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Andy Griffith's first television role was as Andy Taylor, the widowed sheriff of Mayberry, in "The Andy Griffith Show." The show, which aired from 1960 to 1968, was a comedy-drama that followed the lives of the residents of Mayberry, a small town in North Carolina. Griffith's portrayal of Andy Taylor was both charming and relatable, and the show became one of the most popular and enduring sitcoms of all time.