Andy Griffith, 1926 2012

	Andy Griffith, 1926 2012 Actor Andy Griffith has died at the age of 86, after an unspecified illness. Best known for his role on "The Andy Griffith Show," the University of North Carolina music graduate also starred as a murder-solving Southern attorney in the television series "Matlock" during the 1980s and 1990s. He was also known for his roles in movies and on the stage, as a producer and as a Grammy Award-winning gospel singer. The body of Andy Griffith, a North Carolina native and actor who for years won over audiences with his folksy appeal, was buried Tuesday morning less than five hours after he died. He passed away at around 7 am ET at his home on Roanoke Island, authorities reported. At the request of his family, Griffith's body was lowered into a grave on the island at about 11:30 am ET, according to a funeral spokesperson who declined to be named, citing the sensitivity of the matter. "It had been planned for some time," said the spokesperson, who declined to reveal where on the island the body was buried. "This was the wish of his family." Most known for his role as the sheriff of Mayberry on the CBS series "The Andy Griffith Show," Griffith died Tuesday after an unspecified illness and "has been laid to rest on his beloved Roanoke Island," the family said in a statement. 'Mayberry' remembers Andy Griffith Griffith co-star: Andy one of a kind Eden: Griffiths was a 'wonderful man' Andy Griffith dies at age 86 Andy Griffith, 2003: Love was the theme But the speed with which the public <b>...</b>	From: andygriffithable Views: 0 0 ratings
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