Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But Griffith was never content to live only in Mayberry’s shadow. In the years that followed, he searched for the right vehicle to ...

Why Andy Griffith ‘Didn’t Like the Idea’ for ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ originally appeared on Parade. As unlikely as it seems, Andy Griffith almost didn’t star on The Andy Griffith Show. In a ...

Griffith grew up in Mount Airy, North Carolina, the town that many feel was the inspiration for the fictional Mayberry from The Andy Griffith Show. In Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a ...

(CBS/AP) Actor Andy Griffith, who died Tuesday morning at the age of 86, was known by most for his portrayal of a homespun sheriff in the 1960s TV hit "The Andy Griffith Show," but Griffith achieved a ...

Despite being the driving force behind The Andy Griffith Show‘s success, its star never received one single Emmy for his role as Sheriff Andy Taylor on the series. In fact, Griffith was never even ...

Before Ron Howard was celebrated as an Oscar-winning filmmaker or even starring as Richie Cunningham in “Happy Days,” he played Opie, the son of small-town Sheriff Andy Taylor “The Andy Griffith Show” ...

Iconic "Matlock" actor dies in North Carolina. July 3, 2012 — -- Andy Griffith, the legendary entertainer who became a household name to millions of TV viewers on "The Andy Griffith Show" and ...

'The Andy Griffith Show' For eight seasons CBS ran this classic comedy series, beloved by viewers for its portrayal of American small-town life. Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), his son Opie (Ron ...

Readers respond to an essay by Daniela J. Lamas. Also: Andy Griffith’s Mayberry today; Donald Trump’s loyalty test; never an exile; choosing charities. Mr. Linke brought some clients, who included ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in "The Andy Griffith Show" and the rumpled defense lawyer in "Matlock," died Tuesday. He was 86.

The actor, who played Gomer Pyle on "The Andy Griffith Show," pays tribute to his former co-star, who died Tuesday. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, Digital “I was saddened this morning to learn ...

Andy Griffith, who played the wise sheriff of Mayberry, N.C., in one of American television's most beloved situation comedies, has died, according to a family friend and a real-life sheriff in North ...