Andy Griffith

Known for ActingBorn 1926-06-01Died 2012-07-03Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA

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).Read more

Movies & web series

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

Street Killing

The Bobby Darin Show

What It Was Was Football

Scattering Dad

For Lovers Only

Family Law

The Gift of Love

Adams of Eagle Lake

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

Centennial

Gramps

Deadly Game

The Carol Burnett Show

The New Andy Griffith Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Dawson's Creek

Roots: The Next Generations

The Andy Griffith Show

A Face in the Crowd

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

From Here to Eternity

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Dads

The Very First Noel

Diagnosis: Murder

Matlock

Winter Kill

The Girl in the Empty Grave

Donny & Marie

No Time for Sergeants

Diary of a Perfect Murder

Murder in Coweta County

Waitress

Salvage 1

The Captain and Tennille

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Dinah!

The Headmaster

Saturday Night Live

The Danny Kaye Show

Best of the West

Fatal Vision

What's My Line?

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Bob Hope Show

Pray for the Wildcats

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In