The cast pranked Andy right back, one time stealing his shoes. He had to wear his big Sheriff boots home from the studio that day.
Their friendship began when they co-starred in the Broadway play No Time for Sergeants in 1955, and it lasted for the rest of their lives. Andy was with Don at his bedside when Don passed away in 2006. Andy died six years later, at the age of 86.
The close pal relationship and chemistry exhibited by Don and Andy on the show was no coincidence. It came as a result of their real-life friendship.
