In the Elizabethan era, Sir Walter ... when Raleigh arrived. Reconstructed defensive earthworks mark the location of similar works built there by the colonists in 1585. 12. ANDY GRIFFITH PLAYED ...

CBS' "The Andy Griffith Show" was one of only three ... His acting career started with the role of Sir Walter Raleigh in Paul Green's outdoor pageant, "The Lost Colony," in Manteo, N.C. Griffith ...

“Performing as Andy Taylor, Mr. Griffith highlighted ... often referencing it in his work. Griffith also played Sir Walter Raleigh in ‘The Lost Colony’ and was the lead star of long-running ...

Andy Griffith grew up in Mount Airy and lived ... eventually playing the role of Sir Walter Raleigh. He was in the troupe in 1947, when the outdoor theater burned to the ground.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in “The Andy Griffith Show” and the rumpled defense lawyer in “Matlock,” died Tuesday.

For many area residents, though, Andy Griffith was the man who saved ... He had been drawn to Manteo and Roanoke Island since he played Sir Walter Raleigh there in the long-running outdoor drama ...

Andy Griffith’s broad shoulders carried a ... in which Griffith was a popular Sir Walter Raleigh. He loved the island so much he bought land and would later built a 63-acre estate there.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in "The Andy Griffith Show" and the rumpled defense lawyer in "Matlock," died today. He was 86.

Griffith died about 7 a.m. at his coastal ... His acting career began with the role of Sir Walter Raleigh in Paul Green's outdoor pageant, "The Lost Colony," in Manteo. And he remained in the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - It was all too easy to confuse Andy Griffith the actor with Sheriff ... His acting career began with the role of Sir Walter Raleigh in Paul Green's outdoor pageant, "The Lost ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Andy Griffith, who made homespun Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in "The Andy Griffith Show" and the rumpled defense lawyer in "Matlock," died Tuesday.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — It was all too easy to confuse Andy Griffith the actor with Sheriff Andy Taylor, his most famous character from “The Andy Griffith Show.” After all, Mr. Griffith set his ...