Andy Griffith

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-06-01 (86 years old)

Deathday

2012-07-03

Place of Birth

Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA

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). Description ...

Acting

1975

1996

Spy Hard

as General Rancor

2007

Waitress

as Old Joe

1957

A Face in the Crowd

as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes

1979

Salvage

as Harry Broderick

2007

Christmas Is Here Again

as Santa Claus (voice)

2001

Daddy and Them

as O.T. Montgomery

2006

The Very First Noel

as Melchior (voice)

2009

Play the Game

as Grandpa Joe

1968

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

1985

Rustlers' Rhapsody

as Colonel Ticonderoga

1983

1958

No Time for Sergeants

as Will Stockdale

1975

Hearts of the West

as Howard Pike

1983

1974

Pray for the Wildcats

as Sam Farragut

1969

Angel in My Pocket

as Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead

1973

Go Ask Alice

as Priest

1961

1958

Onionhead

as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead

1977

Deadly Game

as Police Chief Abel Marsh

1974

Savages

as Horton Madec

1986

Under the Influence

as Noah Talbot

1977

The Girl in the Empty Grave

as Police Chief Abel Marsh

1974

Winter Kill

as Sheriff Sam McNeill

1972

The Strangers in 7A

as Artie Sawyer

1976

Street Killing

as Gus Brenner

1995

Gramps

as Jack MacGruder

1955

No Time for Sergeants

as Will Stockdale

1986

Return to Mayberry

as Andy Taylor

1999

A Holiday Romance

as Jake Peterson

1982

For Lovers Only

as Vernon Bliss

2019

Dads

as Self (archive footage)

1986

1985

Crime of Innocence

as Judge Julius Sullivan

1998

1994

The Gift of Love

as Phil Doucet

Production

1986

Return to Mayberry

as Executive Producer

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