He played Lon Chaney Jr. in the James Cagney classic and Howie, one of Opie's friends, on the beloved CBS sitcom.

Rush, who played a friend of Ron Howard's Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show," died at 74 after a leukemia diagnosis ...

Former child actor Keith Thibodeaux is mourning the loss of fellow 'The Andy Griffith Show' actor Dennis Rush after decades ...

Acting on The Andy Griffith Show felt a lot like living in Mayberry, North Carolina, the idyllic fictional burg where the ...

The death certificate for Andy Griffith says the actor's death earlier this week was caused by a heart attack. The certificate says the 86-year-old had suffered the attack 24 hours before he died at 7 ...

Andy Griffith, a television legend who starred in two iconic series that debuted a quarter-century apart, has died. He was 86. Griffith died at his coastal home in North Carolina at about 7 a.m.

Betty Lynn, the film and television actor who was best known for her role as Barney Fife’s sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. She was 95. Lynn died peacefully Saturday after ...

Dennis Rush, former child star best known for his roles as a young Creighton Chaney opposite James Cagney in Man Of A ...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Betty Lynn, who was best known as Barney Fife's sweetheart Thelma Lou on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died at the age of 95. The Andy Griffith Museum said in a statement that ...