Actor
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, playin ...

Known For
Acting
2019 -- Dads | Self (archive footage)
2011 -- Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life | Self
2009 -- Play the Game | Grandpa Joe
2007 -- Christmas Is Here Again | Santa Claus (voice)
2007 -- Waitress | Old Joe
2006 -- The Very First Noel | Melchior (voice)
2005 -- Facing the Past | Self
2001 -- Daddy and Them | O.T. Montgomery
1999 -- A Holiday Romance | Jake Peterson
1998 -- Classic Commercials: Volume 3 |
1998 -- Scattering Dad | Hiram
1996 -- Spy Hard | General Rancor
1995 -- Gramps | Jack MacGruder
1986 -- Under the Influence | Noah Talbot
1986 -- Return to Mayberry | Andy Taylor
1986 -- Diary of a Perfect Murder | Ben Matlock
1985 -- Crime of Innocence | Judge Julius Sullivan
1985 -- Rustlers' Rhapsody | Colonel Ticonderoga
1983 -- The Demon Murder Case | Guy Harris
1983 -- Murder in Coweta County | John Wallace
1982 -- For Lovers Only | Vernon Bliss
1981 -- Murder in Texas | Ash Robinson
1979 -- Salvage | Harry Broderick
1977 -- Deadly Game | Police Chief Abel Marsh
1977 -- The Girl in the Empty Grave | Police Chief Abel Marsh
1976 -- Frosty's Winter Wonderland | Narrator
1976 -- Six Characters in Search of An Author | The Father
1976 -- Street Killing | Gus Brenner
1975 -- Hearts of the West | Howard Pike
1975 -- Mitzi & 100 Guys | Self
1974 -- Savages | Horton Madec
1974 -- Winter Kill | Sheriff Sam McNeill
1974 -- Pray for the Wildcats | Sam Farragut
1973 -- Go Ask Alice | Priest
1972 -- The Strangers in 7A | Artie Sawyer
1969 -- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969 |
1969 -- Angel in My Pocket | Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead
1968 -- The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited)
1968 -- Rowan & Martin at the Movies | Self
1963 -- General Foods Opening Night |
1961 -- The Second Time Around | Pat Collins
1958 -- Onionhead | Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead
1958 -- No Time for Sergeants | Will Stockdale
1957 -- A Face in the Crowd | Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
1955 -- No Time for Sergeants | Will Stockdale
1953 -- What It Was Was Football | voice
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