Nabors was discovered by Andy Griffith while working at a nightclub in LA

Nabors got his own spin-off Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. show that ran for five years

In 2013 Nabors married Stan Cadwallader, 64, his companion of 38 years.

Jim Nabors, who starred in 1960s hit Gomer Pyle, has died.

The Alabama native, who had been living in Hawaii in recent years, died early Thursday Hawaii News Now reports. He was 87.

Nabors was discovered by Andy Griffith while working at a nightclub in Santa Monica and appeared on his CBS sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1962 to 1964