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 ...

(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.

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.

The Andy Griffith Show had to make due without one of their most popular actors in the late Don Knotts. They’d end up trying to replace the Barney Fife role with another actor. One of the they briefly ...

On October 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show debuted on CBS. The show was a spin-off from The Danny Thomas Show, but it soon eclipsed it in popularity. It would run for eight seasons, with 159 episodes ...

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 ...

When you watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show-most notably its first five seasons-you can't help but get taken in by the ...

The Andy Griffith Show was one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time and was populated with countless incredible characters. While the show revolved around Andy Griffith as the Mayberry Sheriff Andy ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — 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.