<P> Howard Jerome Morris ( September 4 , 1919 -- May 21 , 2005 ) was an American actor , voice actor and director who was best known for his role in The Andy Griffith Show as Ernest T. Bass , and as `` Uncle Goopy '' in one of the most celebrated comedy sketches in history , on Sid Caesar 's Your Show of Shows ( 1954 ) . </P>
<P> Howard Jerome Morris ( September 4 , 1919 -- May 21 , 2005 ) was an American actor , voice actor and director who was best known for his role in The Andy Griffith Show as Ernest T. Bass , and as `` Uncle Goopy '' in one of the most celebrated comedy sketches in history , on Sid Caesar 's Your Show of Shows ( 1954 ) . </P>
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who was ernest t bass on the andy griffith show
Howard Jerome Morris
Howard Jerome Morris