Top 10 Shocking Celebrity Deaths of 2012

Here are 10 Shocking Celebrity Deaths of 2012, from Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, to legendary singer Whitney Houston.

• 10:16 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2012

Interactive timeline: Andy Griffith

Scroll through the career and life of beloved celebrity Andy Griffith.

Actor, director Andy Griffith dies at 86

Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in "The Andy Griffith Show" and the rumpled defense lawyer in "Matlock," died Tuesday. He was 86. Griffith died about 7 a.m. at his coastal home in Manteo, Dare County Sheriff Doug Doughtie said in a statement. ...

• Updated: 11:29 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Andy Griffith through the years

A look back at the career of American actor, director, producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer Andy Griffith.

• Updated: 11:06 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Andy Griffith's career as an actor

2009- Play the Game Grandpa Joe   2008- Ron Howard's Call to Action (video short) Andy Taylor   2007- Christmas Is Here Again Santa Claus (voice)   2007- Waitress Old Joe   2006 - The Very First Noel (video short) Melchoir (voice)   2001- Daddy and Them O.T. Montgomery   ...

• 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2012

TIMELINE: Andy Griffith

June 1, 1926: Born in Mount Airy, N.C., the only child of Geneva and Carl Lee Griffith, and named Andy Samuel Griffith 1941: Inspired to play the trombone after seeing Birth of the Blues at local movie theater May 30, 1944: Graduated from Mount Airy High School Summer 1944: Enrolled ...

• 8:48 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2012

George Lindsey, TV's Goober Pyle, dies

George Lindsey died on May 6, 2012. He was 83.

• 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Man offers rides in ‘Mayberry’ squad car

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — There’s always the chance a ride in Tony Farley’s black-and-white 1961 Ford Galaxie will last longer than the advertised 20 minutes. The Clark County resident has a habit of getting pulled over — funny considering the car is painted to look like it belongs to the sheriff’s ...

• Updated: 2:57 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012

Ohio man is mad about Mayberry

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — It’s not like Tony Farley wants to borrow a cup of sugar or an egg. He just wants an autograph from a guy whose most famous role — a persona fried into our consciousness like a basket full of Aunt Bee’s chicken on a Sunday after church ...

• Updated: 2:55 p.m. Thursday, July 29, 2010

'Andy Griffith Show' Actress Robbed in 'Mayberry'

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) The actress who played Thelma Lou on ``The Andy Griffith Show'' was robbed in the town that inspired the show's idyllic Mayberry setting, after moving to the area to avoid big city crime. Betty Lou Lynn had her wallet stolen at a shopping center in Mount ...

• 4:39 a.m. Friday, April 30, 2010

Aunt Bee's Recipes

  The following recipes are provided courtesy ofThe Andy Griffith Show Rerun Watchers Club. See Aunt Bee's Cookbook for more great recipes. Poppyseed Chicken Pre-heat oven to 350° 3/4 cups cut up, de-boned chicken breasts 1 tub of sour cream 1 can of cream of chicken soup Mix ingredients together, ...

• Updated: 8:12 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008

Mayberry statue vandalized

Someone has stolen the plaque from the statue honoring one of North Carolina's most beloved sons. A bronze statue commemorating "The Andy Griffith Show" went up in Raleigh's Pullen Park just six months ago. Griffith, Governor Mike Easley and other officials unveiled the statue to a crowd of hundreds on ...

• Updated: 9:53 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, 2004