Andy Griffith's kids followed in his acting footsteps during their early years Julie Tremaine is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously ...

Andy and Don had met years earlier in New York City, where they bonded over being guys from small southern towns trying to make it on Broadway. In 1958, they also costarred in the military comedy ...

Best known as a TV dad, actor Andy Griffith also had two children of his own: son Andy “Sam” Griffith Jr. and daughter Dixie Griffith. “For the millions of his fans and people who loved him ...