The following is a list of characters of The Andy Griffith Show, an American sitcom television series, starring Andy Griffith. The series ran for eight seasons on CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968. Episodes 1–159 (1960–1965) were broadcast in black-and-white, while the last 90 episodes (1965–1968) were in color.
While the characters of the fictional community of Mayberry were often stereotypes, they were generally portrayed as "uncomplicated" human beings who genuinely cared about each other.
CharacterActorBrief DescriptionSeasonsEpisodes12345678 Andy Taylor Andy Griffith Sheriff of Mayberry; father (widowed) of Opie colspan="8" 249 Opie Taylor Ronny Howard Son of Andy Taylor colspan="8" 243 Barney Fife Don Knotts Deputy Sheriff of Mayberry colspan="5" colspan="3" 162 Aunt Bee Frances Bavier Andy's paternal aunt colspan="8" 188 Emma Watson Cheerio Meredith A townsperson colspan="2" colspan="6" 6 Jud Fletcher Burt Mustin Elderly citizen of Mayberry colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" 8 Otis Campbell Hal Smith The town drunk who lets himself into the jail to sleep it off colspan="5" colspan="2" colspan="1" 32 Mayor Pike Dick Elliott Mayor of Mayberry colspan="2" colspan="6" 11 Ellie Walker Elinor Donahue Pharmacist, Andy's girlfriend colspan="1" colspan="7" 12 Floyd Lawson Howard McNear Town barber colspan="7" colspan="1" 80 Thelma Lou Betty Lynn Barney's primary girlfriend colspan="1" colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="2" 26 Clara Edwards Hope Summers Aunt Bee's best friend colspan="1" colspan="6" colspan="1" 31 Ben Weaver Will Wright/Tol Avery/Jason Johnson Miserly old landlord and department store owner colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" 6 Rafe Hollister Jack Prince Local farmer and moonshiner colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="5" 3 Leon Clint Howard Toddler in a cowboy outfit; never speaks in any of his appearances colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="4" 5 John Masters Olan Soule Choir director and hotel manager colspan="1" colspan="4" colspan="3" 5 Mayor Roy Stoner Parley Baer Mayor of Mayberry colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="5" 7 Peggy McMillan Joanna Moore County nurse and Andy's girlfriend colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="5" 4 Daphne Jean Carson One of "The Fun Girls" colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="3" 3 Skippy Joyce Jameson One of "The Fun Girls" colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="3" 3 Wally Norman Leavitt/Trevor Bardette/Cliff Norton Owner of the filling station where Gomer and Goober work colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" 4 Gomer Pyle Jim Nabors Mechanic at Wally's Filling Station colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="4" 23 Asa Breeney Charles P. Thompson Elderly, sleepy security guard / hotel clerk colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="3" 5 Reverend Hobart M. Tucker William Keene Pastor of All Souls Church colspan="2" colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="1" 6 Helen Crump Aneta Corsaut School teacher and Andy's girlfriend colspan="2" colspan="6" 66 Johnny Paul Jason Richard Keith Opie's best friend colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="2" 11 Briscoe Darling Denver Pyle Head of The Darlings colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" 5 Charlene Darling Maggie Peterson Briscoe Darling's daughter. Had a crush on Andy. colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" 5 The Darling Boys The Dillards Musical brothers colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" 5 Ernest T. Bass Howard Morris A troublemaking mountain man colspan="2" colspan="4" colspan="2" 5 Malcolm Merriweather Bernard Fox English valet colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" 3 Trey Bowden David Alan Bailey Opie's friend colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="4" 3 Goober Pyle George Lindsey Auto mechanic and cousin of Gomer Pyle colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="4" 86 Deputy Warren Ferguson Jack Burns Floyd's nephew; replaces Barney as deputy colspan="5" colspan="1" colspan="2" 11 Flora Malherbe Alberta Nelson A waitress at the Mayberry Diner, Goober's girlfriend colspan="5" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" 3 Howard Sprague Jack Dodson The milquetoast county clerk colspan="5" colspan="3" 37 Emmett Clark Paul Hartman Fix-it shop owner colspan="7" colspan="1" 16 Martha Clark Mary Lansing Emmett's wife colspan="7" colspan="1" 3 Sam Jones Ken Berry Widowed farmer and father of Mike Jones colspan="7" colspan="1" 4
Characters are listed in order of their initial appearance. Only characters who appeared in 3 or more episodes are listed. For other characters, see The Andy Griffith Show guest stars.
Legend = Main cast (credited) = Recurring cast (3+ episodes per season) = Guest cast (1-2 episodes per season)
Unseen regular characters Name Seasons Brief character summary Sarah 1–8 Mayberry telephone operator who often eavesdrops on calls and has brief conversations with characters in at least 19 episodes Juanita Beasley 1–5 Waitress at the Bluebird Diner who Barney talks to on the telephone as his second girlfriend in ten episodes. First mentioned in S1E26 "Andy Forecloses". Leonard Blush 4–5 Radio announcer from station YLRB, later WMPD, from Mount Pilot, in "Family Visits" and "Barney's Bloodhound" whose voice is that of Howard Morris, who is also referred to by name in "The Song Festers"
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