Andy Griffith with his first wife Barbara Edwards in the 1960s. Best known as a TV dad, actor Andy Griffith also had two children of his own: son Andy “Sam” Griffith Jr. and daughter Dixie Griffith.

On The Andy Griffith Show, Griffith played Sheriff Andy Taylor, the straight-laced peacekeeper in the tiny town of Mayberry.

Andy Griffith was the “TV dad” for millions of viewers, but he was Dixie Griffith’s actual father. At home in real life, Dixie says the beloved actor was, “a hands-on dad. We had so much fun.” ...

While the heart of The Andy Griffith Show (which aired on CBS from 1960 to 1968) was the relationship between Sheriff Andy Taylor (Griffith) and Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife (Don Knotts), almost as ...

Best known as a TV dad, actor Andy Griffith also had two children of his own: son Andy “Sam” Griffith Jr. and daughter Dixie Griffith. “For the millions of his fans and people who loved him, he ...