When people think of The Andy Griffith Show, certain names immediately spring to mind — Andy, Opie, Aunt Bee, and Barney. But ...

In 1961, Howard McNear joined the cast of The Andy Griffith Show as Floyd Lawson, better known as "Floyd the Barber." The series, of course, was already a huge success and the actor was caught off ...

Howard McNear was one of the talented actors who starred on The Andy Griffith Show. He played Floyd the Barber, a character who was first introduced in the twelfth episode of the series.

“His portrayal of Floyd the barber was unquestionably one of the finest comic characterizations in television.” Andy Griffith told the book’s author that McNear “was a nervous man and he ...

MOUNT AIRY — Russell Hiatt didn’t play Floyd the barber on “The Andy Griffith Show.” But for decades, he was the real-life “Floyd” in Mount Airy, and he was so convincing that many out ...

It’s the town you know and love from “The Andy Griffith Show.” If you watched the 1960s sitcom, you may remember the quirky barber who could never seem to trim those sideburns evenly, Floyd Lawson. It ...

Explore Mount Airy, NC, the real-life Mayberry that inspired “The Andy Griffith Show.” Discover Andy Griffith’s roots and ...

The Andy Griffith Show, featuring the weirdest I mean greatest character/barber of all time: Floyd Lawson. Floyd. THE Barber. My hilarious AL.com colleague, The Ostrich (a.k.a. Matt Mitchell ...

He was 92. For about seven decades, Hiatt trimmed up actors and athletes, musicians and politicians at Floyd’s Barber Shop. His most famous customer was Andy Griffith, whose television show ...

Most of the other stars – Andy Griffith; Don Knotts, who played his deputy, Barney Fife; and the actors who played Aunt Bee and Floyd the Barber – they've all passed on. After all, it's been ...