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| Andy Griffith's show spun-off Mayberry RFD. |
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| Moliner Ken Berry starred in Mayberry RFD and F Troop. He was also well known as a dancer. |
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| F Troop Publicity photo. |
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| Spock, in the military, got Berry interested in Hollywood. |
Legendary television actor Andy Griffith dead at 86, reports say | Fox News:
Legendary television actor Andy Griffith, who made a name for himself with his self-titled comedy "The Andy Griffith Show" and later on the long-running series “Matlock,” has died at the age of 86, according to multiple reports.
Griffith was rushed to a North Carolina hospital by an EMS team after they were called to his Roanoke home Tuesday morning. The actor’s close friend, former UNC President Bill Friday, confirmed the news to several sources, including TMZ and a local NBC affiliate.
The details surrounding the cause of his death were not immediately available.
Griffith first gained prominence in Hollywood after appearing in the Elia Kazan film “A Face in the Crowd.”
In 1960, he played the lead character in “The Andy Griffith Show,” where he became a household name and a staple of American television. The show ran until 1968.
In 1986, he returned to television with the long-running series, “Matlock.”
He was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George Bush.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/07/03/legendary-television-actor-andy-griffith-dead-at-86-report-says/#ixzz1zZUtWe7Z
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rlschultz has left a new comment on your post "Legendary television actor Andy Griffith dead at 8...":
The article forgets to mention that Andy Griffith became quite popular as the lead actor in the live TV teleplay "No Time for Sergeants". It was later made into a feature film in which he was not a part of. Some of us Ichabodians are old enough to remember when there was much more live television than just the news.
