Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-06-01

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 (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 above from the Wikipedia article Andy Griffith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

No Time for Sergeants

No Time for Sergeants

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

Deadly Game

Deadly Game

The Girl in the Empty Grave

The Girl in the Empty Grave

Winter Kill

Winter Kill

Scattering Dad

Scattering Dad

Acting

Mitzi & 100 Guys

1975

Mitzi & 100 Guys

as

Self

Spy Hard

1996

Spy Hard

as

General Rancor

Waitress

2007

Waitress

as

Old Joe

A Face in the Crowd

1957

A Face in the Crowd

as

Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes

Salvage

1979

Salvage

as

Harry Broderick

Christmas Is Here Again

2007

Christmas Is Here Again

as

Santa Claus (voice)

Daddy and Them

2001

Daddy and Them

as

O.T. Montgomery

Frosty's Winter Wonderland

1976

Frosty's Winter Wonderland

as

Narrator

The Very First Noel

2006

The Very First Noel

as

Melchior (voice)

Play the Game

2009

Play the Game

as

Grandpa Joe

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

1968

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as

Self (uncredited)

Rustlers' Rhapsody

1985

Rustlers' Rhapsody

as

Colonel Ticonderoga

Murder in Coweta County

1983

Murder in Coweta County

as

John Wallace

No Time for Sergeants

1958

No Time for Sergeants

as

Will Stockdale

Hearts of the West

1975

Hearts of the West

as

Howard Pike

The Demon Murder Case

1983

The Demon Murder Case

as

Guy Harris

Classic Commercials: Volume 3

1998

Classic Commercials: Volume 3

as

Pray for the Wildcats

1974

Pray for the Wildcats

as

Sam Farragut

Angel in My Pocket

1969

Angel in My Pocket

as

Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

2011

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

as

Self

Go Ask Alice

1973

Go Ask Alice

as

Priest

The Second Time Around

1961

The Second Time Around

as

Pat Collins

Onionhead

1958

Onionhead

as

Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead

Deadly Game

1977

Deadly Game

as

Police Chief Abel Marsh

Under the Influence

1986

Under the Influence

as

Noah Talbot

Savages

1974

Savages

as

Horton Madec

The Girl in the Empty Grave

1977

The Girl in the Empty Grave

as

Police Chief Abel Marsh

What It Was Was Football

1953

What It Was Was Football

as

voice

Winter Kill

1974

Winter Kill

as

Sheriff Sam McNeill

The Strangers in 7A

1972

The Strangers in 7A

as

Artie Sawyer

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969

1969

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969

as

Street Killing

1976

Street Killing

as

Gus Brenner

Gramps

1995

Gramps

as

Jack MacGruder

No Time for Sergeants

1955

No Time for Sergeants

as

Will Stockdale

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

1968

Rowan & Martin at the Movies

as

Self

Six Characters in Search of An Author

1976

Six Characters in Search of An Author

as

The Father

Return to Mayberry

1986

Return to Mayberry

as

Andy Taylor

General Foods Opening Night

1963

General Foods Opening Night

as

A Holiday Romance

1999

A Holiday Romance

as

Jake Peterson

For Lovers Only

1982

For Lovers Only

as

Vernon Bliss

Dads

2019

Dads

as

Self (archive footage)

Diary of a Perfect Murder

1986

Diary of a Perfect Murder

as

Ben Matlock

Crime of Innocence

1985

Crime of Innocence

as

Judge Julius Sullivan

Scattering Dad

1998

Scattering Dad

as

Hiram

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as

Andy Taylor

The New Andy Griffith Show

The New Andy Griffith Show

as

Andy Sawyer

Matlock

Matlock

as

Ben Matlock

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Salvage 1

Salvage 1

as

Harry Broderick

Centennial

Centennial

as

Professor Lewis Vernor

Adams of Eagle Lake

Adams of Eagle Lake

as

Sheriff Sam Adams

The Headmaster

The Headmaster

as

Andy Thompson

Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder

as

Ben Matlock

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

as

Cmdr. Robert Munroe

Murder in Texas

Murder in Texas

as

Ash Robinson

The Yeagers

The Yeagers

as

Carroll Yeager

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as

Esker Scott Anderson

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

as

Gen. Barney Slater

Dawson's Creek

Dawson's Creek

as

Mr. Brooks' Friend

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.

as

Andy Taylor

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

as

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

as

Self

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

Fatal Vision

Fatal Vision

as

Victor Worheide

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

George Carter

Here's Lucy

Here's Lucy

as

Andy Johnson

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self - Guest / Various Characters

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

as

Self - Guest

Donny & Marie

Donny & Marie

as

Self

The Danny Thomas Show

The Danny Thomas Show

as

Andy Taylor

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

as

Self - Mystery Guest

Best of the West

Best of the West

as

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

as

Self

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as

Andy Taylor

Family Law

Family Law

as

Colin Sawyer

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Larry Cooper

The Doris Day Show

The Doris Day Show

as

Mitch Folger

Good Morning World

Good Morning World

as

Andy Griffith

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as

Self

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

as

The Bobby Darin Show

The Bobby Darin Show

as

Production

Return to Mayberry

1986

Return to Mayberry

as

Matlock

Matlock

as

Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.

as

Crew

Directing