CBS News) Actor Andy Griffith, whose portrayal of a rural sheriff in a popular 1960s TV show earned him the title of “America’s Favorite Sheriff,” died Tuesday morning. He was 86.
His death was confirmed in a statement from the Dare County, N.C., sheriff’s office. Griffith died at his home on Roanoke Island, Dare County, N.C., at approximately 7 a.m.
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