffith Show" and then enjoyed further success in a spinoff--and on the album charts

Entertainer Jim Nabors, the longtime Hawaii resident who is best known for his TV role as Gomer Pyle, has died.

The Alabama native, who had been living in Hawaii in recent years, died early Thursday Hawaii News Now reports. He was 87-years-old.

The Alabama native, who had been living in Hawaii in recent years, died early Thursday Hawaii News Now reports. He was 87-years-old.

Once it was considered a potentially career-ending acknowledgment, but a growing number of celebrities have come out with relatively little fanfare.

Jim Nabor, who died November 30, was married to Stan Cadwallader. They got married in Seattle in 2013.

Of the Andy Griffith show and Gomer Pyle USMC… and an out and proud gay man. He was 87….yeesh, that does not seem possible. Born in rural Alabama, he lived in Hawaii which is where he died. He married his male partner of nearly 40...

Jim Nabors 'Gomer Pyle' star dead at age 87

Jim Nabors, who played Gomer Pyle on the 'The Andy Griffith Show,' married his male partner of 38 years in Seattle on Jan. 15.

Take a peek on the set of the beloved Andy Griffith Show spin-off.