From the jug-band stylings of the Grammy-nominated Dillards as the Darling family, to the melodious outbursts of town ...

Beyond Griffith and Knotts, The Andy Griffith Show boasted a rich ensemble of characters that brought Mayberry to life. Ron ...

Andy Griffith was the father of two kids: son Sam and daughter Dixie. Here’s everything to know about Andy Griffith's children.

Although not a man normally associated with irony, Andy Griffith’s early career took a 180-degree twist of almost Shakespearean dimensions. After galvanizing audiences as Lonesome Rhodes, a ...

Generations of fans have continued tuning into The Andy Griffith Show in the 65 years since it began, attracted by its combination of regular characters like Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), Barney ...

Ron Howard learned the brutal limits of TV make-believe when he was handed an ice cream cone on the set of The Andy Griffith Show. “The hot lights melted any frozen dessert in a matter of ...

That Andy Griffith was never nominated for an Emmy for either of his signature series — the rural family comedy “The Andy Griffith Show” (1960-68), in which he played small-town sheriff Andy ...

The 11th episode in the inaugural season of “The Andy Griffith Show” delivered one of the all-time great holiday episodes, so good the series never dared to try the theme again after “The ...

Griffith was the wise Sheriff Andy Taylor in one of American television's most beloved situation comedies. Later, he was criminal defense attorney Ben Matlock in another long-running series.

Andy Griffith, 1926 — 2012 Andy Griffith’s folksy Southern manner charmed audiences for more than 50 years on Broadway, in movies, on records and especially on television — most notably ...

Andy Griffith posing in Los Angeles to promote his upcoming CBS-TV film, "Murder in Coweta County" in this Jan. 31, 1983, file photo. AP Photo/Wally Fong ...