Andy Griffith Profile
| Full Name: | Andy Griffith - Contact Andy Griffith |
| Birth Name: | Andrew Samuel Griffith |
| Famous As: | Actor |
| Date of Birth: | June 01, 1926 |
| Place of Birth: | Mount Airy, North Carolina |
| Height: | 6' |
| Nationality: | American |
| Father: | Carl Griffith |
| Mother: | Geneva Griffith |
| Spouse: | Barbara Edwards (1949 - 1972), Solica Cassuto (1973 - 1981), Cindi Knight (since April 2, 1983) |
| Son(s): | Andrew Samuel Griffith Jr. (b. 1957, d. 01/17/1996) |
| Daughter(s): | Dixie Griffith, Nancy Griffith |
| Education: | Graduated from Mount Airy High School in 1944 Graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1949 with a BA degree in music |
| Claim to Fame: | As Sheriff Andy Taylor in TV Series The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968) |
Andy Griffith News
- Museum celebrates Andy Griffith
Chicago Sun-Times
For 15 years, memorabilia of Andy Griffith and his role in the fictitious Mayberry have been displayed in Mount Airy, NC, the small town in the Blue Ridge ...and more » - Classic TV Online
TransWorldNews (press release)
In the Andy Griffith show, was it Ronnie or Ronny Howard? How did the Long Ranger come to be, and why did Tonto save him? Answers to these and more can be ... - Leland man designs commemorative poster for Andy Griffith Show
WECT-TV6
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) - A man in Brunswick County is keeping the Andy Griffith Show alive through his artwork. The program is a family show about a ...and more » 
The Enterprise LedgerAndy Griffith Museum proves a draw for Mount Airy, NC
The Enterprise Ledger
The jail keys from the set of the 1960s televion series, ?The Andy Griffith Show,? are on display in the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, NC, Thurs., ...
Mount Airy opens Andy Griffith Museum in time to celebrate 50 years of the showPittsburgh Post Gazette
Mayberry on the moveThe Huntsville Times - al.com all 6 news articles » 
Houston ChronicleTelevision comebacks are a part of life
Houston Chronicle
Likewise, Buddy Ebsen made the transition from the comedy The Beverly Hillbillies to the detective series Barnaby Jones, Andy Griffith applied his folksy ...and more » 
Reuters"The Killer Inside Me" misses target
Reuters
... in "The Killer Inside Me," an adaptation that looks good but can't find the right tone in depicting its Andy Griffith-meets-"American Psycho" anti-hero. ...
Sundance Daily Wrap: Jessica Alba Gets VictimizedMoviefone
#Sundance: Winterbottom Defends The Killer Inside MeIndie Wire (blog) all 126 news articles » - Andy Griffith Museum opens in Mount Airy
Carolina Newswire (press release)
MOUNT AIRY, NC - The Andy Griffith Museum has opened, providing a permanent place for the world's largest collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia. ...
Tractor-Trailers, Produce Damaged In FireWXII12.com
Surry County Co-Workers Split $200000 PrizeWFMY News 2
Well, I'll be: Andy Griffith Museum opensTriad Business Journal WXII12.com all 9 news articles » 
Winston-Salem JournalA Bigger Draw: Griffith museum adds Mayberry mementos
Winston-Salem Journal
Emmett Forrest pointed to the newest exhibits in the Andy Griffith Museum -- two sets of keys to the Mayberry Jail, ...
MLive.comDillards to trot out hillbilly style as portrayed on 'Andy Griffith Show'
MLive.com
KALAMAZOO ? Bluegrass, Celtic, klezmer and old time bands, a mandolin orchestra and one of the biggest groups to come out of ?The Andy Griffith Show? will ...- I'll kiss my grits - when pigs fly!
Hattiesburg American
Oh, the 1970s and their sitcoms ? "Happy Days" with Fonzie and Richie, "MASH" with Hawkeye and Trapper, "The Andy Griffith Show" with Sheriff Taylor and ...and more »













