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TV series · 1960

The Andy Griffith Show

“Nip it in the bud!”

First aired 3 October 1960 Comedy / Family IMDb ↗ · TMDB ↗

The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.

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Oldest first
Hope Summers
as Clara Edwards
64
Frances Bavier
as Aunt Bee Taylor
57
Andy Griffith
as Andy Taylor
34
Ron Howard
as Opie Taylor
6
Everyone else (116) ↓
Joseph Crehan
as Councilman
77
Joseph Crehan
as Council Member
77
Joseph Crehan
as Franklin
77
Joseph Crehan
as Townsman
77
Walter Baldwin
as Floyd Lawson
71
Carl Benton Reid
as Governor Ed
67
Jesslyn Fax
as Mrs. Le Grande
67
Will Wright
as Ben Weaver
66
Enid Markey
as Mrs. Mendelbright
66
Wallace Ford
as Roger Hanover
62
Byron Foulger
as Fred
62
Byron Foulger
as Harry Bosworth
62
Byron Foulger
as Clerk
62
Rhys Williams
as Judge Cranston
62
Ralph Dumke
as Greendale Mayor Purdy
61
Sir Lancelot
58
Edgar Buchanan
as Henry Wheeler
57
Chubby Johnson
as Mr. Carter
57
Nestor Paiva
as Big Jack Anderson
55
Howard McNear
as Floyd Lawson
55
Sterling Holloway
as Burt Miller
55
Charles Lane
as Mr. Frisby
55
Willis Bouchey
as Fletch Roberts
53
Willis Bouchey
as Mr. Brady
53
Willis Bouchey
as Charlie O'Malley
53
Willis Bouchey
as Mr. Carter
53
Harry Holcombe
as Warden Hix
53
Steve Pendleton
as Mr. Hutchins
52
Frank Albertson
as Colonel Watson
51
Phil Arnold
as Hotdog Vendor
51
Milton Frome
as Ralph Kingsley
51
Tom D'Andrea
as Bill Stone
51
Paul Bryar
as Mr. Osgood
50
Arthur Hunnicutt
as Jedediah Wakefield
50
Hayden Rorke
as A.J. Considine
49
Douglas Fowley
as Hobo
49
Mary Jackson
as Mrs. Rigsby
49
Mary Jackson
as Miss Vogel
49
Hugh Marlowe
as Mr. Maxwell
49
Dan Tobin
as 'Gentleman' Dan Caldwell
49
Doodles Weaver
as Regis
48
Doodles Weaver
as George Bricker
48
Russ Conway
as Major - Tank Commander
47
James Seay
as Agent Bowton
46
James Seay
as Sgt. Jacobs
46
Robert Emhardt
as Malcolm Tucker
46
Robert Emhardt
as Willard Foster
46
Parley Baer
as Mayor Roy Stoner
46
Jackie Coogan
as George Stevens
45
Sam Edwards
as Sam Muggins
45
Sam Edwards
as Lester Scobey
45
Sam Edwards
as Fred
45
Sam Edwards
as Tom Bedlow
45
Frank Cady
as Luke
45
Frank Cady
as Farley Upchurch
45
Edward Andrews
as Professor Hubert St. John
45
Max Showalter
as Ralph Mason
43
James McCallion
as Dr. Lou Bailey
42
James McCallion
as Harry
42
John McLiam
as Mr. MacDonald
42
Claudia Bryar
as Jennie Boone
42
Claudia Bryar
as Ruth
42
Harlan Warde
as Simon Winkler
42
Harlan Warde
as Mr. Williams
42
J. Edward McKinley
as Governor George C. Handley
42
Alan Dexter
as Juror
41
Keith Andes
as Roger Bryant
40
Billy Halop
as Tiny
40
Billy Halop
as Charlie
40
Yuki Shimoda
as Mr. Izamoto
39
Bill Hickman
as Motorcycle cop
39
Alan Hale Jr.
as Jeff Pruitt
39
George Nader
as Dr. Robert Benson
38
Henry Beckman
as Mr. Gilbert
38
Jean Hagen
as Elizabeth Crowley
37
Doris Dowling
as Madelyn Grayson
37
John Stephenson
as Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
37
Leo Gordon
as Luke Comstock
37
Katherine Victor
as Miss Fain
37
William Lanteau
as Ed Sawyer
37
Jean Carson
as Daphne
37
Jean Carson
as Jalene Naomi Connors
37
Ted Jordan
as Gerald Whitfield
36
Robert Nichols
as Relief Bus Driver
36
Bert Remsen
as Jim Slater
35
George Kennedy
as State Police Detective
35
Mark Miller
as Bob Rogers
35
Charles Aidman
as Frank Smith
35
Betty Lynn
as Thelma Lou
34
Harry Dean Stanton
as Proprietor
34
James Best
as Jim Lindsey
34
Joyce Jameson
as Skippy
33
Roy Jenson
as Trooper Leroy Miller
33
David Ketchum
as Harry Walker
32
David Ketchum
as Fred Michaels
32
George Lindsey
as Goober
31
Arte Johnson
as Hotel Clerk
31
Paul Smith
as Army doctor
31
Paul Smith
as Harry Becktoris
31
Gavin MacLeod
as Gilbert Jamel
29
Gavin MacLeod
as Bryan Bender
29
Jack Dodson
as Howard Sprague
29
Jack Dodson
as Ed Jenkins
29
Barbara Eden
as Ellen Brown
29
Gabriele Tinti
as Mario Vicente
28
Aneta Corsaut
as Helen Crump
26
Bob Denver
as Dud Wash
25
Joanna Moore
as Peggy 'Peg' McMillan
25
Sue Ane Langdon
as Mary Simpson
24
Charles Dierkop
as Larry
24
Bo Hopkins
as George
22
Howard Hesseman
as Counter Boy
20
Howard Hesseman
as Harry
20
Letícia Román
as Sophia Vicente
19
Morgan Brittany
as Mary Alice Carter
8
Pamelyn Ferdin
as Corlis
1
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