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**9V4i8xw1** · 07-03-2012, 10:37 PM

Andy Griffith dies at 86: reports

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/and...dist=afterbell

By David B. Wilkerson
The previous version of this report gave the incorrect day of Griffith's death.

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Andy Griffith, best known for his role as Sheriff Andy Taylor on the CBS comedy "The Andy Griffith Show," died Tuesday morning at the age of 86, according to published reports. Griffith established himself during the 1950s as a humorist on variety programs such as "The Ed Sullivan Show," doing a monologue called "What It Was, Was Football" in which a hayseed describes seeing a football game for the first time. He then shocked viewers in his 1957 film debut, "A Face In the Crowd," playing an obnoxious television host who manipulates and bullies everyone around him. Griffith moved back into the comedic realm on Broadway, starring as a hillbilly who has misadventures in the U.S. Army in "No Time For Sergeants." In 1960, he began his long run as Andy Taylor. When "The Andy Griffith Show" left the air in 1968, Griffith starred in a few unsuccessful TV series and did a number of TV movies before finding his next iconic role on the NBC mystery "Matlock."

**Stovegeothnon** · 07-03-2012, 10:41 PM

yep

**xresultsearch** · 07-03-2012, 10:43 PM

Back when, the family never missed the Andy Griffith show, or for that matter anything he was playing in.

RIP!

**mbaueee** · 07-03-2012, 11:07 PM

American History on the Andy Griffith Show........Starts @ 11:00

**mpegdvdclip** · 07-04-2012, 12:16 AM

He was an actor who had a really good run. Plenty of years. Plenty of fame. Plenty of respect. And God knows, plenty of money. We all should be as blessed.

RIP, Andy.

**daasayse** · 07-04-2012, 02:57 AM

I enjoyed the music on his show. This video has some purty harmony on the front porch with Andy and Barny. It's one of my favorites.

**mbaueee** · 07-04-2012, 03:00 AM

RIP, I still can hear the whistling in my ear.

**Auzuigcx** · 07-04-2012, 03:01 AM

too bad he got alzheimer's in his later years.

**Tibaveriafark** · 07-04-2012, 03:14 AM

too bad he got alzheimer's in his later years.

Exactly. It's hard when people you grew up watching like Andy turn out to support the beast system. It really hurts. But it is what it is.

**Stovegeothnon** · 07-04-2012, 11:23 AM

Exactly. It's hard when people you grew up watching like Andy turn out to support the beast system. It really hurts. But it is what it is.

Are not all actors part of the system? Keep the sheep satiated with mindless dribble.

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9V4i8xw1 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 481 Senior Member	Andy Griffith Dead at 86 Andy Griffith dies at 86: reports http://www.marketwatch.com/story/and...dist=afterbell By David B. Wilkerson The previous version of this report gave the incorrect day of Griffith's death. CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Andy Griffith, best known for his role as Sheriff Andy Taylor on the CBS comedy "The Andy Griffith Show," died Tuesday morning at the age of 86, according to published reports. Griffith established himself during the 1950s as a humorist on variety programs such as "The Ed Sullivan Show," doing a monologue called "What It Was, Was Football" in which a hayseed describes seeing a football game for the first time. He then shocked viewers in his 1957 film debut, "A Face In the Crowd," playing an obnoxious television host who manipulates and bullies everyone around him. Griffith moved back into the comedic realm on Broadway, starring as a hillbilly who has misadventures in the U.S. Army in "No Time For Sergeants." In 1960, he began his long run as Andy Taylor. When "The Andy Griffith Show" left the air in 1968, Griffith starred in a few unsuccessful TV series and did a number of TV movies before finding his next iconic role on the NBC mystery "Matlock." Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Stovegeothnon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	yep Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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xresultsearch Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	Back when, the family never missed the Andy Griffith show, or for that matter anything he was playing in. RIP! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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mbaueee Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	American History on the Andy Griffith Show........Starts @ 11:00 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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mpegdvdclip Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 477 Senior Member	He was an actor who had a really good run. Plenty of years. Plenty of fame. Plenty of respect. And God knows, plenty of money. We all should be as blessed. RIP, Andy. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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daasayse Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 361 Senior Member	I enjoyed the music on his show. This video has some purty harmony on the front porch with Andy and Barny. It's one of my favorites. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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mbaueee Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 447 Senior Member	RIP, I still can hear the whistling in my ear. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Auzuigcx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	too bad he got alzheimer's in his later years. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Tibaveriafark Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	too bad he got alzheimer's in his later years. Exactly. It's hard when people you grew up watching like Andy turn out to support the beast system. It really hurts. But it is what it is. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-04-2012, 11:23 AM	#10
Stovegeothnon Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 508 Senior Member	Exactly. It's hard when people you grew up watching like Andy turn out to support the beast system. It really hurts. But it is what it is. Are not all actors part of the system? Keep the sheep satiated with mindless dribble. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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