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.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But Griffith was never content to live only in Mayberry’s shadow. In the years that followed, he searched for the right vehicle to ...

Ron Howard is reflecting on 65 years in Mayberry! Speaking with PEOPLE at the YES Scholars 25th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles, the 71-year-old Happy Days alum reflected on the upcoming The Andy ...

Update 12 p.m. Though many outlets have cited WITN and WAVY's coverage of Griffith's death, and The Charlotte Observer confirmed his death with their own sources, ABC News is reporting that Griffith's ...

Before he was a revered director or even Richie Cunningham on Happy Days, Ron Howard was just a little redheaded boy named Opie Taylor, growing up in the fictional town of Mayberry on The Andy ...

Margaret Kerry opened up about her time on The Andy Griffith Show The 96-year-old actress explained how stars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts made the show special behind the scenes The beloved series ...

Howard also reflected on the show’s legacy in a September interview with PEOPLE In 1986, the surviving cast from the show reunited for a TV film, Return to Mayberry. In it, Andy — who married Aneta ...