Actor laid to rest five hours after he died. July 4, 2012— -- Legendary actor and comedian Andy Griffith was laid to rest quickly, buried by family less than five hours after he died. Griffith's ...

Beloved actor Andy Griffith, 86, died peacefully this morning at his coastal home in Manteo, North Carolina. No cause of death has been given. Griffith's career spanned more than a half-century on ...

When Andy Griffith took on the role of Matlock in 1986, a part that was created just for him, it became only the second ongoing series he’d had since The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960s. Used to ...

When The Andy Griffith Show premiered in 1960, no one could have predicted just how deeply it would embed itself in the American psyche—or how far its stars would travel beyond the sleepy little town ...

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 ...

, perhaps best known for his turn as Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show in the early 1960s and later in the legal drama Matlock, has died. in North Carolina quotes former University of ...

The Andy Griffith Show is synonymous with North Carolina, and now lawmakers want to make it official. House Bill 557 would make The Andy Griffith Show the official TV show of the state. According to ...

Andy Griffith, who parlayed his youth in rural North Carolina into an award-winning television and film acting career, died Tuesday at his home in Manteo following an illness. He was 86. His family ...

Ron Howard was a young boy surrounded by adults on the set of The Andy Griffith Show. Led by Andy Griffith, who played Sheriff Andy Taylor, Howard starred as his son Opie. Don Knotts was another ...

(Reuters) - Actor Andy Griffith, whose portrayal of a small-town sheriff made "The Andy Griffith Show" one of television's most enduring programs, died on Tuesday at his North Carolina home at age 86.