This undated photo provided by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows actor Andy Griffith on the set of "Waitress." Griffith stars as a diner owner in the critically acclaimed film.
Andy Griffith (left to right), Don Knotts and "Ronny" Howard are shown in their days with "The Andy Griffith Show." Reports say Griffith has died.
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Walter Matthau, Patricia Neal and Andy Griffith in "A Face in the Crowd."
Howard McNear played Floyd Lawson to Andy Griffith's Andy Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show."
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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)
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)
RALEIGH, N.C. — It was all too easy to confuse Andy Griffith the actor with Sheriff Andy Taylor, his most famous character from “The Andy Griffith Show.” After all, Griffith set his namesake show in a make-believe town based on his hometown of Mount Airy, …
