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 ...

The late The Andy Griffith Show star welcomed two children, Karen and Thomas Knotts, with his first wife, Kathryn Metz, to ...

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 86 ...

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.

This March 6, 1987 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith in Toluca Lake, Calif. Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made "The Andy Griffith Show" an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, ...

FILE - This Oct. 28, 2003 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith sitting in front of a bronze statue of Andy and Opie from the "Andy Griffith Show," after the unveiling ceremony in Raleigh, N.C.

Actor Andy Griffith, whose portrayal of a rural sheriff in a popular 1960s TV show earned him the title of "America's Favorite Sheriff," died Tuesday morning. He was 86. His death was confirmed in a ...

Andy Griffith, the actor who created two iconic roles on American television, died Tuesday in his North Carolina home. He was 86 years old. Griffith rose to fame in the 1960s playing Andy Taylor, a ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – Mounty Airy, the city that inspired the fictional town of Mayberry in the Andy Griffith Show, mourns the loss of Jim Nabors, who played the character Gomer Pyle. WFMY News 2 visited ...

Television legend Andy Griffith, best known for playing a small town sheriff on The Andy Griffith Show, died today at his home in North Carolina. He was 86 years old. Related: Andy Griffith Dies In ...

Actor Andy Griffith has a new role: pitching President Obama's health-care law to seniors in a cable-television ad paid for by Medicare. The TV star -- a native of Mount Airy, N.C., whose role as the ...

Q. Did the man who played Otis Campbell on "The Andy Griffith Show" also provide the voice of Barney Rubble on "The Flintstones"? - Gregory Parham, Chicago. A. No, Mel Blanc and Daws Butler alternated ...