
Mount 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).

as Self

as Self
1962

as Andy Taylor (uncredited)
1975

as Self
1961

as Andy Taylor
1960

as Mr. Brooks' Friend
1998

as Ben Matlock
1993

as Larry Cooper
1977

as Ben Matlock
1986

as Self
1962

as Self
1950

as Self
1967

as Self
1948
as Grandpa Joe
2009

as Self (archive footage)
2019

as Self
2011

as Grandpa Joe
2009

as Santa Claus (voice)
2007

as Old Joe
2007

as Melchior (voice)
2006

as O.T. Montgomery
2001

as Jake Peterson
1999

1998

as Hiram
1998

as General Rancor
1996

as Jack MacGruder
1995

as Phil Doucet
1994

as Noah Talbot
1986

as Andy Taylor
1986

as Ben Matlock
1986

as Judge Julius Sullivan
1985

as Colonel Ticonderoga
1985

as Guy Harris
1983

as John Wallace
1983

as Vernon Bliss
1982

as Harry Broderick
1979

as Police Chief Abel Marsh
1977

as Police Chief Abel Marsh
1977
as Self
1 ep.

as Self
2 episodes

as Andy Taylor (uncredited)
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Andy Taylor
249 episodes

as Mr. Brooks' Friend
1 episodes

as Ben Matlock
2 episodes

as Larry Cooper
1 episodes

as Ben Matlock
194 episodes

as Self
2 episodes

as Self
4 episodes

as Self
2 episodes

as Self
2 episodes

as Andy Taylor
1 episodes

as Colin Sawyer
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes

as Andy Johnson
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as Self
1 episodes

as George Carter
1 episodes

as Andy Taylor
1 episodes

as Andy Taylor
5 episodes

as Mitch Folger
1 episodes

as Self
2 episodes
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