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
CBS News - Found Nov. 2, 2009
The town served as the inspiration for the television town of Mayberry in "The Andy Griffith Show." WXII-TV in Winston-Salem reported that...
Police: 4 shot dead in N.C. parking lot - MSNBC
Ex-Con Charged With Killing 4 in North Carolina Town - FOXNews.com
Quadruple Killing Suspect Arrested - FOXNews.com
Quadruple Murder Suspect Captured - ABC News
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FOXNews.comFilm School Rejects - Found Oct. 25, 2009
Ron Howard talked Happy Days , The Andy Griffith Show , and Apollo 13 . He?s a nice guy ? earlier in the week fraternizing with the...
Erie Times-News - Found Nov. 3, 2009
... down four men in the town that inspired the idyllic community of Mayberry on the 1960s TV series "The Andy Griffith Show," police said Monday.
Lima News - Found Oct. 31, 2009
... my all-time favorite TV programs is the ?Andy Griffith Show.? I ... contest in Lima reminds me of the two key characters, Andy and ...
Star News Online - Found Oct. 29, 2009
... that, the Andy Taylor character made his appearance on TV's Make Room for Daddy, leading to The Andy Griffith Show and in a way, Griffith...
Forbes.com - Found Sep. 17, 2009
, 7:55 AM ET BusinessWire - In 1960, the first episode of The Andy Griffith Show aired, and Sheriff Andy Taylor, Deputy Barney Fife, Opie, and Aunt
The Mount Airy News - Found Sep. 24, 2009
... the Flame,? because through him and his extensive efforts, those who love you and ??The Andy Griffith Show? will have a place...
The Mount Airy News - Found Sep. 23, 2009
Emmett Forrest, owner of the Andy Griffith collection, sees the plaque of himself as ?Keeper of the Flame? for the first time inside the Andy
The Mount Airy News - Found Sep. 22, 2009
Emmett Forrest, owner of the Andy Griffith collection, sees the plaque of himself as ??Keeper of the Flame? for the first time inside the
The Mount Airy News - Found Sep. 21, 2009
After years of intensive planning, the reality of the Andy Griffith Museum opening is right around the corner.













