Exhibit 12(b)

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jimmy D. Gambill,  Chief Executive Officer of the Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.
(the  "Registrant"),  certify,  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350 as adopted
pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of  2002,  that,  to my
knowledge:

          1. The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period
             ended 8/31/2007 (the "Form  N-CSR") fully complies with  the
             requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
             Act of 1934; and

          2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
             material respects, the financial condition and results of
             operations of the Registrant.

Dated:  January 24, 2008

                                    S\JIMMY D. GAMBILL

                                    Jimmy D. Gambill
                                    Chief Executive Officer - Finance
                                    and Administration





                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                        OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Galen G. Vetter,  Chief Financial  Officer of the Templeton Growth Fund, Inc.
(the  "Registrant"),  certify,  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350 as adopted
pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of  2002,  that,  to my
knowledge:

          1. The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period
             ended 8/31/2007 (the "Form  N-CSR") fully complies with  the
             requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
             Act of 1934; and

          2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
             material respects, the financial condition and results of
             operations of the Registrant.


Dated:  January 24, 2008

                                    S\GALEN G. VETTER

                                    Galen G. Vetter
                                    Chief Financial Officer