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

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.

For many fans growing up with The Andy Griffith Show, Andy Griffith was the quintessential “TV Dad.” But when the filming was done, Andy was a father not to the millions of kids watching at home, but ...