Andy Griffith: 1926-2012

circa 1940: Headshot portrait of American actor Andy Griffith as a young man. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Andy Griffith playing guitar as Patricia Neal watches in a scene from the film 'A Face In The Crowd', 1957. (Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images) 1/1/1957

THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW -- Aired July 1, 1956 -- Episode 2 -- Pictured: (l-r) Andy Griffith, Steve Allen, and Elvis Presley perform a parody of Country & Western television shows -- Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank

1958: American actor Andy Griffith sits behind the motion picture camera, looking through the eyepiece and smoking a cigarette, on the set of director Mervyn LeRoy's film, 'No Time For Sergeants'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 1: THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW ep: \"Goober Makes History\". Andy (Andy Griffith). (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) *** local caption *** Andy Griffith

LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 30: ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW. From bottom: Ron Howard as \"Opie\" Taylor, Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife and Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor. Image dated August 30, 1962. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) *** local caption *** Andy Griffith;Ron Howard;Don Knotts

LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 5: ANDY GRIFFITH'S UPTOWN-DOWNTOWN SHOW featuring from left: Don Knotts, Andy Griffith, Maggie Peterson, Tennessee Ernie Ford (and females dancers: The Nick Castle Dancers. Among the dancers: Goldie Hawn at far right. ) Negs dated February 5, 1967. Broadcast date: February 21, 1967. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Don Knotts;Andy Griffith;Maggie Peterson;Goldie Hawn

Andy Griffith points to Jeff Bridges in a scene from the film 'Hearts Of The West', 1975. (Photo by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Getty Images)

Andy Griffith and Wife (Photo by Ron Galella/WireImage)

Actor Andy Griffith plays a man, John Wallace, who thinks he is above the law in an upcoming CBS-TV film, \"Murder in Coweta County\" poses in Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 31, 1983. Singer Johnny Cash co-stars as sheriff Lamar Potts who pursues Griffith for a murder in his county. (AP Photo/Wally Fong)

MATLOCK -- \"The Defense\" Episode 9 -- Pictured: (l-r) Andy Griffith as Benjamin Matlock, David Kaufman as Danny Hayes -- Photo by: Frank Carroll/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank

MATLOCK -- \"The Big Payoff\" Episode 16 -- Pictured: (l-r) Andy Griffith as Benjamin Matlock, Randy Travis as Billy Wheeler -- Photo by: Frank Carroll/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank

Andy Griffith and Jim Nabors and Don Knotts and George Lindsey, winners of the Legend Award for \"The Andy Griffith Show\" (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage)

U.S. President George W. Bush (R) presents his Presidential Medal of Freedom to actor Andy Griffith as fellow awardees singer Aretha Franklin (L) and former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan (2nd L) applaud during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington in this November 9, 2005 file photograph. Actor Andy Griffith, whose portrayal of a small-town sheriff made \"The Andy Griffith Show\" one of American television's most enduring shows, has died at his North Carolina home, television station WITN reported on July 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Reed/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT OBITUARY)

** ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS JUNE 16-17 **This undated photo provided by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows actor Andy Griffith on the set of \"Waitress.\" Griffith stars as a diner owner in the critically acclaimed film. At the age of 81, Andy Griffith has been discovered. But he's now a breakout star of sorts in the critically acclaimed \"Waitress.\" He's only a supporting character in a movie starring Keri Russell as Jenna, a top-notch pie maker trying to leave her brutish husband, but steals the show as the cranky owner of the diner where she works. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures) ** NO SALES **