5 Mayberry Actors Who Died During The Production Of 'The Andy Griffith Show

[@philipmyers8890]

I always liked Floyd the Barber. He always represented the type of guy you could hang out with. Fun to listen to.

[@johnhargis4566]

Yes I enjoyed Floyd very much I have known a guy with personality a little like him ❤ 😊

[@vanmoody]

I have heard it said that Howard was somewhat like Floyd. He would get done with a scene and say, "Hey, was that a good one?"

[@dean-ph2ww]

Howard McNear also played a barber on an episode of leave it to Beaver. He gives wally his first barber shop shave.

[@buck546]

My favorite Floyd episode was the three escaped female prisoners that held Floyd and Barney hostage. It was so funny and great!

[@vanmoody]

@@buck546Better phone him Al. lol

[@kevincharles3309]

I thought Dick Elliot portrayed the perfect mayor of Mayberry. He always tested the wind direction before committing to a position. And he fit in well sitting in Floyd's just shooting the breeze with the guys. A real man of the people. Will Wright was also the perfect grouchy tightwad. He was mid-60s when he did The Christmas Story, but looked like he was 80+. Cheerio Meredith was also a perfect fit as a citizen of Mayberry. Quirky and eccentric, she was loved by her fellow citizens in spite, and perhaps because, of her unique personality. Great, great episode, Bob.

[@wandahall4435]

Awesome Thanks Bob ❤❤❤😮😮😮😢😢😢

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

I agree

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Thanks Wanda

[@RocketKirchner]

“ I’m telling you this world is moving to fast “ Mayor Pike

[@R0bertGulosh-l8r]

Oneifthegreatestsit omsever❤

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

The show itself died after Barney left.

[@loadedforbare]

But he brought it back again when he reappeared in the later seasons.

[@mikefagan6840]

The ONLY Emmy winner on the show.

[@debadams4831]

Of the entire cast of the comedy, only the show’s Aunt Bee actor Frances Bavier and Don Knotts were Emmy winners. Bavier won an Emmy award in 1967 for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

[@jefffuller9918]

Where I live, the stations only show seasons 1-5. It is like 6-8 do not exist. Even box sets on dvd only contain 1-5.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

If you stream tv, plutotv has a 24/7 andy griffith show channel....free

[@rosiedebevc1952]

You absolutely correct. When Barney left the show it went down hill

[@teresaskinner5401]

So did Andy's contagious enthusiasm

[@MyGuitarslinger]

Dick Elliot was in It's a wonderful life. He said, "Why don't you kiss her instead of talking her to death." "Youth is wasted on the wrong people." He was also in A Charlie Chan film Dangerous Money.

[@AndyTempleman-ot6lu]

Well done, Bob! I appreciate it. Very interesting to hear about these important TAGS actors.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Thanks Ang

[@VickieBell-z7x]

Dick Eliot played mayor pike very well I liked Mr weaver he was a mean man I liked Emma brand and all the characters on the andy Griffith show good video bob vickie napa california

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Thanks Vickie

[@strothermartin5368]

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[@rockville34]

Was on Perry Mason, too

[@ericsteven5158]

This was an amazing video! I love learning all of this! Bob, thank you! You are such a blessing!

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Thank you for supporting my channel, Eric! It means so much! God bless!

[@paulmclaughlin4132]

Thanks Bob for this AGS F & T segment. This was a sad segment on Mayberrians we lost during the show’s run.

[@alphonsocarioti512]

Great actors that added to the early seasons of TAGS. Sad video but well done. Thanks, Bob.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Thanks Al

[@ronniewatkins]

Great actors that helped cement TAGS as the best show ever! Thanks Uncle Bob! Have a blessed day!

[@opinionatedone2561]

Will Wright, that face!😢 Ya gotta believe he was the exact opposite in real life

[@georgealexander7976]

Hard to believe that he was only in his 60s!

[@DeniseEverett-e8u]

Thanks for the video Bob, they were all great on the show.

[@marlenepearson3936]

All these folks were indeed great actors. Hopefully everyone is resting peacefully 🙏 Thanks Bob 😊

[@smitastic7030]

Both Mayor Pike and Emma Brand last appeared on the Andy Griffith Show in the episode "The Manicurist".

[@jimcoleman598]

Love that episode w/ Barbara Eden

[@johnhyde7297]

Nature was really good to Barbara....really, really good.....

[@mikefagan6840]

Dick Elliot, never forget him in It's a wonderful life. 👍

[@jeffwalker8101]

These were great actors and actress on the Andy Griffith Show. Mayor Pike was my favorite and who couldn't love Emma. Will Wright made a perfect Ben Weaver, he even favored my great grandpa from the pictures I've seen of him. Grandpa Levi York died before I was born. The other two were great too. As always Bob, love your videos!😊

[@markpaiste]

To this day at almost 60 years old I pick this show and The Walton's as my two favorite series of all time..

[@averydaymond1560]

My 2 favorites of all time are Andy Griffith and Seinfeld. Might seem like a unique combo but Andy Griffith himself said he was a big fan of Seinfeld in an interview with Larry King.

[@markpaiste]

@@averydaymond1560 some mght throw in The Waltons..

[@robinpankey2495]

I just subscribed to your channel. That was very interesting. At our house we watch The Andy Griffith show every single day never get tired of it. Thank you and God bless.

[@MaryHeimonen-zi3uk]

Loved Emma Brand! Funny, sassy lady! Thx Bob** watch you every am. 👍 Home sick with pneumonia, so am watching several of your episodes! 🤧

[@teresaskinner5401]

" I want meh pills"

[@josephhaas7636]

BAD , BAD , SHERIFF .😂😂 LOVED HER . WHAT A SWEET PERSON. 😊. ​@@teresaskinner5401

[@chucksudduth]

Dick Elliot was my favorite as the mayor of the town of Mayberry. Parly Bear was way too strict and way too tough as the mayor of the town of Mayberry. I never knew til now why Dick Eliot was replaced as the mayor of the town of Mayberry.

[@rjtwigg1]

I think Dick Eliot in his personal life had trouble pushing himself away from the supper table. I'm sure this contributed to his somewhat early demise.

[@BelldandyAsuna]

Thanks Bob!

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BelldandyAsuna]

@@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585 i did.

[@mymix1880]

Very interesting video. They were all good characters on TAGS. Always thank you Bob. Praying for you 🙏 Melanie

[@3maemae]

So glad I found your KZbin channel. You gained a subscriber! I love all things Andy Griffith. I particularly dream of living in living in simpler times and would love to live in a Mayberry type town. But alas, this world is far different than it was then. God bless😊

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Welcome aboard Ann! Hope you will enjoy! God bless!

[@jeffpeterson3167]

Great video you did good, thanks for this sad but interesting

[@danastrong1747]

Still my favorite show of all time.

[@1939otto]

I watch this still to this day. Better than anything being put out currently.

[@orangehornet57]

Considering all the folks who appeared on TAGS, it's inevitable some would pass during its production. Admittedly all these actors were up in years. Nowadays they might have gotten a brief tribute at the end of an episode. We see that on occasion. In some cases the deceased person worked behind the scenes. Who knew that this show would play such a big part in their long careers? Yet some actors on the show lived very long lives. Burt Mustin lived until the late 70s.

[@tinkerbell5886]

He was good actor,she was also great actor I enjoyed them all.❤

[@larryburton9369]

To all the characters who played on the Andy Griffith show rest in peace God bless 🙏 to you and your families 😊❤

[@pamelajohnson2815]

Cheerio was a hoot!

[@camickelson]

Some good people and actors.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Yes!

[@toddmccreary4579]

Howard didn't die until 1969. Only made it to the third day so he was alive after the last show.

[@rjtwigg1]

What do you mean, "he only made it to the 3rd day.

[@toddmccreary4579]

@@rjtwigg1 The 3rd day of 1969

[@thelmaduhrendahl8105]

Thankyou for sharing

[@adifferenttake8351]

thanks i enjoyed your stream back into a saner time. especially considering the divisiveness and unfriendliness of life in the moment we should all be missing all of these great character actors along with the rest of the greatest generation of Americans. who even with the flaws that they may have had, generally they still managed to be way more real or human rather than depersonalized, contrived or convoluted as folks are today..

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Couldnt have said it better. God bless!

[@randybonvillian389]

Why Didn’t Don Knotts Guest Star As Barney On Dukes Of Hazzrd, A Missed Opportunity For Sure ?

[@johnharris3362]

It would've created a conflict of interest seeing how he was under contract on a different network doing three's company.

[@JStrike42]

Thank you Bob. Very enjoyable.

[@georgealexander7976]

I thought Mcnair was one because he got sick during production!

[@garyferguson1105]

From Wikipedia: In 1963, he suffered a stroke that rendered most of the left side of his body paralyzed. He left the series for nearly a year and a half to recover. Andy Griffith asked McNear to return to the series. McNear agreed despite being unable to walk or stand, and the production crew accommodated him accordingly. Floyd was subsequently seen onscreen either seated or standing with support. Many scenes were shot with him sitting on a bench outside the barber shop.

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

He passed after the show ended. He had to leave after not being able to handle doing it anymore. If you watch "goobers contest" (his last episode) you can really see how he was struggling

[@garyferguson1105]

@@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585 It was really sad seeing him like that. His speech was slurred, and he looked unwell. The producers were very considerate to work around his disability, and let him continue on the show.

[@mathewwoods9111]

Parley Baer and McNeer both stared on the radio show Matt Dillon us Marshall. Baer played Chester and Mcneer played the Doc

[@KyleWarren-l4n]

Nice and informative video. You did a nice job - respectful, kind, informative. Cheerio is such a cute name 😊

[@rjtwigg1]

Howard McNear had a stroke in the 3rd season. He was never the same. Andy brought him back a year later to do cameo appearances through the mid 1960's. He died in 1969. He was a World War 2 veteran.

[@Carryoutmybidding425]

Howard McNear (Floyd The Barber) and Parley Baer (Mayor Stoner) had previously worked together in radio on the old 'Gunsmoke' radio show.

[@mickeymantle46]

Cold hard truth GOD BLESS TAGS FANS

[@butalina]

Shocked ASA survived the entire series.

[@jimcoleman598]

Not the same luck for his moldy green bullets lol

[@DCJNewsMedia]

Keep on keeping on Brother Snapp..

[@Thomas-yr9ln]

The cranky old man has been Dead 61 years. Almost as long as he lived.

[@robertjolly3021]

That was good, thanks !!

[@greghibbard2822]

Thanks!

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Thank you so much Greg!! God bless!!

[@joeanderson9852]

🙏🙏

[@DouglasBellis]

Amen to that- for all intents and purposes it WAS the Don Knotts show... period!!

[@larryparson9609]

How about Floyd the Barber 💈

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

He died after the show was off the air

[@larrybrown3951]

Cheerio Meredith and my grandmother would have passed as twins.

[@camickelson]

I love Mr Eliott

[@tcb7098]

Christmas episode is my favorite.

[@danielcrowe9324]

I still enjoy the show; most of the episodes are hilarious, some are a bit goofy but still fun to watch.

[@christianwoman44]

It's so hard to pick the 1 actor that made the show, they all had big parts in it. My top 3 are Andy, Barney, and Gomer. We watch reruns to this very day.

[@bobflewin3024]

Will was Teemsy and Weansy's father in an episode of I Love Lucy

[@jamesrankin9833]

Good stuff!

[@williamcringan13]

Take a look at all the calendars. Never shows the month.

[@robertledford3004]

Best TV show ever made!

[@Carryoutmybidding425]

The main reason the show died was when it went from black & white to the color format. The writing suffered along with the move to color. Many shows remained in B&W because it cost over $10,000 per episode to film in color back then.

[@samhirsh58]

When Barney left and it went to color.

[@lonemapper]

Cheerio "Emma" was my favorite

[@scottbarclay8066]

Lesson de jure: didn't know that was Dick Elliot as Mayor Pike; I always thought that was J Pat O'Malley. He was on the Brady Bunch in the 1st episode; have to Google to look up Dick Elliot. O'Malley's lookalike, and without the Britishter accent ( Ernest T'd kill him) he had J Pat's rasp. Great Show.

[@lamper2]

Someone list them in a row please

[@krisrichards8041]

Hi Bob. Good stuff. Let's do some on Mayberry RFD.

[@bigbird62873]

So true Philip

[@alangarrison-d5x]

Where'd you get that anouncer

[@cindyphifer970]

Loved that show, but it wasn't the same after Barney left. Ellie was always my favorite girlfriend of Andy's

[@kennethjackson7945]

Floyd Bass and Leon were my favorites

[@josephbailey3968]

How's about Andy Clyde

[@rjtwigg1]

He was in an early episode. He died in 1967, around the time Claude Rains died. Too bad they couldn't have found a position for Andy Clyde in the program. However, I don't know his state of health. He was born in 1892.

[@ConnerKirk433]

Watching the program as i type this comment

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Which episode?

[@AntMan201490]

Howard McNear(January 27,1905-January 3,1969)

[@debbutcher9087]

Andy had them all use the same dressing room and they all drank out of the same glass.

[@debbiedailey953]

I agree that the show died when Barney left .

[@jimbosvidbits6166]

Kind of funny why we never see reruns of Mayberry RFD with Ken Berry? Anybody know about that?

[@Carryoutmybidding425]

I think it runs on ME TV

[@dean-ph2ww]

Ron Howard and Elinor Donahue are probably the only cast members still living

[@Carryoutmybidding425]

Ron Howard, Clint Howard, Elinor Donahue, a few child actors and some of the few remaining Dillards Family are the only ones left.

[@dean-ph2ww]

@@Carryoutmybidding425 I would think most of the child actors who played Opie's friends, like in the keeper of the flame episode are still alive. I only remember Clint Howard in the one episode where Barney pretends to be a.manneqin to catch shop lifters. I remember Clint from his late 60s series "Gentle Ben."

[@MJo-ng4lj]

❤🎉

[@luvyesmusici4886]

They all ate at the studio canteen. Coincidence?

[@kevinevans5921]

Before watching my first thought was Floyd and the first mayor

[@heathjennings6223]

What season was it an episode, was it? The andy receives a knock at the door in the middle of the night, gets out of his beds rushing to put on his pants, stumps his toe, and slides down his stairs??

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Season 6 Episode 6

[@heathjennings6223]

@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585 thank you I've been looking for that episode for almost a week. I've started from season one and went all the way to season 8. I guess I just looked over it thank you

[@tonyisaac8053]

Have you seen the first time Best was playing guitar I think in episode 3 they show one shot with him playing and his arms are hairy and the next are not

[@brianbullard8291]

Those saying they disliked Barney are not true fans of the TAGS!

[@anthonyhess4015]

The snapper..

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

🥴

[@Lonnie-f6i]

No doubt, Barney made the show😂

[@earlshannon1048]

No doubt no Barney no Show

[@jamesholt6032]

I couldn't stand mayor Stoner..if he was on a episode ...I would change the channel and watch another program

[@theandygriffithshowfactsan3585]

Barney and the governor was too good to change channel on

[@KnockOffBeingFat]

The Very Best cast of Characters in TV History.