Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 01, 1926
Died
Jul 03, 2012
Place of Birth
Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA
Credits
87 titles
Andy Griffith
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).
Known For
Filmography
Dads
Self (archive footage)
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Self
Play the Game
Grandpa Joe
Christmas Is Here Again
Santa Claus (voice)
Waitress
Old Joe
The Very First Noel
Melchior (voice)
Daddy and Them
O.T. Montgomery
A Holiday Romance
Jake Peterson
Family Law
Colin Sawyer
Classic Commercials: Volume 3
Dawson's Creek
Andrew Lanier
Scattering Dad
Hiram
Spy Hard
General Rancor
Gramps
Jack MacGruder
The Gift of Love
Phil Doucet
Diagnosis: Murder
Ben Matlock
Under the Influence
Noah Talbot
Return to Mayberry
Andy Taylor
Matlock
Ben Matlock
Diary of a Perfect Murder
Ben Matlock
Crime of Innocence
Judge Julius Sullivan
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Colonel Ticonderoga
Fatal Vision
Victor Worheide
The Demon Murder Case
Guy Harris
Murder in Coweta County
John Wallace
For Lovers Only
Vernon Bliss
Best of the West
Murder in Texas
Ash Robinson
The Yeagers
Carroll Yeager
Roots: The Next Generations
Commander Robert Munroe
From Here to Eternity
Gen. Barney Slater
Salvage 1
Harry Broderick
Salvage
Harry Broderick
Centennial
Professor Lewis Vernor
Deadly Game
Police Chief Abel Marsh
The Love Boat
Larry Cooper
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Police Chief Abel Marsh
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Esker Scott Anderson
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Narrator
Six Characters in Search of An Author
The Father
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
Street Killing
Gus Brenner
Donny & Marie
Self
Saturday Night Live
Andy Taylor (uncredited)
Hearts of the West
Howard Pike
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
Adams of Eagle Lake
Sheriff Sam Adams
Dinah!
Self
Savages
Horton Madec
Winter Kill
Sheriff Sam McNeill