Acting
Norris Goff
Born May 30, 1906 · Cove, Arkansas, USA
Died June 7, 1978 · aged 72
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…
Known For
Dreaming Out Loud · 1940Dreaming Out Loud
★ 6.01940
MovieComedy
Lum and Abner work at a general store in Arkansas. There they get involved in some misadventures with the locals.
Goin' to Town · 1944Goin' to Town
★ 9.01944
MovieComedy
General store owners, through a series of contrivances, end up on the better side of a practical joke being played on them.
Partners in Time · 1946Partners in Time
★ 7.01946
MovieComedyDrama
Squire Skimp has a new plan to swindle the people of Pine Ridge. However, Lum has something more important on his mind. He has to tell a young engaged couple on the verge of breaking up the story of how the Jot 'em Down store first started (through flashbacks). Based on characters from the popular "Lum and Abner" radio program of the time.
So This Is Washington · 1943So This Is Washington
★ 5.31943
MovieComedy
Lum and Abner go to Washington to aid in the war effort by giving the government what they think is a good substitute for rubber--Abner's homemade licorice.
The Bashful Bachelor · 1942The Bashful Bachelor
★ 6.31942
MovieComedy
Lum Edwards is annoyed with his partner in Pine Ridge's Jot-'em-Down general store, Abner Peabody, because Abner has swapped their delivery car for a racehorse. Lum, meanwhile, is too timid to propose to Geraldine.
Lum and Abner · 1949Lum and Abner
1949
MovieComedyTV Movie
Chester Lauck and Norris Goff tried to bring their highly successful radio show to TV but it didn’t happen. In this failed pilot Abner is on the phone with Mose and says he’ll meet him and Opie Cates to go fishing. Lum comes into the store with a letter from the IRS. He goes to burn it in the stove and sees Abner’s fishing tackle.
Two Weeks to Live · 1943Two Weeks to Live
★ 4.51943
MovieActionAdventure
When Abner is mistakenly diagnosed as having only two weeks to live, his partner gets the idea that they can make a ton of money by having Abner perform all kinds of dangerous stunts.
Lum and Abner Abroad · 1956Lum and Abner Abroad
1956
MovieComedy
The "boys" from Pine Ridge visit Europe and try to help a Yugoslavian ballerina find her American lover, become involved with French jewel thieves, and take on posh society in Monte Carlo.
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