Andy Griffith, the Sheriff of Mayberry, dies at 86
Date: 7/3/2012 Album ID: 1496974
Photos by Associated Press
Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in "The Andy Griffith Show" and the rumpled defense lawyer in "Matlock," died Tuesday. He was 86.
FILE - This Jan. 24, 1963 file photo shows actors Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, right, and Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife, in a scene from the The Andy Griffith Show.  Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made The Andy Griffith Show an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo, file)
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FILE - This Jan. 31, 1983 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith posing in Los Angeles to promote his upcoming CBS-TV film, Murder in Coweta County. Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made The Andy Griffith Show an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Wally Fong, file)
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FILE- This undated file image originally released by Viacom shows cast members from The Andy Griffith Show, from left, Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife, Ron Howard as Opie Taylor and Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor.  Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made The Andy Griffith Show an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Viacom, file)
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FILE - This Jan. 24, 1963 file photo shows actors Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, right, and Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife, in a scene from the The Andy Griffith Show.  Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made The Andy Griffith Show an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo, file)
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FILE - This Feb. 23, 1979 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith on the set of TV's Salvage-1 near Los Angeles. Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made The Andy Griffith Show an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo, file)
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FILE - This Jan. 31, 1983 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith posing in Los Angeles to promote his upcoming CBS-TV film, Murder in Coweta County.  Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made The Andy Griffith Show an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Wally Fong, file)
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FILE - This March 6, 1987 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith in Toluca Lake, Calif. Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made The Andy Griffith Show an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, file)
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FILE - This Jan. 1983 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith posing in Los Angeles to promote his upcoming CBS-TV film, Murder in Coweta County. Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made The Andy Griffith Show an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Wally Fong, file)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows actor Andy Griffith on the set of Waitress. Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made The Andy Griffith Show an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures, file)
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FILE - This Nov. 9, 2005 file photo shows President Bush presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom to actor Andy Griffith in the East Room of the White House. Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made The Andy Griffith Show an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)
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FILE - This Oct. 28, 2003 file photo shows actor Andy Griffith sitting in front of a bronze statue of Andy and Opie from the Andy Griffith Show, after the unveiling ceremony in Raleigh, N.C.  Griffith, whose homespun mix of humor and wisdom made The Andy Griffith Show an enduring TV favorite, died Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Manteo, N.C. He was 86. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan, File)
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A bouquet of flowers sits at the foot of a statue of Andy Griffith at Pullen Park in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. The iconic actor and North Carolina native died Tuesday at the age of 86. (AP Photo/Allen Breed)
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Patrice Graham and her grandchildren visit a statue of Andy Griffith at Pullen Park in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. The iconic actor and North Carolina native died Tuesday at the age of 86. (AP Photo/Allen Breed)
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