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 ...

The ‘Andy Griffith Show’ actor was a father to two children, Karen and Thomas ...

Andy Griffith with his first wife Barbara Edwards in the 1960s. Best known as a TV dad, actor Andy Griffith also had two children of his own: son Andy “Sam” Griffith Jr. and daughter Dixie Griffith.

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 ...

This March 6, 1987 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith in Toluca Lake, Calif. Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made "The Andy Griffith Show" an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, ...

Best known as a TV dad, actor Andy Griffith also had two children of his own: son Andy “Sam” Griffith Jr. and daughter Dixie Griffith. “For the millions of his fans and people who loved him, he ...

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, ...