Personal Info
Norris Goff
Acting
Biography
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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…
Filmography
Movies
Lum and Abner Abroad
as Abner Peabody
Lum and Abner
as Abner Peabody
Partners in Time
as Abner Peabody
Goin' to Town
as Abner Peabody
Two Weeks to Live
as Abner Peabody
So This Is Washington
as Abner Peabody
The Bashful Bachelor
as Abner Peabody
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 5
as Self
Dreaming Out Loud
as Abner Peabody
