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Andy Griffith
Actor, Writer
Died July 3, 2012 (86 years)
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).
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Filmography
| 2021 | Adrienne · as Old Joe |
| 2009 | Play the Game · as Grandpa Joe |
| 2007 | Waitress · as Old Joe |
| 2007 | Christmas Is Here Again · as Santa Claus (voice) |
| 2004 | Hit Celebrity TV Commercials · as Sheriff Andy Taylor - for Post Cereals |
| 2001 | Daddy and Them · as O.T. Montgomery |
| 1999 | A Holiday Romance · as Jake Peterson |
| 1999 | Family Law (TV Series) · as Colin Sawyer |
| 1998 | Dawson's Creek (TV Series) · as Mr. Brooks' Friend |
| 1998 | Scattering Dad · as Hiram |
| 1996 | Spy Hard · as General Rancor |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder (TV Series) · as Ben Matlock |
| 1986 | Return to Mayberry · as Andy Taylor |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) · as Ben Matlock |
| 1985 | Rustlers' Rhapsody · as Colonel Ticonderoga |
| 1985 | Crime of Innocence · as Judge Julius Sullivan |
| 1984 | Fatal Vision (TV Series) · as Victor Worheide |
| 1983 | Murder in Coweta County · as John Wallace |
| 1983 | Hotel (TV Series) · as J. Scott 'Scotty' Foreman |
| 1979 | From Here to Eternity (1979) (TV Series) · as General Barney Slater |
| 1979 | Salvage 1 (TV Series) · as Harry Broderick |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations (TV Series) · as Commander Robert Munroe |
| 1978 | Centennial (TV Series) · as Professor Lewis Vernor |
| 1977 | Deadly Game · as Police Chief Abel Marsh |
| 1977 | The Girl in the Empty Grave · as Police Chief Abel Marsh |
| 1977 | Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV Series) · as Esker Scott Anderson |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Judge Roy Bean |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Larry Cooper |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman (TV Series) · as Jack Starkey |
| 1976 | Frosty's Winter Wonderland · as Narrator |
| 1975 | Hearts of the West · as Howard Pike |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Andy Taylor |
| 1974 | Savages · as Horton Madec |
| 1974 | Winter Kill · as Sheriff Sam McNeill |
| 1973 | Go Ask Alice · as Priest |
| 1972 | The Strangers in 7A · as Artie Sawyer |
| 1969 | Angel in My Pocket · as Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) · as George Carter |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show (TV Series) · as Mitch Folger |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Andy Johnson |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Arnold Lovejoy |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) · as Andy Taylor |
| 1967 | Good Morning, World (TV Series) · as Andy Griffith |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) · as Guest Performer |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) · as Andy Taylor |
| 1961 | The Second Time Around · as Pat Collins |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Sheriff Andy Taylor |
| 1958 | No Time for Sergeants · as Will Stockdale |
| 1958 | Onionhead · as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead |
| 1957 | A Face in the Crowd · as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Andy Taylor |