Howard McNear - wikipedia Howard McNear Howard McNear McNear as Floyd Lawson Howard Terbell McNear ( 1905 - 01 - 27 ) January 27, 1905 Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 3, 1969 ( 1969 - 01 - 03 ) ( aged 63 ) San Fernando, California, U.S. Resting place Los Angeles National Cemetery Nationality American Alma mater Oatman School of Theater Occupation Actor Years active 1930s -- 1969 Spouse ( s ) Helen McNear ( 1902 -- 1969 ) Children Howard Terbell McNear ( January 27, 1905 -- January 3, 1969 ) was an American stage, screen, and radio character actor. McNear is best remembered as Floyd Lawson, the barber in The Andy Griffith Show ( 1960 - 1968 ). Contents 1 Career 2 Death 3 Filmography 4 Footnotes 5 External links Career McNear was born in Los Angeles to Luzetta M. Spencer and Franklin E. McNear. He studied at the Oatman School of Theater and later joined a stock company in San Diego. McNear also worked in radio from the late 1930s, distinguishing himself in the 1937 -- 1940 radio serial Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police as ace operator Clint Barlow. McNear could be effective in such authoritative roles, but he gravitated more toward character roles, often comic. He enlisted as a private in the United States Army Air Corps on November 17, 1942, during World War II. He created the role of Doc Charles Adams in CBS Radio 's Gunsmoke ( 1952 -- 1961 ). McNear was under contract to CBS for many years and was featured in many of the network 's radio and TV programs. From 1955 to 1960 he appeared frequently, in various roles, in the popular radio detective series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. McNear made his film debut in an uncredited role in the 1951 sci - fi film The Day The Earth Stood Still as a boarding house resident along with the alien visitor Klaatu, and the 1953 film Escape from Fort Bravo. In a 1958 episode of Leave it to Beaver, McNear made his first TV appearance as a barber named `` Andy '', who gave Wally his first shave. Over the course of his career, he would appear in over one hundred film and television guest spots. In 1959, McNear portrayed Dr. Dompierre in the film Anatomy of a Murder who testified about collecting evidence of a rape. In 1961, McNear was cast as the vague, chatty barber Floyd Lawson on The Andy Griffith Show. During the show 's run, he suffered a stroke that rendered the left side of his body nearly paralyzed. He left the series for nearly a year and a half to recover. Andy Griffith asked McNear to return to the series, to which McNear agreed despite being unable to walk or stand, and the production crew accommodated him accordingly, as Floyd was usually seen onscreen either seated, or standing with support. Many scenes were shot with him sitting on a bench outside the barber shop, as opposed to actively trimming hair as before. In most of his post-stroke scenes, McNear 's left hand would be holding a newspaper or resting in his lap, while he moved his right arm and hand as he spoke his lines. In a 1967 episode titled `` Goobers Contest, '' McNear 's character is heard, but not seen, walking into the courthouse. The next scene shows Floyd already seated in a chair. According to Jack Dodson, who played Howard Sprague on The Andy Griffith Show, McNear began having difficulty remembering his lines and became anxious and frustrated. He left the series in 1967. Death On January 3, 1969, McNear died of complications from pneumonia following a stroke at San Fernando Valley Veterans Hospital in Sylmar, California. He was interred in the Los Angeles National Cemetery. Actor and old friend Parley Baer delivered his eulogy. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1953 Escape from Fort Bravo Watson Uncredited 1953 The Long, Long Trailer Joe Hittaway Uncredited 1954 Drums Across the River Stilwell 1956 You Ca n't Run Away from It Vernon, Second proprietor 1956 Bundle of Joy Mr. Appleby 1957 Affair in Reno James T. James 1957 Public Pigeon No. One Warden 1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown John Myers Uncredited 1958 Bell, Book and Candle Andy White - Shep 's Co-Publisher 1959 Good Day for a Hanging Olson 1959 Anatomy of a Murder Dr. Dompierre 1959 The Big Circus Mr. Lomax 1959 It Started with a Kiss Emile Uncredited 1959 - 30 - Editor Alternative title : Deadline Midnight 1960 Heller in Pink Tights Photographer of dead gunmen 1960 The Last Time I Saw Archie General Williams 1960 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Congressman Llewellyn Parker 1961 Blue Hawaii Mr. Chapman 1960 The Errand Boy Dexter Sneak 1962 Bachelor Flat Dr. Dylan Bowman 1962 Follow That Dream George 1963 Irma la Douce Concierge 1963 The Wheeler Dealers Mr. Wilson Alternative title : Separate Beds 1963 Fun in Acapulco Dr. John Stevers Uncredited 1964 Kiss Me, Stupid Mr. Pettibone 1965 My Blood Runs Cold Henry 1965 Love and Kisses Mr. Frisby 1966 The Fortune Cookie Mr. Cimoli Alternative title : Meet Whiplash Willie Television Year Title Role Notes 1950 NBC Comics Voice role Unknown episodes 1952 - 1955 Four Star Playhouse Various roles 3 episodes 1953 -- 1958 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Mr. Jansen 7 episodes 1954 Dragnet Episode : `` The Big Threat '' 1954 Topper Judge Episode : `` County Fair '' 1955 Waterfront Mike Baxter Episode : `` The Rivals '' 1955 Willy Various roles 2 episodes 1955 - 1958 The Millionaire Various roles 2 episodes 1955 - 1959 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars Various roles 2 episodes 1956 Chevron Hall of Stars Teeples Episode : `` The Bequest '' 1956 The George Gobel Show Sketch Actor Episode # 2.18 1956 It 's a Great Life Mr. Johnson Episode : `` The Charity Drive '' 1956 Screen Directors Playhouse Various roles 2 episodes 1956 Lassie Professor Scott Episode : `` Bone '' 1956 I Love Lucy Mr. Crawford Episode : `` Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright '' 1956 - 1957 The Brothers Captain Sam Box 2 episodes 1956 - 1964 Gunsmoke Various roles 6 episodes 1956 - 1957 December Bride Various roles 3 episodes 1957 Private Secretary Eye Doctor Episode : `` Thy Name Is Sands '' 1957 Cavalcade of America Phil Episode : `` The Last Signer '' 1957 The Ford Television Theatre Dave Carter Episode : `` The Idea Man '' 1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie Colonel Episode : `` Country Cousin '' 1957 The George Sanders Mystery Theater Ben Episode : `` The Night I Died '' 1957 - 1958 The People 's Choice Various roles 2 episodes 1957 - 1961 General Electric Theater Various roles 4 episodes 1958 The Thin Man Mr. Dingle Episode : `` Unlucky Lucky Number '' 1958 The Life of Riley Mr. Bellflower Episode : `` Bowling Beauties '' 1958 Playhouse 90 Bertram Episode : `` No Time At All '' 1958 Leave It to Beaver Andy the Barber Episode : `` The Shave '' 1958 - 1959 Bachelor Father Various roles 2 episodes 1958 - 1962 The Real McCoys Various roles 4 episodes 1958 - 1959 The Lineup Various roles 2 episodes 1958 - 1960 The Ann Sothern Show Various roles 3 episodes 1958 - 1962 The Jack Benny Program Various roles 7 episodes 1959 The Donna Reed Show Wilbur Wilgus 2 episodes 1959 M Squad Carl Hoganson Episode : `` Murder in C - Sharp Minor '' 1959 Alcoa Theatre Harry Episode : Tom, Dick, and Harry 1959 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet Mr. Folwer Episode : `` The Nelsons Decide to Move '' 1959 Pony Express Ralph Whitaker Episode : `` - The Good Samaritan '' 1959 The Gale Storm Show Parker Episode : `` Spanish Souvenir '' 1959 - 1960 Peter Gunn Various roles 3 episodes 1960 Richard Diamond, Private Detective Dr. Braun Episode : `` The Fine Art of Murder '' 1960 Man with a Camera George Episode : `` Hot Ice Cream '' 1960 Goodyear Theatre Kramer Episode : `` Marked Down for Connie '' 1960 Happy Mr. Williams Episode : `` The Wedding Anniversary '' 1960 Tom, Dick and Harry Owner Television movie 1960 Outlaws Conductor Episode : `` Thirty a Month '' 1960 The Tab Hunter Show Plumber Episode : `` The Matchmaker '' 1960 Angel Mr. Hopkins Episode : `` The Maid '' 1960 Maverick Various roles 2 episodes 1960 Laramie Waldo Episode : `` Duel at Parkison Town '' 1960 - 1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Various roles 2 episodes 1960 - 1962 The Flintstones Doctor ( Voice ) 3 episodes 1961 Klondike Augustus Brown Episode : `` The Golden Burro '' 1961 Michael Shayne Ralph Beale Episode : `` Murder at the Convention '' 1961 Mister Ed Harry Sweetzer Episode : `` Pine Lake Lodge '' 1961 The Joey Bishop Show Episode : `` Charity Begins at Home '' 1961 The Tall Man Cyrus Skinner Episode : `` A Tombstone for Billy '' 1961 -- 1967 The Andy Griffith Show Floyd Lawson 80 episodes, ( incl. final television appearance ) 1962 Room for One More Mr. Sommers Episode : `` The Anniversary '' 1962 Pete and Gladys Professor Sheboyan Episode : `` Follow That Skeleton '' 1962 Thriller Jack Passasstroy Episode : `` Cousin Tundifer '' 1962 Frontier Circus Judge Stuart Episode : `` Calamity Circus '' 1962 Calvin and the Colonel Ernie ( Voice ) 2 episodes 1962 Margie Selkirk Episode : `` Margie, the Gossip Columnist '' 1962 Alcoa Premiere Charles Bennett Episode : `` The Time of the Tonsils '' 1962 The Wide Country Agent Carmody Episode : `` Straitjacket for an Indian '' 1962 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Various roles 2 episodes 1962 The Twilight Zone Mitchell Episode : `` Hocus - Pocus and Frisby '' 1963 The Twilight Zone Bramhoff Episode : `` The Bard '' 1965 Harris Against the World Clark Episode : `` Harris Against Anniversary Gifts '' 1965 Honey West Mr. Tweedy Episode : `` A Nice Little Till to Tap '' 1965 Please Do n't Eat the Daisies Mr. Arnold Episode : `` The Leaning Tower of Ridgemont '' Footnotes Jump up ^ Record of Howard McNear, Social Security Death Index. Jump up ^ Record of Howard T. McNear. Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940 - 1997 ( database on - line ). Provo, UT, US : The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Jump up ^ Ancestry.com community ; Howard T. McNear ^ Jump up to : Kelly, Richard Michael ( 1985 ). The Andy Griffith Show. John F. Blair, Publisher. p. 49. ISBN 0 - 895 - 87522 - 5. Jump up ^ Radio Broadcast Log Of : Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police Jump up ^ National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946 ( database on - line ). Provo, UT, US : The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Jump up ^ Gunsmoke Radio series information Jump up ^ Golden Age of Radio Jump up ^ Shull, Richard K. ( June 27, 1976 ). `` TV 's Answer Man ''. Lakeland Ledger. Retrieved May 14, 2013. Jump up ^ Kelly 1985 p. 65 ^ Jump up to : `` Howard McNear, Actor, 63 ; On Andy Griffith Show '', The New York Times, January 7, 1969, p. 38. External links Biography portal Howard McNear on IMDb Howard McNear at Find a Grave BNE : XX1295394 ISNI : 0000 0000 5933 4997 VIAF : 1269287 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Howard_McNear&oldid=845401646 '' Categories : 1905 births 1969 deaths 20th - century American male actors Male actors from Los Angeles American male film actors American military personnel of World War II American male radio actors American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors Burials at Los Angeles National Cemetery Deaths from pneumonia Infectious disease deaths in California United States Army Air Forces soldiers Male Western ( genre ) film actors Hidden categories : Pages to import images to Wikidata Articles with hCards Find a Grave template with ID same as Wikidata Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه فارسی Italiano 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 11 June 2018, at 15 : 16 ( UTC ). 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Question: who played floyd in the andy griffith show
Answer: Howard Terbell McNear