Griffith, who would have turned 100 on June 1, eventually found success again with ‘Matlock’ ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (WGHP) — For generations of television viewers, Andy Griffith was Sheriff Andy Taylor, who was the wise and ...

Like many performers, music was a common thread in Griffith’s life. He was part of the brass band at church, where minister Ed Mickey taught him to play the trombone and sing. Upon his 1944 graduation ...

Actor Andy Griffith, who won the hearts of 1960s TV viewers with his role as gentle Sheriff Andy Taylor in “The Andy Griffith Show,” then returned as a 1980s country lawyer in “Matlock,” died Tuesday ...