He was most well known for his roles as Sheriff Andy Taylor, from the Andy Griffith Show, and as the lead attorney in Matlock.
His creation of the Andy Griffith Show gave many other people their own starts, and the show is still regularly rerun on various channels.
In 2005 he received a Medal of Freedom from President George W. Bush, it joined his various TV, stage, and music awards.
His wife Cindy released a statement saying, "Andy was a person of incredibly strong Christian faith and was prepared for the day he would be called Home to his Lord."
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