Considering that Ronnie Howard is about the only person left living from the original production, and he was a kid then, my guess is that we'll never know who he was.
People only look up words when they care about getting them right, and almost all these words are difficult to remember. I looked up "boutineer" last week (spellcheck doesn't know the word, Wikipedia gave me boutonnière).
But "gray"? I think that may be just people arguing about "gray" vs. "grey." The 50 Shades book did not help there.
It could be argued that this is exactly what he played on The Andy Griffith Show, too, but it wasn't nearly as wacky as the characters surrounding him.
Edit: Jim Nabors is still around; he's 86.
But "gray"? I think that may be just people arguing about "gray" vs. "grey." The 50 Shades book did not help there.
Yep, I believe I've found who did that.
Thanks, Lou!