Ken Berry played a widower raising a young son on this "Andy Griffith Show" spinoff
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Playing Deputy" in the season finale is Jerry Van Dyke, who might have .... Ken 
Berry), another amiable widower who became the focus of the spin-off series, ... 
Widower Andy Taylor divides his time between raising his young son, Opie, and 
his... [DOC] [TLE] The Andy Griffith Show - canceled TV shows - TV Series Finale [PAR] In the small North Carolina town of Mayberry, widower Andy Taylor (Andy ... 
between his duties as sheriff and raising his young son, Opie (Ron Howard).