Don Knotts starred as Deputy Barney Fife on 'The Andy Griffith Show.' ...

While fans think of Andy Griffith as the sweet, sunny, and now-iconic Mayberry sheriff, Andy Taylor, on The Andy Griffith Show, the actor has a serious side. Former Matlock costar Linda Purl recently ...

Purl said that she thinks The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock showed "only a fraction" of what Griffith was able to do as an actor Andy Griffith might be best known for playing morally upstanding ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- 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 ...

She also remembered Griffith being "so warm" and "fun" while filming The Andy Griffith Show episodes. In addition, Lynn ...

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 ...

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Actor Andy Griffith, beloved as a small-town sheriff on the popular television program "The Andy Griffith Show," died of a heart attack, according to his ...

Best known as a TV dad, actor Andy Griffith also had two children of his own: son Andy "Sam" Griffith Jr. and daughter Dixie Griffith. "For the millions of his fans and people who loved him, he ...

(Reuters) - Actor Andy Griffith, whose portrayal of a small-town sheriff made "The Andy Griffith Show" one of television's most enduring programs, died on Tuesday at his North Carolina home at age 86.

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.