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

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 ...

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

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 ...

UPDATED: Andy Griffith gave the greatest performance of his career the first time he ever stepped in front of a film camera. In fact his portrayal of country bumpkin-turned rabidly ambitious and ...

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 ...

"The Andy Griffith Show," the classic sitcom set in the fictional Mayberry, North Carolina, remains a beloved show by many nearly 60 years after it ended. Now, a bill in the General Assembly would ...

In its TV-land immortality, “The Andy Griffith Show” has already inspired a pair of statues, a museum, an annual festival, a rerun-watchers club and a souvenir collection so it vast it ...