Andy Griffith starred in 1957's 'A Face in the Crowd,' which forced the actor to go to a dark place ...

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 ...

When people think of The Andy Griffith Show, they think of warmth. Of front porches and quiet wisdom and a sheriff who could ...

Ron Howard is reflecting on 65 years in Mayberry! Speaking with PEOPLE at the YES Scholars 25th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles, the 71-year-old Happy Days alum reflected on the upcoming The Andy ...

This Oct. 28, 2003 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith sitting in front of a bronze statue of Andy and Opie from the "Andy Griffith Show," after the unveiling ceremony in Raleigh, N.C. Griffith, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When people think of The Andy Griffith Show, certain names immediately spring to mind — Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee, and Barney. But if ...

For eight seasons, Mayberry, North Carolina, sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) had several love interests on "The Andy Griffith Show." The widowed sheriff dated local beauties Ellie Walker, Helen ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – Mounty Airy, the city that inspired the fictional town of Mayberry in the Andy Griffith Show, mourns the loss of Jim Nabors, who played the character Gomer Pyle. WFMY News 2 visited ...

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 ...