List of The Andy Griffith Show characters

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.Template:Sfn

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

Template:Color box = Main cast (credited)

Template:Color box = Recurring cast (3+ episodes per season)

Template:Color box = 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"