Date of Birth
January 27, 1905
Date of Death
January 3, 1969
Birth name
Howard Terbell McNear
Birthplace
Los Angeles, CA
Cause of Death
Complications from pneumonia caused by a stroke
Howard McNear played Floyd Lawson on The Andy Griffith Show.
Biography[]
He played Doc Adams on CBS radio's "Gunsmoke". His film appearances include Escape from Fort Bravo, The Long Long Trailer, Drums across the River, Bundle of Joy, Bell Book and Candle, Good Day for a Hanging, Anatomy of a Murder, The Last Time I Saw Archie (with Don Knotts), Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Blue Hawaii, The Errand Boy, Follow that Dream, Irma La Douce, The Wheeler Dealers, Fun in Acapulco, Kiss Me Stupid and The Fortune Cookie.
Appearances[]
The Andy Griffith Show[]
- 113 Mayberry Goes Hollywood
- 115 Those Gossipin' Men
- 116 The Beauty Contest
- 117 Alcohol and Old Lace
- 119 Mayberry on Record
- 120 Andy Saves Barney's Morale
- 129 Quiet Sam
- 131 The Guitar Player Returns
- 203 Andy and the Woman Speeder
- 207 Crime-Free Mayberry
- 210 The Clubmen
- 212 Sheriff Barney
- 216 The Manicurist
- 217 The Jinx
- 221 Guest of Honor
- 228 The Bookie Barber
- 304 Andy and Opie Bachelors
- 307 Lawman Barney
- 308 The Mayberry Band
- 309 Floyd the Gay Deceiver
- 311 Convicts-at-Large
- 423 Andy Saves Gomer
- 425 Divorce Mountain Style
- 429 The Rumor
- 431 Back to Nature
- 502 Barney's Physical
- 503 The Family Visit
- 505 Aunt Bee's Romance
- 506 Barney's Bloodhound
- 510 Goodbye Sheriff Taylor
- 514 Three Wishes for Opie
- 515 Otis Sues the County
- 517 Goober Takes a Car Apart
- 518 The Rehabilitation of Otis
- 519 The Lucky Letter
- 521 Barney Runs for Sheriff
- 522 If I Had a Quarter Million
- 523 TV or Not TV
- 524 Guest in the House
- 525 The Case of the Punch in the Nose
- 529 The Luck of Newton Monroe
- 531 Opie and the Carnival
- 532 Banjo-Playing Deputy
- 601 Opie's Job
- 603 Malcolm at the Crossroads
- 604 Aunt Bee the Swinger
- 606 A Warning from Warren
- 607 Off to Hollywood
- 610 Aunt Bee on TV
- 611 The Cannon
- 612 A Man's Best Friend
- 614 The Church Organ
- 618 The Legend of Barney Fife
- 620 Wyatt Earp Rides Again
- 621 Aunt Bee Learns to Drive
- 622 Look Paw, I'm Dancing
- 624 Eat Your Heart Out
- 627 The Foster Lady
- 628 Goober's Replacement
- 629 The Battle of Mayberry
- 630 A Singer in Town
- 701 Opie's Girlfriend
- 702 The Lodge
- 703 The Barbershop Quartet
- 704 The Ball Game
- 705 Aunt Bee's Crowning Glory
- 707 Mind over Matter
- 708 Politics Begin at Home
- 709 The Senior Play
- 711 Big Fish in a Small Town
- 712 Only a Rose
- 714 Goober Makes History
- 715 A New Doctor in Town
- 716 Don't Miss a Good Bet
- 722 Floyd's Barbershop
- 723 The Statue
- 724 Helen the Authoress
- 727 Howard the Comedian
- 728 Big Brother
- 730 Goober's Contest