Character bio: Andy Taylor is the affable and level-headed sheriff of Mayberry, North Carolina. A widower, he raises his young son, Opie, with the help of his Aunt Bee. Andy is known for his ...

Bill Friday, one of Griffith's best friends, spoke with ABC11 early Tuesday and said he had been informed that the iconic actor died Tuesday around 7 a.m. at the age of 86. The Dare County Sheriff's ...

After Don Knotts left The Andy Griffith Show, the comedy was never the same. The genial sitcom was as popular as ever — it ...

When The Andy Griffith Show premiered in 1960, no one could have predicted just how deeply it would embed itself in the American psyche—or how far its stars would travel beyond the sleepy little town ...

Actor laid to rest five hours after he died. July 4, 2012— -- Legendary actor and comedian Andy Griffith was laid to rest quickly, buried by family less than five hours after he died. Griffith's ...

While actor Andy Griffith tried his hand at various roles after the conclusion of The Andy Griffith Show, it wasn’t until his debut as high-powered attorney Ben Matlock in the 1980s that he found ...

The Andy Griffith Show had to make due without one of their most popular actors in the late Don Knotts. They’d end up trying to replace the Barney Fife role with another actor. One of the they briefly ...

Andy Griffith and Ron Howard starred in the beloved sitcom 'The Andy Griffith Show,' which premiered 65 years ago ...

Andy Griffith's kids followed in his acting footsteps during their early years Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in ...

NORTH CAROLINA — The Andy Griffith Show is synonymous with North Carolina, and now lawmakers want to make it official. House Bill 557 would make The Andy Griffith Show the official TV show of the ...

The grandson of a famous cinematographer, he also showed up on 'The Twilight Zone,' 'The Untouchables' and 'The Munsters.' By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Rosson died April 28 of a heart attack in Los ...

Actor bio: Frances Bavier was a classically trained actress who studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Before The ...