When it comes to The Andy Griffith Show, numerous characters have become permanently woven into American pop culture, and not just Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) or Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts ...

For those of us of a certain age, there are so many great memories in “The Andy Griffith Show”: The calm sheriff. His skittish deputy. His young son. The goofy filling station attendant and his ...

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.

It simply seemed that, as a denizen of make-believe Mayberry, N.C., Griffith, with his wide grin and gentle drawl, wasn't acting, but instead a natural. (Note that Griffith was overlooked for so much ...

The Andy Griffith Show started its legendary reign 65 years ago. The sitcom, which premiered on Oct. 3, 1960, starred Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor, the sheriff in the small fictional town of Mayberry, ...