Actor Andy Griffith Passes Away

Dare County, NC (WIBX) - Television legend Andy Griffith has died at the age of 86.

Griffith's role as small-town Sheriff Andy Taylor on the 1960's series "The Andy Griffith Show" made him a household name.

The show was one of the most popular television series in history, and is still seen in re-runs.

Griffth also produced and starred in another successful show, "Matlock."

He died this morning in Dare County, North Carolina.

His cause of death has not yet been revealed.