Portrait of Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

Acting

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).

Born: June 1, 1926

Place of Birth: Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA

Filmography

2019
Dads

as Self (archive footage)

2009
Play the Game

as Grandpa Joe

2007
Christmas Is Here Again

as Santa Claus (voice)

2007
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

1999
Family Law

as Colin Sawyer

1998
Dawson's Creek

as Mr. Brooks' Friend

1998
1996
Spy Hard

as General Rancor

1995
Gramps

as Jack MacGruder

1994
The Gift of Love

as Phil Doucet

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Ben Matlock

1986
Under the Influence

as Noah Talbot

1986
Return to Mayberry

as Andy Taylor

1986
Matlock

as Ben Matlock

1986
1985
Crime of Innocence

as Judge Julius Sullivan

1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody

as Colonel Ticonderoga

1984
Fatal Vision

as Victor Worheide

1983
1983
1982
For Lovers Only

as Vernon Bliss

1981
Murder in Texas

as Ash Robinson

1979
Roots: The Next Generations

as Commander Robert Munroe

1979
From Here to Eternity

as Gen. Barney Slater

1979
Salvage 1

as Harry Broderick

1979
Salvage

as Harry Broderick

1978
Centennial

as Professor Lewis Vernor

1977
Deadly Game

as Police Chief Abel Marsh

1977
The Love Boat

as Larry Cooper

1977
The Girl in the Empty Grave

as Police Chief Abel Marsh

1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors

as Esker Scott Anderson

1976
Street Killing

as Gus Brenner

1976
1975
Hearts of the West

as Howard Pike

1975
1974
Dinah!

as Self

1974
Savages

as Horton Madec

1974
Winter Kill

as Sheriff Sam McNeill

1974
Pray for the Wildcats

as Sam Farragut

1973
Go Ask Alice

as Priest

1972
The Strangers in 7A

as Artie Sawyer

1971
1970
The Headmaster

as Andy Thompson

1969
Angel in My Pocket

as Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead

1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

1968
The Mod Squad

as George Carter

1968
The Doris Day Show

as Mitch Folger

1968
Here's Lucy

as Andy Johnson

1968
Mayberry R.F.D.

as Andy Taylor

1967
The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest / Various Characters

1967
The Carol Burnett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
Good Morning World

as Andy Griffith

1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

as Andy Taylor

1961
1960
1958
Onionhead

as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead

1958
No Time for Sergeants

as Will Stockdale

1957
A Face in the Crowd

as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1955
No Time for Sergeants

as Will Stockdale

1953
The Danny Thomas Show

as Andy Taylor

1950