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Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

Born: 1926-06-01 • Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA

Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, southern gospel singer, and writer. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, and his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles, and gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) and No Time for Sergeants (1958) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead roles of Andy Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) and Ben Matlock in the legal drama Matlock (1986–1995).

Filmography
Dads poster
Dads
2019 • Self (archive footage)
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life poster
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011 • Self
Play the Game poster
Play the Game
2009 • Grandpa Joe
Christmas Is Here Again poster
Christmas Is Here Again
2007 • Santa Claus (voice)
Waitress poster
Waitress
2007 • Old Joe
The Very First Noel poster
The Very First Noel
2006 • Melchior (voice)
Daddy and Them poster
Daddy and Them
2001 • O.T. Montgomery
A Holiday Romance poster
A Holiday Romance
1999 • Jake Peterson
Classic Commercials: Volume 3 poster
Classic Commercials: Volume 3
1998
Scattering Dad poster
Scattering Dad
1998 • Hiram
Spy Hard poster
Spy Hard
1996 • General Rancor
Gramps poster
Gramps
1995 • Jack MacGruder
The Gift of Love poster
The Gift of Love
1994 • Phil Doucet
Under the Influence poster
Under the Influence
1986 • Noah Talbot
Return to Mayberry poster
Return to Mayberry
1986 • Andy Taylor
Diary of a Perfect Murder poster
Diary of a Perfect Murder
1986 • Ben Matlock
Crime of Innocence poster
Crime of Innocence
1985 • Judge Julius Sullivan
Rustlers' Rhapsody poster
Rustlers' Rhapsody
1985 • Colonel Ticonderoga
The Demon Murder Case poster
The Demon Murder Case
1983 • Guy Harris
Murder in Coweta County poster
Murder in Coweta County
1983 • John Wallace
For Lovers Only poster
For Lovers Only
1982 • Vernon Bliss
Salvage poster
Salvage
1979 • Harry Broderick
Deadly Game poster
Deadly Game
1977 • Police Chief Abel Marsh
The Girl in the Empty Grave poster
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977 • Police Chief Abel Marsh
Frosty's Winter Wonderland poster
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
1976 • Narrator
Six Characters in Search of An Author poster
Six Characters in Search of An Author
1976 • The Father
Street Killing poster
Street Killing
1976 • Gus Brenner
Hearts of the West poster
Hearts of the West
1975 • Howard Pike
Mitzi & 100 Guys poster
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975 • Self
Savages poster
Savages
1974 • Horton Madec
Winter Kill poster
Winter Kill
1974 • Sheriff Sam McNeill
Pray for the Wildcats poster
Pray for the Wildcats
1974 • Sam Farragut
Go Ask Alice poster
Go Ask Alice
1973 • Priest
The Strangers in 7A poster
The Strangers in 7A
1972 • Artie Sawyer
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969 poster
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969
1969
Angel in My Pocket poster
Angel in My Pocket
1969 • Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead
The Dean Martin Christmas Show poster
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968 • Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies poster
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968 • Self
No Image
General Foods Opening Night
1963
The Second Time Around poster
The Second Time Around
1961 • Pat Collins
Onionhead poster
Onionhead
1958 • Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead
No Time for Sergeants poster
No Time for Sergeants
1958 • Will Stockdale
A Face in the Crowd poster
A Face in the Crowd
1957 • Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
No Time for Sergeants poster
No Time for Sergeants
1955 • Will Stockdale
No Image
What It Was Was Football
1953 • voice