Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/1/1926
Place of Birth
Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA
Also Known As
Энди Гриффитاندی 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 ...
Known For
Waitress
as Old Joe
Rustlers' Rhapsody
as Colonel Ticonderoga
Savages
as Horton Madec
Spy Hard
as General Rancor
Street Killing
as Gus Brenner
Dads
as Self (archive footage)
Salvage
as Harry Broderick
A Face in the Crowd
as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
Onionhead
as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead
Gramps
as Jack MacGruder
Christmas Is Here Again
as Santa Claus (voice)
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
as Narrator
Winter Kill
as Sheriff Sam McNeill
No Time for Sergeants
as Will Stockdale
Diary of a Perfect Murder
as Ben Matlock
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
Pray for the Wildcats
as Sam Farragut
The Strangers in 7A
as Artie Sawyer
The Girl in the Empty Grave
as Police Chief Abel Marsh
For Lovers Only
as Vernon Bliss