Andy Griffith, He became known as the Mayberry sheriff, Andy, on The Andy Griffith Show and starred in the 1957 film, A Face in the Crowd. He developed an interest in acting during high school, but went to college with the intent to become a preacher. In 1996, he released I Love to Tell the Story: 25 Timeless Hymns, which went platinum and won a Grammy Award for Best Country Album. He married and divorced twice before marrying Cindi Knight in 1983; they adopted Andy Samuel Griffith, Jr. and Dixie Nann Griffith. He co-starred with Patricia Neal in the 1957 film A Face in the Crowd. ^[1]