Griffith, who would have turned 100 on June 1, eventually found success again with ‘Matlock’ ...

The late television legend was born on June 1, 1926.

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (WGHP) — For generations of television viewers, Andy Griffith was Sheriff Andy Taylor, who was the wise and ...

Rush, who played a friend of Ron Howard's Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show," died at 74 after a leukemia diagnosis ...

Why Andy Griffith ‘Didn’t Like the Idea’ for ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ originally appeared on Parade. As unlikely as it seems, Andy Griffith almost didn’t star on The Andy Griffith Show. In a ...

On Oct. 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show aired its very first episode. The series followed Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as his sleepy deputy Barney Fife and Ron Howard as Andy’s son ...

As with other top-rated television comedies from past and present, The Andy Griffith Show can thank its stellar writing team for the show’s scripts. And, of course, its ensemble cast that transported ...

The Andy Griffith Show continues to amass fans decades after the series’ final episode aired. Part of the show’s allure is the simple, homey, and comfortable feel of the fictional town of Mayberry, ...

Living in Hollywood is a challenge. Growing up a child actor almost guarantees a life of dysfunction. Without a strong father, Ron Howard could have taken the path of least resistance. But his father ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (Amazing America TV) — The town from The Andy Griffith Show, Mayberry, is real, and you can go there! Well in a way. Tucked in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Mount Airy, ...

GOLDEN, Colo. (WCSC) - Maggie Peterson-Mancuso, whose character on “The Andy Griffith Show” developed a memorable infatuation with Mayberry sheriff Andy Taylor, has died, her family said Monday. She ...