Rodney Leon Brasfield (August 22, 1910[1] – September 12, 1958)[2] was an American comedian who was prominently featured on the Grand Ole Opry from 1947 until his death in 1958.

[2] He began his career in the late 1920s with Bisbee's Dramatic Shows, a touring tent repertory troupe, serving as a straight man for his older brother, actor and comedian Boob Brasfield.

[2] With his trademark baggy suit, battered hat and rubbery face, he could make audiences laugh before he spoke a word.

In A Face in the Crowd (1957) he played Andy Griffith's ex-con sidekick, and appeared in Country Music Holiday (1958).

Heart failure combined with an ongoing problem with alcohol abuse, led to his death at age 48 in 1958 in Martin, Tennessee.