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US TV actor Andy Griffith dies at age 86

American Actor, Andy Griffith [Photo:Reuters]

Andy Griffith, who portrayed a small-town sheriff on US 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, has died aged 86.

A family statement said Griffith passed away at his home in Manteo, North Carolina on Tuesday morning.

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