Question: Who played barney's cousin virgil on the show named for the person who played the role of ben matlock in the original series?

full_context: Document 1: Barney Fife: Bernard ``Barney ''P. Milton Oliver Fife is a fictional character in the American television program The Andy Griffith Show, portrayed by comic actor Don Knotts. Barney Fife is a deputy sheriff in the slow - paced, sleepy southern community of Mayberry, North Carolina. He appeared in the first five seasons (1960 -- 65) as a main character, and, after leaving the show at the end of season five, made a few guest appearances in the following three color seasons (1965 -- 68). He also appeared in the first episode of the spin - off series Mayberry R.F.D. (1968 -- 1971), and in the 1986 reunion telemovie Return to Mayberry. Additionally, Barney appeared in the Joey Bishop Show episode,`` Joey's Hideaway Cabin'' and, unnamed, in the first episode of The New Andy Griffith Show.
Document 2: Bonnie and Clyde (film): Bonnie and Clyde is a 1967 American biographical crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the title characters Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The film features Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons, with Denver Pyle, Dub Taylor, Gene Wilder, Evans Evans, and Mabel Cavitt in supporting roles. The screenplay was written by David Newman and Robert Benton. Robert Towne and Beatty provided uncredited contributions to the script; Beatty also produced the film. The soundtrack was composed by Charles Strouse.
Document 3: List of The Andy Griffith Show episodes: This is a list of episodes from the CBS television comedy The Andy Griffith Show. The first episode aired on October 3, 1960 and the final episode aired on April 1, 1968. There were 249 episodes in all, 159 in black and white (seasons 1 -- 5) and 90 in color (seasons 6 -- 8). The series was spun off from The Danny Thomas Show, where Sheriff Andy Taylor was introduced in the episode, ``Danny Meets Andy Griffith '', which first aired on February 15, 1960.
Document 4: James Best: The Andy Griffith Show (TV series, 1960 -- 1968) as Jim Lindsey (``The Guitar Player '', Season 1, Episode 31 and`` The Guitar Player Returns'', 1961)
Document 5: The Andy Griffith Show: The Andy Griffith Show is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half - hour episodes spanning over eight seasons -- 159 in black and white and 90 in color. The series partially originated from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show.
Document 6: Bonnie and Clyde (film): Bonnie and Clyde is a 1967 American biographical crime film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway as the title characters Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Also featured were Michael J. Pollard, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons. The screenplay was written by David Newman and Robert Benton. Robert Towne and Beatty provided uncredited contributions to the script; Beatty produced the film. The soundtrack was composed by Charles Strouse.
Document 7: List of awards and nominations received by Paul Newman: Year Category Film Result Lost to 1958 Best Actor Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Nominated David Niven For Separate Tables 1961 Best Actor The Hustler Nominated Maximilian Schell For Judgment at Nuremberg 1963 Best Actor Hud Nominated Sidney Poitier For Lilies of the Field 1967 Best Actor Cool Hand Luke Nominated Rod Steiger For In the Heat of the Night 1968 Best Picture Rachel, Rachel Nominated John Woolf For Oliver! 1981 Best Actor Absence of Malice Nominated Henry Fonda For On Golden Pond 1982 Best Actor The Verdict Nominated Ben Kingsley For Gandhi 1986 Best Actor The Color of Money Won N / A Honorary Awards N / A Won N / A 1994 Best Actor Nobody's Fool Nominated Tom Hanks For Forrest Gump 2002 Best Supporting Actor Road to Perdition Nominated Chris Cooper For Adaptation
Document 8: Mayberry: Mayberry, North Carolina is a fictitious community that was the setting for two popular American television sitcoms, The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R.F.D. Mayberry was also the setting for a 1986 reunion television movie titled Return to Mayberry. Mayberry is said to be based on Andy Griffith's hometown of Mount Airy, North Carolina. Mount Airy is also known as Mayberry and this town is known by both names to the people who reside there.
Document 9: The Six Million Dollar Man: The Six Million Dollar Man Genre Science fiction Action Adventure Crime Drama Mystery Based on Cyborg by Martin Caidin Starring Lee Majors Richard Anderson Martin E. Brooks Composer (s) Jerry Fielding Stu Philips Mike Post Mark Snow Gil Mellé Oliver Nelson Benny Golson J.J. Johnson Country of origin United States Original language (s) English No. of seasons 5 No. of episodes 99 + 6 TV movies (list of episodes) Production Executive producer (s) Harve Bennett Producer (s) Kenneth Johnson Running time 60 minutes Distributor MCA TV (1978 - 1979) NBCUniversal Television Distribution Release Original network ABC Original release March 7, 1973 (1973 - 03 - 07) -- March 6, 1978 (1978 - 03 - 06)
Document 10: Matlock (TV series): Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of criminal - defense attorney Ben Matlock. The show, produced by Intermedia Entertainment Company (first season only), The Fred Silverman Company, Dean Hargrove Productions, and Viacom Productions, originally aired from March 3, 1986 to May 8, 1992 on NBC; and from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.
Document 11: Michael J. Pollard: Michael John Pollard (born Michael John Pollack Jr.; May 30, 1939) is an American actor. He is best known for playing C.W. Moss in the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.
Document 12: Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll: Place 1971 1972 1973 John Wayne Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood Robert Redford Robert Redford Clint Eastwood George C. Scott Ryan O'Neal Clint Eastwood Barbra Streisand Paul Newman Gene Hackman Steve McQueen Paul Newman Al Pacino Steve McQueen John Wayne Burt Reynolds Barbra Streisand Charles Bronson 5 George C. Scott Barbra Streisand Robert Redford Steve McQueen Paul Newman 6 Dustin Hoffman Marlon Brando Barbra Streisand Burt Reynolds Clint Eastwood 7 Walter Matthau Paul Newman Paul Newman Charles Bronson Burt Reynolds 8 Ali MacGraw Steve McQueen Charles Bronson Jack Nicholson Woody Allen 9 Sean Connery Dustin Hoffman John Wayne Al Pacino Steve McQueen 10 Lee Marvin Goldie Hawn Marlon Brando John Wayne Gene Hackman
Document 13: The Andy Griffith Show: The Andy Griffith Show Play media Opening sequence including ``The Fishin 'Hole ''Genre Sitcom Created by Sheldon Leonard Starring Andy Griffith Ronny Howard Don Knotts Frances Bavier Narrated by Colin Male (1960 -- 64) Theme music composer Earle Hagen and Herbert W. Spencer Opening theme`` The Fishin' Hole'' Country of origin United States Original language (s) English No. of seasons 8 No. of episodes 249 (list of episodes) Production Executive producer (s) Sheldon Leonard Danny Thomas Production location (s) Desilu Culver (1960 -- 67) Paramount Studios (1967 -- 68) Camera setup Single - camera Running time 25 -- 26 minutes Production company (s) Danny Thomas Enterprises Mayberry Enterprises Distributor Viacom Enterprises (1971 -- 1994) Paramount Domestic Television (1994 -- 2006) CBS Paramount Domestic Television (2006 -- 2007) CBS Television Distribution (2007 -- present) Release Original network CBS Picture format Black - and - white (1960 -- 65) Color (1965 -- 68) 35 mm film Original broadcast: 4: 3 480i (SDTV) Remastered: 4: 3 1080i (HDTV) Audio format Monaural Original release October 3, 1960 (1960 - 10 - 03) -- April 1, 1968 (1968 - 04 - 01) Chronology Followed by Mayberry R.F.D. Related shows The Danny Thomas Show Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Document 14: Michael O'Keefe: Michael O'Keefe (born Raymond Peter O'Keefe, Jr.; April 24, 1955) is an American film and television actor, known for his roles as Danny Noonan in "Caddyshack" and Ben Meechum in "The Great Santini," for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Document 15: The Last Picture Show: Set in a small town in north Texas from November 1951 to October 1952, it is about the coming of age of Sonny Crawford (Timothy Bottoms) and his friend Duane Jackson (Jeff Bridges). The cast also includes Cybill Shepherd (in her film debut), Ben Johnson, Eileen Brennan, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Clu Gulager, Randy Quaid and John Hillerman. For aesthetic reasons it was shot in black and white, which was unusual for the time. The film features many songs of Hank Williams and other recording artists played throughout.
ground_truth: Michael John Pollard
sub_queries: who played the role of ben matlock in the original tv series Answer: Andy Griffith
who played barney's cousin virgil on Andy Griffith Answer: Michael John Pollard