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Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

ActingBorn June 1, 1926Died July 3, 2012 (age 86)Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA

Biography

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

2019
Dads

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2009
Play the Game

as Grandpa Joe

Movie
2007
Christmas Is Here Again

as Santa Claus (voice)

Movie
2007
Waitress

as Old Joe

Movie
2006
The Very First Noel

as Melchior (voice)

Movie
2001
Daddy and Them

as O.T. Montgomery

Movie
1999
A Holiday Romance

as Jake Peterson

Movie
1999
Family Law

as Colin Sawyer

TV
1998
Dawson's Creek

as Andrew Lanier

TV
1998Movie
1996
Spy Hard

as General Rancor

Movie
1995
Gramps

as Jack MacGruder

Movie
1994
The Gift of Love

as Phil Doucet

Movie
1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Ben Matlock

TV
1986
Under the Influence

as Noah Talbot

Movie
1986
Return to Mayberry

as Andy Taylor

Movie
1986Movie
1986
Matlock

as Ben Matlock

TV
1985
Crime of Innocence

as Judge Julius Sullivan

Movie
1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody

as Colonel Ticonderoga

Movie
1984
Fatal Vision

as Victor Worheide

TV
1983Movie
1983Movie
1982
For Lovers Only

as Vernon Bliss

Movie
1981
Murder in Texas

as Ash Robinson

TV
1980
The Yeagers

as Carroll Yeager

TV
1979
Roots: The Next Generations

as Commander Robert Munroe

TV
1979
From Here to Eternity

as Gen. Barney Slater

TV
1979
Salvage

as Harry Broderick

Movie
1979
Salvage 1

as Harry Broderick

TV
1978
Centennial

as Professor Lewis Vernor

TV
1977
Deadly Game

as Police Chief Abel Marsh

Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Larry Cooper

TV
1977
The Girl in the Empty Grave

as Police Chief Abel Marsh

Movie
1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as Esker Scott Anderson

TV
1976Movie
1976TV
1976
Street Killing

as Gus Brenner

Movie
1976TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Andy Taylor (uncredited)

TV
1975
Hearts of the West

as Howard Pike

Movie
1975Movie
1975
Adams of Eagle Lake

as Sheriff Sam Adams

TV
1974
Dinah!

as Self

TV
1974
Savages

as Horton Madec

Movie
1974
Winter Kill

as Sheriff Sam McNeill

Movie
1974
Pray for the Wildcats

as Sam Farragut

Movie
1973
Go Ask Alice

as Priest

Movie
1972
The Strangers in 7A

as Artie Sawyer

Movie
1971TV
1970
The Headmaster

as Andy Thompson

TV
1969
Angel in My Pocket

as Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead

Movie
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1968
The Mod Squad

as George Carter

TV
1968
The Doris Day Show

as Mitch Folger

TV
1968
Mayberry R.F.D.

as Andy Taylor

TV
1968
Here's Lucy

as Andy Johnson

TV
1967
The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

TV
1967
Good Morning World

as Andy Griffith

TV
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as Andy Taylor

TV
1963TV
1961Movie
1960TV
1958
Onionhead

as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead

Movie
1958
No Time for Sergeants

as Will Stockdale

Movie
1957
A Face in the Crowd

as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes

Movie
1955
No Time for Sergeants

as Will Stockdale

Movie
1953Movie
1953
The Danny Thomas Show

as Andy Taylor

TV
1950TV
1950TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 1, 1926
Day of DeathJuly 3, 2012
Place of BirthMount Airy, North Carolina, USA
Popularity1.5