List of The Andy Griffith Show characters information
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.
Character
Actor
Brief Description
Seasons
Episodes
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Andy Taylor
Andy Griffith
Sheriff of Mayberry; father (widowed) of Opie
Main
249
Opie Taylor
Ronny Howard
Son of Andy Taylor
Main
243
Barney Fife
Don Knotts
Deputy Sheriff of Mayberry
Main
Guest
162
Aunt Bee
Frances Bavier
Andy's paternal aunt
Main[a]
188
Emma Watson[b]
Cheerio Meredith
A townsperson
Recurring
Does not appear
6
Jud Fletcher
Burt Mustin
Elderly citizen of Mayberry
Recurring
Guest
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
8[c]
Otis Campbell
Hal Smith
The town drunk who lets himself into the jail to sleep it off
Recurring
Guest
Does not appear
32
Mayor Pike
Dick Elliott
Mayor of Mayberry
Recurring
Does not appear
11
Ellie Walker
Elinor Donahue
Pharmacist, Andy's girlfriend
Main[d]
Does not appear
12
Floyd Lawson[e]
Howard McNear[f]
Town barber
Recurring
Does not appear
80
Thelma Lou
Betty Lynn
Barney's primary girlfriend
Guest
Recurring
Guest
Does not appear
26
Clara Edwards[g]
Hope Summers
Aunt Bee's best friend
Guest
Recurring
Does not appear
31
Ben Weaver
Will Wright/Tol Avery/Jason Johnson
Miserly old landlord and department store owner
Guest[h]
Does not appear
Guest[i]
Does not appear
Guest[j]
Does not appear
6
Rafe Hollister
Jack Prince
Local farmer and moonshiner
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
3
Leon
Clint Howard
Toddler in a cowboy outfit; never speaks in any of his appearances
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
5
John Masters
Olan Soule
Choir director and hotel manager
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
5
Mayor Roy Stoner
Parley Baer
Mayor of Mayberry
Does not appear
Recurring
Does not appear
7
Peggy McMillan
Joanna Moore
County nurse and Andy's girlfriend
Does not appear
Recurring
Does not appear
4
Daphne
Jean Carson
One of "The Fun Girls"
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
3
Skippy
Joyce Jameson
One of "The Fun Girls"
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
3
Wally
Norman Leavitt/Trevor Bardette/Cliff Norton
Owner of the filling station where Gomer and Goober work
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
4
Gomer Pyle
Jim Nabors
Mechanic at Wally's Filling Station
Does not appear
Recurring
Does not appear
23
Asa Breeney
Charles P. Thompson
Elderly, sleepy security guard / hotel clerk
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
5
Reverend Hobart M. Tucker
William Keene
Pastor of All Souls Church
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
Guest
6
Helen Crump
Aneta Corsaut
School teacher and Andy's girlfriend
Does not appear
Recurring
66
Johnny Paul Jason
Richard Keith
Opie's best friend
Does not appear
Guest
Recurring
Guest
Does not appear
11
Briscoe Darling
Denver Pyle
Head of The Darlings
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
5
Charlene Darling
Maggie Peterson
Briscoe Darling's daughter. Had a crush on Andy.
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
5
The Darling Boys
The Dillards
Musical brothers
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
5
Ernest T. Bass
Howard Morris
A troublemaking mountain man
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
5
Malcolm Merriweather
Bernard Fox
English valet
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
3
Trey Bowden
David Alan Bailey
Opie's friend
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
3
Goober Pyle[k]
George Lindsey
Auto mechanic and cousin of Gomer Pyle
Does not appear
Guest
Recurring
86
Deputy Warren Ferguson
Jack Burns
Floyd's nephew; replaces Barney as deputy
Does not appear
Recurring
Does not appear
11
Flora Malherbe
Alberta Nelson[l]
A waitress at the Mayberry Diner, Goober's girlfriend
Does not appear
Guest
Does not appear
Guest
3
Howard Sprague
Jack Dodson[m]
The milquetoast county clerk
Does not appear
Recurring
37
Emmett Clark
Paul Hartman
Fix-it shop owner
Does not appear
Recurring
16
Martha Clark
Mary Lansing
Emmett's wife
Does not appear
Recurring
3
Sam Jones
Ken Berry
Widowed farmer and father of Mike Jones
Does not appear
Recurring
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)
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