Andy Griffith

Personal Info

Birthday

June 1, 1926

Day of Death

2012-07-03

(86 years old)

Place of Birth

Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA

Also Known As

Энди Гриффит

اندی گریفیت

Andy Griffith

Biography

Andy Samuel Griffith 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

The Love Boat

The Andy Griffith Show

Diagnosis: Murder

Matlock

Dawson's Creek

Here's Lucy

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Centennial

Filmography

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