Emerging from a Broadway stint in the play Hughie, Dodson transitioned to television where he became widely recognized for portraying the timid Howard Sprague on The Andy Griffith Show and its continuation, Mayberry R.F.D. His screen résumé extended to guest appearances on series such as My Friend Flicka, Hazel, The Virginian, Maude, Barney Miller, Welcome Back, Kotter, Archie Bunker’s Place, Newh…
