It was announced on Tuesday that Actor Andy Griffith died at the age of 86 at his home in coastal Manteo, North Carolina. However, reports have confirmed that according to his death certificate, he died of a heart attack.

According to Reuters, Griffith's death certificate noted that the actor had suffered for years from coronary artery disease, hypertension and hyperlipidemia, a condition related to high cholesterol.

His role as Sheriff Andy Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" in the 1960s allowed him to grow in prominence all over the U.S. The shoe depicted life in the fictional town of Mayberry, which was widely believed to have been based on Griffith's own hometown, Mount Airy, North Carolina.

Griffith is also known for playing the memorable criminal defense lawyer in "Matlock" in the 1980s and 1990s.

According to an employee at the Dare County Register of Deeds office, the actor was laid to rest in a family cemetery on Thursday.