ANDY GRIFFITH DIES AT AGE 86 // BREAKING NEWS

	ANDY GRIFFITH DIES AT AGE 86 // BREAKING NEWS ANDY GRIFFITH DIES AT AGE 86 // BREAKING NEWS Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 -- July 3, 2012) was an American actor, television producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer. A Tony Award nominee for two roles, he gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead characters in the 1960--1968 situation comedy The Andy Griffith Show and in the 1986--1995 legal drama Matlock. Beginning in 1960, Griffith starred as Sheriff Andy Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show for the CBS television network. The show took place in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina, where Taylor, a widower, was the sheriff and town sage. The show was filmed at Desilu Studios, with exteriors filmed at Forty Acres in Culver City, California. From 1960 to 1965, the show co-starred character actor and comedian — and Griffith's longtime friend — Don Knotts in the role of Deputy Barney Fife, Taylor's best friend and partner. He was also Taylor's cousin in the show. In the series premiere episode, in a conversation between the two, Fife calls Taylor "Cousin Andy", and Taylor calls Fife "Cousin Barney". T The show also starred child actor Ron Howard (then known as Ronny Howard), who played Taylor's only child, Opie Taylor. It was an immediate hit. Although Griffith never received a writing credit for the show, he worked on the development of every script. While <b>...</b>	From: NewsOnVHS Views: 1 0 ratings
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