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Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

Acting June 1, 1926 (86 years old) July 3, 2012 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).

Movies 45

Spy Hard 5.4

Spy Hard

as General Rancor

1996
Waitress 6.7

Waitress

as Old Joe

2007
Dads 6.9

Dads

as Self (archive footage)

2019
A Face in the Crowd 7.6

A Face in the Crowd

as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes

1957
No Time for Sergeants 7.3

No Time for Sergeants

as Will Stockdale

1958
Frosty's Winter Wonderland 6.6

Frosty's Winter Wonderland

as Narrator

1976
Hearts of the West 5.6

Hearts of the West

as Howard Pike

1975
Daddy and Them 5.3

Daddy and Them

as O.T. Montgomery

2001
Onionhead 5.5

Onionhead

as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead

1958
Murder in Coweta County 7.1

Murder in Coweta County

as John Wallace

1983
The Very First Noel 7.0

The Very First Noel

as Melchior (voice)

2006
Go Ask Alice 5.6

Go Ask Alice

as Priest

1973
Christmas Is Here Again 4.8

Christmas Is Here Again

as Santa Claus (voice)

2007
The Second Time Around 6.2

The Second Time Around

as Pat Collins

1961
The Girl in the Empty Grave 7.1

The Girl in the Empty Grave

as Police Chief Abel Marsh

1977
Play the Game 5.8

Play the Game

as Grandpa Joe

2009
The Demon Murder Case 5.9

The Demon Murder Case

as Guy Harris

1983
Rowan & Martin at the Movies 4.5

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

as Self

1968
Rustlers' Rhapsody 5.5

Rustlers' Rhapsody

as Colonel Ticonderoga

1985
Winter Kill 7.1

Winter Kill

as Sheriff Sam McNeill

1974
Return to Mayberry 6.2

Return to Mayberry

as Andy Taylor

1986
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969

1969
The Dean Martin Christmas Show 7.6

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

1968
Mitzi & 100 Guys 2.0

Mitzi & 100 Guys

as Self

1975
Pray for the Wildcats 6.2

Pray for the Wildcats

as Sam Farragut

1974
Savages 6.5

Savages

as Horton Madec

1974
The Gift of Love 8.0

The Gift of Love

as Phil Doucet

1994
Under the Influence 5.9

Under the Influence

as Noah Talbot

1986
Angel in My Pocket 6.2

Angel in My Pocket

as Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead

1969
Crime of Innocence 6.0

Crime of Innocence

as Judge Julius Sullivan

1985
No Time for Sergeants 6.5

No Time for Sergeants

as Will Stockdale

1955
For Lovers Only 9.0

For Lovers Only

as Vernon Bliss

1982
The Strangers in 7A 6.3

The Strangers in 7A

as Artie Sawyer

1972
A Holiday Romance 4.5

A Holiday Romance

as Jake Peterson

1999
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life 10.0

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

as Self

2011
Classic Commercials: Volume 3

Classic Commercials: Volume 3

1998
Diary of a Perfect Murder 7.0

Diary of a Perfect Murder

as Ben Matlock

1986
What It Was Was Football 10.0

What It Was Was Football

as voice

1997
General Foods Opening Night

General Foods Opening Night

as Self

1963
Scattering Dad 9.5

Scattering Dad

as Hiram

1998
Deadly Game 7.7

Deadly Game

as Police Chief Abel Marsh

1977
Street Killing 10.0

Street Killing

as Gus Brenner

1976
Salvage 5.6

Salvage

as Harry Broderick

1979
Gramps 7.5

Gramps

as Jack MacGruder

1995
Six Characters in Search of An Author 6.5

Six Characters in Search of An Author

as The Father

1976

TV Shows 47

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Andy Taylor (uncredited)

1975
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

1961
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
The Andy Griffith Show 7.6

The Andy Griffith Show

as Andy Taylor

1960
What's My Line? 7.1

What's My Line?

as Self

1950
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Larry Cooper

1977
Hawaii Five-O 7.2

Hawaii Five-O

as Arnold Lovejoy

1969
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Ben Matlock

1993
Dawson's Creek 7.3

Dawson's Creek

as Andrew Lanier

1998
Tonight Starring Jack Paar 7.5

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

1957
The Carol Burnett Show 7.7

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self

1967
The Carol Burnett Show 7.7

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Ben Matlock

1986
Hotel 6.7

Hotel

as J. Scott 'Scotty' Foreman

1982
The Ed Sullivan Show 6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour 6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

as Self

1950
The Bob Hope Show 7.0

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

1950
Dinah! 7.0

Dinah!

as Self

1974
Here's Lucy 6.7

Here's Lucy

as Andy Johnson

1968
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 7.2

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as Andy Taylor

1964
Family Law 8.1

Family Law

as Colin Sawyer

1999
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 6.8

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

1968
The Doris Day Show 6.2

The Doris Day Show

as Mitch Folger

1968
The Danny Thomas Show 6.2

The Danny Thomas Show

as Andy Taylor

1953
The Danny Kaye Show 7.0

The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

1963
The United States Steel Hour 6.3

The United States Steel Hour

1953
Mayberry R.F.D. 6.2

Mayberry R.F.D.

as Andy Taylor

1968
The Mod Squad 6.1

The Mod Squad

as George Carter

1968
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 6.8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

1969
Donny & Marie 6.7

Donny & Marie

as Self

1976
Centennial 7.7

Centennial

as Professor Lewis Vernor

1978
Roots: The Next Generations 7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

as Commander Robert Munroe

1979
Good Morning World 6.4

Good Morning World

as Andy Griffith

1967
The Captain and Tennille 7.5

The Captain and Tennille

as Self - Guest

1976
Best of the West 6.8

Best of the West

as Lamont Devereaux

1981
Salvage 1 7.0

Salvage 1

as Harry Broderick

1979
The Bobby Darin Show 10.0

The Bobby Darin Show

as Self

1973
From Here to Eternity 7.3

From Here to Eternity

as Gen. Barney Slater

1979
Washington: Behind Closed Doors 7.8

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as Esker Scott Anderson

1977
The New Andy Griffith Show 7.7

The New Andy Griffith Show

as Andy Sawyer

1971
The Headmaster 7.0

The Headmaster

as Andy Thompson

1970
Murder in Texas 6.7

Murder in Texas

as Ash Robinson

1981
Fatal Vision 7.0

Fatal Vision

as Victor Worheide

1984
The Polly Bergen Show 8.0

The Polly Bergen Show

as Self

1957
The Yeagers

The Yeagers

as Carroll Yeager

1980
Adams of Eagle Lake 8.0

Adams of Eagle Lake

as Sheriff Sam Adams

1975

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