Jim Nabors-Dead at 87

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Last Updated Nov 30, 2017 1:48 PM EST

HONOLULU -- Jim Nabors, the actor best known for playing the character Gomer Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show" in the 1960s, died at his home Thursday morning in Hawaii. He was 87.

Nabors' husband Stan Cadwallader told CBS News that Nabors' health began to decline rapidly after Thanksgiving. He underwent a series of tests on Wednesday, but the decision was made to bring him home from the hospital.

The coroner has not yet released Nabors' cause of death, but Cadwallader said it appears to be from natural causes.

Nabors married Cadwallader in January 2013. The couple met in 1975 when Cadwallader was a Honolulu firefighter.

Nabors played Gomer Pyle in "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." in the spinoff comedy series.

He also made appearances on "The Love Boat," "Knight Rider" and "The Carol Burnett Show."
 

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I saw Jim at the Indianapolis Formula One race in 2002 and he always brought the house down when he sang "Back home in Indiana ". Michael Schumacher won that race. Life is short...RIP Jim
 

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I got a kick out of his rich baritone singing voice compared to his cartoony nasal twang of a speaking voice. I always wondered whether that speaking voice was natural or merely contrived for show business.
 

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He lived with a liver transplant for 23 years.
 

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