Actor profile

Andy Griffith

1st June 1926 Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA Acting

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).

45 Movies 42 TV Shows 87 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Dads poster

Dads 6th September 2019 as Self (archive footage)

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life poster

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life 1st January 2011 as Self

Play the Game poster

Play the Game 27th February 2009 as Grandpa Joe

Christmas Is Here Again poster

Christmas Is Here Again 20th October 2007 as Santa Claus (voice)

Waitress poster

Waitress 25th May 2007 as Old Joe

The Very First Noel poster

The Very First Noel 3rd November 2006 as Melchior (voice)

Daddy and Them poster

Daddy and Them 26th October 2001 as O.T. Montgomery

A Holiday Romance poster

A Holiday Romance 8th December 1999 as Jake Peterson

Classic Commercials: Volume 3 poster

Classic Commercials: Volume 3 7th July 1998

Scattering Dad poster

Scattering Dad 4th January 1998 as Hiram

Spy Hard poster

Spy Hard 24th May 1996 as General Rancor

Gramps poster

Gramps 20th May 1995 as Jack MacGruder

The Gift of Love poster

The Gift of Love 17th December 1994 as Phil Doucet

Under the Influence poster

Under the Influence 28th September 1986 as Noah Talbot

Return to Mayberry poster

Return to Mayberry 13th April 1986 as Andy Taylor

Diary of a Perfect Murder poster

Diary of a Perfect Murder 3rd March 1986 as Ben Matlock

Crime of Innocence poster

Crime of Innocence 27th October 1985 as Judge Julius Sullivan

Rustlers' Rhapsody poster

Rustlers' Rhapsody 10th May 1985 as Colonel Ticonderoga

The Demon Murder Case poster

The Demon Murder Case 6th March 1983 as Guy Harris

Murder in Coweta County poster

Murder in Coweta County 15th February 1983 as John Wallace

For Lovers Only poster

For Lovers Only 15th October 1982 as Vernon Bliss

Salvage poster

Salvage 20th January 1979 as Harry Broderick

Deadly Game poster

Deadly Game 3rd December 1977 as Police Chief Abel Marsh

The Girl in the Empty Grave poster

The Girl in the Empty Grave 20th September 1977 as Police Chief Abel Marsh

Frosty's Winter Wonderland poster

Frosty's Winter Wonderland 2nd December 1976 as Narrator

Six Characters in Search of An Author poster

Six Characters in Search of An Author 14th October 1976 as The Father

Street Killing poster

Street Killing 12th September 1976 as Gus Brenner

Hearts of the West poster

Hearts of the West 8th October 1975 as Howard Pike

Mitzi & 100 Guys poster

Mitzi & 100 Guys 24th March 1975 as Self

Savages poster

Savages 11th September 1974 as Horton Madec

Winter Kill poster

Winter Kill 15th April 1974 as Sheriff Sam McNeill

Pray for the Wildcats poster

Pray for the Wildcats 23rd January 1974 as Sam Farragut

Go Ask Alice poster

Go Ask Alice 24th January 1973 as Priest

The Strangers in 7A poster

The Strangers in 7A 14th November 1972 as Artie Sawyer

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969 poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969 21st December 1969

Angel in My Pocket poster

Angel in My Pocket 2nd April 1969 as Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead

The Dean Martin Christmas Show poster

The Dean Martin Christmas Show 19th December 1968 as Self (uncredited)

Rowan & Martin at the Movies poster

Rowan & Martin at the Movies 1st January 1968 as Self

General Foods Opening Night 22nd September 1963

The Second Time Around poster

The Second Time Around 22nd December 1961 as Pat Collins

Onionhead poster

Onionhead 25th October 1958 as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead

No Time for Sergeants poster

No Time for Sergeants 5th July 1958 as Will Stockdale

A Face in the Crowd poster

A Face in the Crowd 29th May 1957 as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes

No Time for Sergeants poster

No Time for Sergeants 15th March 1955 as Will Stockdale

What It Was Was Football 14th November 1953 as voice

Family Law poster

Family Law 20th September 1999 as Colin Sawyer

Dawson's Creek poster

Dawson's Creek 20th January 1998 as Mr. Brooks' Friend

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Ben Matlock

Matlock poster

Matlock 3rd March 1986 as Ben Matlock

Fatal Vision poster

Fatal Vision 18th November 1984 as Victor Worheide

Best of the West poster

Best of the West 10th September 1981

Murder in Texas poster

Murder in Texas 3rd May 1981 as Ash Robinson

The Yeagers 1st June 1980 as Carroll Yeager

Roots: The Next Generations poster

Roots: The Next Generations 18th February 1979 as Commander Robert Munroe

From Here to Eternity poster

From Here to Eternity 14th February 1979 as Gen. Barney Slater

Salvage 1 poster

Salvage 1 20th January 1979 as Harry Broderick

Centennial poster

Centennial 1st October 1978 as Professor Lewis Vernor

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Larry Cooper

Washington: Behind Closed Doors poster

Washington: Behind Closed Doors 6th September 1977 as Esker Scott Anderson

The Captain and Tennille poster

The Captain and Tennille 20th September 1976 as Self - Guest

Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie 23rd January 1976 as Self

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live 11th October 1975 as Andy Taylor (uncredited)

Adams of Eagle Lake 10th January 1975 as Sheriff Sam Adams

Dinah! poster

Dinah! 21st October 1974 as Self

The Bobby Darin Show poster

The Bobby Darin Show 19th January 1973

The New Andy Griffith Show poster

The New Andy Griffith Show 8th January 1971 as Andy Sawyer

The Headmaster poster

The Headmaster 18th September 1970 as Andy Thompson

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour poster

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour 22nd January 1969 as Self

The Doris Day Show poster

The Doris Day Show 24th September 1968 as Mitch Folger

The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad 24th September 1968 as George Carter

Here's Lucy poster

Here's Lucy 23rd September 1968 as Andy Johnson

Mayberry R.F.D. poster

Mayberry R.F.D. 23rd September 1968 as Andy Taylor

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 22nd January 1968 as Self

The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show 11th September 1967 as Self - Guest

Good Morning World poster

Good Morning World 5th September 1967 as Andy Griffith

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

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 25th September 1964 as Andy Taylor

The Danny Kaye Show poster

The Danny Kaye Show 25th September 1963 as Self

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

The Andy Griffith Show poster

The Andy Griffith Show 3rd October 1960 as Andy Taylor

Tonight Starring Jack Paar 29th July 1957 as Self

The United States Steel Hour poster

The United States Steel Hour 27th October 1953

The Danny Thomas Show poster

The Danny Thomas Show 29th September 1953 as Andy Taylor

The Bob Hope Show poster

The Bob Hope Show 9th April 1950 as Self

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self