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 ...

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.

Otis the Drunk (Hal Smith), Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts), Gomer Pyle (Jim Nabors) and Floyd the Barber (Howard McNear) are only a few of the pretty eccentric characters Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy ...

When you watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show-most notably its first five seasons-you can't help but get taken in by the ...

The Andy Griffith Show was one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time and was populated with countless incredible characters. While the show revolved around Andy Griffith as the Mayberry Sheriff Andy ...

Everybody knows that familiar whistling tune that opened up each episode of The Andy Griffith Show, which has far outlived the series itself. From 1960 until 1968, the Andy Griffith-led sitcom aired ...

Andy Griffith, who parlayed his youth in rural North Carolina into an award-winning television and film acting career, died Tuesday at his home in Manteo following an illness. He was 86. His family ...