On Oct. 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show aired its very first episode. The series followed Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as his sleepy deputy Barney Fife and Ron Howard as Andy’s son ...

Knotts was a gifted comedian, winning the Best Supporting Actor Primetime Emmy Award five times for his work on the show. He would go on to star on Three's Company and Matlock (reuniting with Griffith ...

There’s nothing I love more than great comic chemistry, that magical spark between two performers who bring out the best in each other. TV has so many great examples of brilliant partnerships, but ...

The ‘Andy Griffith Show’ actor was a father to two children, Karen and Thomas Katie Mannion is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously been ...

The West Virginia-born actor's half-century career included seven TV series and more than 25 films, but it was The Andy Griffith Show that brought him TV immortality and 5 Emmy Awards.According to a ...

The Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy is one of many stops pilgrims make in the actor’s childhood hometown. It’s filled with memorabilia gathered by his longtime friend Emmett Forrest. CBS Photo ...

Is there a series in TV history that evokes more wholesome memories of years gone by than The Andy Griffith Show? The show starred Andy Griffith (naturally) as Andy Taylor, the widowed sheriff of the ...

The daughter of Don Knotts of "The Andy Griffith Show” fame will perform her one-woman show in Munster on Sunday.

'Andy Griffith' Star Had Strong Words For Co-Star Don Knotts in Memoir originally appeared on Parade. The Andy Griffith Show was an incredibly popular sitcom about the interworkings of the small town ...