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| Andy Taylor | |
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&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Andy_Griffith_Cropped.jpg) Andy Griffith as Andy Taylor | |
| First appearance | "Danny Meets Andy Griffith" episode The Danny Thomas Show (1960) |
| Last appearance | Return to Mayberry TV movie (1986) |
| Created by | Sheldon Leonard |
| Portrayed by | Andy Griffith |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Sheriff (1952 - 1968; 1986 - ?) Agent of State Bureau of Investigation (1968 - ?) Postal Inspector (? - 1986) Justice of the Peace (? - 1968) |
| Family | Barney Fife (cousin) Aunt Bee (Aunt) Uncle Ollie (uncle) Aunt Nora (aunt) |
| Spouse | Unnamed wife (deceased) Helen Crump |
| Children | Opie Taylor (son) Andrew Samuel Taylor, Jr. (son) |
Sheriff Andrew Jackson "Andy" Taylor is the lead character on The Andy Griffith Show, an American sitcom which aired on CBS, (1960–1968). He also appears in the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. episode "Opie Joins the Marines," five episodes of Mayberry R.F.D. (1968–1971), and the reunion television film Return to Mayberry (1986). He made a cameo appearance in the USMC episode "Gomer Goes Home." The character made his initial appearance in an episode of The Danny Thomas Show entitled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith." In the CBS special The Andy Griffith - Don Knotts - Jim Nabors Show (1965), Andy and Barney are featured in a musical sketch about their friendship and recreate some classic moments between the characters. Andy Griffith, as Sheriff Taylor, also has a brief comedy cameo in Rowan and Martin at the Movies (1969), a PSA short subject promoting the purchase of U.S. Savings Bonds. Griffith appeared with costar Ron Howard in character as Andy and Opie Taylor in a 2008 commercial for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. Andy Taylor appeared in all 249 episodes of The Andy Griffith Show and was played by comedian, musician, and actor Andy Griffith.