IN TV HISTORY, WHO IS ROCKNE TARKINGTON?
(O.K. HERE'S A CLUE: IT''S BLACK HISTORY MONTH.)
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW IS TRULY ONE OF TV'S CLASSIC COMEDY SERIES.
THE SERIES RAN FOR 8 SEASONS FROM 1960 TO 1968.
IN THAT ENTIRE SERIES RUN OF 248 EPISODES, ROCKNE TARKINGTON IS THE ONLY AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACTOR TO EVER HAVE A SPEAKING ROLE.
ROCKNE, IN THE EPISODE, PLAYS OPIE'S PIANO-PLAYING FOOTBALL COACH.
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