He was almost totally unlike the warm, kindly Sherrif Andy Taylor of Mayberry. However, much like his portrayal of Lonesome Rhodes where he was far from the “down-home” guy he conveyed to the public- he was a lot darker, angrier and arrogant as a person.

And as I posted before, he never won a Emmy and has received very little in the way of honors. His cynical work as Howard Pike aka Billy Pueblo with Jeff Bridges in “ Hearts of the West ” was brilliant. I believe his interpretation of the manipulative Lonesome Rhodes in Elia Kazan’s “ A Face in the Crowd ”was deserving of an Academy Award. His portrayal as the hick Will Stockdale in No Time for Sergeants was a classic. Far from itĪndy Griffith as the laconic Andy Taylor was the voice of reason on The Andy Griffith Show. Personally, he was not quite the even keeled Sheriff Taylor of Mayberry that we remember. However, it will paint a complete picture of the man. Griffith was an iconic performer and top level actor. It will be be the first comprehensive biography of Andy entitled “The Life and Times of Andy Griffith.” While it will not be all negative, since we certainly believe that Mr. We are in the midst of doing research for a new biography, due out next year about Andy Griffith.

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