Andy Griffith
ActingAlso Known As
Энди Гриффит, اندی گریفیت
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 total)
Spy Hard
as General Rancor
Waitress
as Old Joe
A Face in the Crowd
as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
as Narrator
Return to Mayberry
as Andy Taylor
No Time for Sergeants
as Will Stockdale
Rustlers' Rhapsody
as Colonel Ticonderoga
Daddy and Them
as O.T. Montgomery
Play the Game
as Grandpa Joe
Dads
as Self (archive footage)
Go Ask Alice
as Priest
Hearts of the West
as Howard Pike
The Demon Murder Case
as Guy Harris
The Second Time Around
as Pat Collins
Christmas Is Here Again
as Santa Claus (voice)
Murder in Coweta County
as John Wallace
Pray for the Wildcats
as Sam Farragut
Savages
as Horton Madec
Onionhead
as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead
The Girl in the Empty Grave
as Police Chief Abel Marsh
TV Shows
(43 total)
Dawson's Creek
as Mr. Brooks' Friend
Saturday Night Live
as Andy Taylor (uncredited)
The Love Boat
as Larry Cooper
The Andy Griffith Show
as Andy Taylor
Matlock
as Ben Matlock
Diagnosis: Murder
as Ben Matlock
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest / Various Characters
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
Centennial
as Professor Lewis Vernor
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Andy Taylor
Roots: The Next Generations
as Commander Robert Munroe
Here's Lucy
as Andy Johnson
What's My Line?
as Self
The Mod Squad
as George Carter
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
The Danny Thomas Show
as Andy Taylor
Fatal Vision
as Victor Worheide
Family Law
as Colin Sawyer