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 started its legendary reign 65 years ago. The sitcom, which premiered on Oct. 3, 1960, starred Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor, the sheriff in the small fictional town of Mayberry, ...

"Andy Griffith directed my church choir from Thanksgiving through Easter on Roanoke Island in the late 1950s," says Aitken, who celebrates his 82nd birthday today. "Andy spent the rest of his time in ...

MOUNT AIRY — The Mayberry Days festival has now been running more than three times as long as the television series that inspired it. “The Andy Griffith Show,” which ran for eight seasons before ...

When you hear “crime drama,” you probably aren’t thinking of the Andy Griffith Show. Yet, this 1960s TV classic is so much more than a mindless flick made simply to pacify an American people unsettled ...

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 ...