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Andy Griffith
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American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer (1926–2012)
Film & TV
Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA
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…
Known for
- Dads — Self (archive footage)2019
- Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life — Self2011
- Play the Game — Grandpa Joe2009
- Waitress — Old Joe2007
- Christmas Is Here Again — Santa Claus (voice)2007
- The Very First Noel — Melchior (voice)2006
- Daddy and Them — O.T. Montgomery2001
- A Holiday Romance — Jake Peterson1999
- Family Law — Colin Sawyer1999
- Classic Commercials: Volume 31998
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Key facts
- Born
- Andy Samuel Griffith , ( 1926-06-01 ) June 1, 1926, Mount Airy, North Carolina , U.S.
- Died
- July 3, 2012 (2012-07-03) (aged 86), Manteo, North Carolina , U.S.
- Resting place
- Roanoke Island , North Carolina , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( BMus )
- Occupations
- Actor comedian producer singer writer director
- Years active
- 1946–2010
- Notable work
- The Andy Griffith Show Matlock
- Political party
- Democratic
- Spouses
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samuel
- Family name
- Griffith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mount Airy
- Place of death
- Manteo
- Occupation
- comedian
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Matlock
- Hair colour
- grey hair
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Andy Griffith Don Knotts Andy Griffith Show 1963.JPG
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Andy Griffith
- date of birth
- 1926-06-07
- date of death
- 2012-07-03
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- place of burial
- Roanoke Island
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
- birth name
- Andy Samuel Griffith
- writing language
- English language
- medical condition
- Guillain–Barré syndrome
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Encyclopedic overview
Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, as well as his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles. He 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).
Early life and education
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