Andy Griffith
Birthday: 1926-06-01 | Place of Birth: Mount Airy, North Carolina, USAAndy 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Andy Griffith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Narrated
as Grandpa Joe
as Old Joe
as Santa Claus (voice)
as Melchior (voice)
as O.T. Montgomery
as Jake Peterson
as General Rancor
as Andy Taylor
as Ben Matlock
as Noah Talbot
as Colonel Ticonderoga
as Guy Harris
as Ash Robinson
as Harry Broderick
as Esker Scott Anderson
as Esker Scott Anderson
as Police Chief Abel Marsh
as Narrator
as Howard Pike
as Horton Madec
as Sam Farragut
as Sheriff Sam McNeill
as Priest
as Artie Sawyer
as Andy Sawyer
as Andy Thompson
as Pat Collins