Jim Nabors marries his longtime partner.

HONOLULU (AP) — The actor best known for playing the TV character Gomer Pyle in the 1960s has married his male partner of 38 years.

Hawaii News Now (http://bit.ly/14tFM3U) reports Jim Nabors and his partner, Stan Cadwallader, traveled from their Honolulu home to Seattle to be married Jan. 15.

Gay marriage became legal in Washington state last month.

The 82-year-old Nabors says you've got to solidify something when you've been together as long as they have.

They couple met in 1975 when Cadwallader was a Honolulu firefighter. Cadwallader is 64.

Nabors says he's been open about his homosexuality to co-workers and friends but never acknowledged it to the media before.

Nabors played Gomer Pyle in "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." television shows.
By VARickbear | 01/30/2013 06:56 AM | 7 comments
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  • rae, That's so funny.....I'll never forget when I heard Jim Jabors sing for the first time. After years of seeing him on Gomer Pyle, than hear him with that deep voice it was almost funny.
    fenwaydav 01/30/2013 09:32 PM
  • fenway, you made me remember the old one liner that went: i had a trick last night who told me, "give nine inches and make it hurt, baby"....so i fucked him 3 times and stole his wallet.
    rae121452 01/30/2013 05:21 PM
  • I think it's really nice, and even inspirational, that a gay man was able, and willing, to get married at that age.

    Hawaii doesn't recognize gay marriage, though, I don't believe. But the symbolism is still important.
    BearinFW 01/30/2013 04:37 PM
  • LOL Fenway! I'm sure it was "each" since lanky guys like those two I find usually have huge meaty cocks.
    rjzip 01/30/2013 03:16 PM
  • 8 in. together or each?
    fenwaydav 01/30/2013 02:55 PM
  • does anyone else remember the jim nabors weds rock hudson tabloid scandal from the early 70's? it gad repercussions career wise for nabors and he never really recovered.
    and from the grapevine gossip i've heard, both nabors and hudson were packing over 8 inches........sounds like a marriage made in heaven.
    rae121452 01/30/2013 01:49 PM
  • I read that this morning and very happy for him and his partner. GOLLLLLY........
    fenwaydav 01/30/2013 08:29 AM