Andy Griffith in 1987

After "The Andy Griffith Show," Andy Griffith had another round of TV popularity starring as an Atlanta defense attorney on "Matlock," which had a nine-year run on NBC and ABC in the 1980s and '90s.

PHOTOS: Notable deaths of 2012

OBIT: Andy Griffith, folksy TV sheriff and comedian, dies at 86

Ron Howard EXCLUSIVE: 'What I learned from Andy Griffith'

After "The Andy Griffith Show," Andy Griffith had another round of TV popularity starring as an Atlanta defense attorney on "Matlock," which had a nine-year run on NBC and ABC in the 1980s and '90s.

PHOTOS: Notable deaths of 2012

OBIT: Andy Griffith, folksy TV sheriff and comedian, dies at 86

Ron Howard EXCLUSIVE: 'What I learned from Andy Griffith'

After "The Andy Griffith Show," Andy Griffith had another round of TV popularity starring as an Atlanta defense attorney on "Matlock," which had a nine-year run on NBC and ABC in the 1980s and '90s.

PHOTOS: Notable deaths of 2012

OBIT: Andy Griffith, folksy TV sheriff and comedian, dies at 86

Ron Howard EXCLUSIVE: 'What I learned from Andy Griffith'