On The Andy Griffith Show, Griffith played Sheriff Andy Taylor, the straight-laced peacekeeper in the tiny town of Mayberry. Off camera, Griffith was married to fellow performer Barbara Edwards from ...

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, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hulton Archive/Getty ; Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Andy Griffith and Barbara Edwards in 1966 ; Bryce Dallas Howard and Ron Howard attend ...

One of the great classic sitcoms, The Andy Griffith Show, followed the life of Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) in his small southern town of Mayberry, with all of its delightfully kooky residents.