Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Character bio: Andy Taylor is the affable and level-headed sheriff of Mayberry, North Carolina. A widower, he raises his young son ...

Beloved actor Andy Griffith, 86, died peacefully this morning at his coastal home in Manteo, North Carolina. No cause of death has been given. Griffith's career spanned more than a half-century on ...

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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.

Actor Andy Griffith died this morning at his home in North Carolina, NBC News reports. He was 86. Griffith may have been most famous for his roles in "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock," but he ...

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 ...

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 ...

What do entertainers as diverse as Frank Sinatra, Gypsy Rose Lee, and Rod Serling have in common? Each one adored The Andy Griffith Show. Serling, the brain behind The Twilight Zone, another enduring ...

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 ...