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   Andy Griffith

   He performed as a cast member of the play for several years, playing a variety of roles, until he finally landed the role of Sir Walter Raleigh, the namesake of North Carolina's capital. ... Also starring on The Andy Griffith Show was a child actor, Ron Howard (then known as Ronny Howard), who played the role of Taylor's only son, Opie Taylor.
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   Roanoke Colony

   Alumni of the cast who have gone on to fame include Andy Griffith (who played Sir Walter Raleigh), William Ivey Long, Chris Elliott, Terrence Mann, and Daily Show correspondent Dan Bakkedahl.
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   North Carolina

   Sir Walter Raleigh returns to find the colony abandoned ... Mount Airy is the hometown of actor Andy Griffith.
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   List of people from North Carolina

   Walter Hines Page, (1855 - 1918), U.S. ambassador to Britain during the First World War, played a major role in bringing the United States into the war on the side of the British and French (Cary) ... Andy Griffith, (born 1926), actor and singer (Mt. Airy)

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