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Andy Griffith
Known for: ActingAndy 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).
Filmography 24
The Andy Griffith Show
as Andy Taylor 
Matlock
as Ben Matlock 
Centennial
as Professor Lewis Vernor 
Spy Hard
+2
as General Rancor 
Dads
as Self (archive footage) 
A Face in the Crowd
+3
as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes 
Waitress
+3
as Old Joe 
The Second Time Around
as Pat Collins 
Hearts of the West
+1
as Howard Pike 
Christmas Is Here Again
as Santa Claus (voice) 
Play the Game
as Grandpa Joe 
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
as Narrator 
Daddy and Them
as O.T. Montgomery 
No Time for Sergeants
+2
as Will Stockdale 
Go Ask Alice
as Priest 
Winter Kill
as Sheriff Sam McNeill 
The Girl in the Empty Grave
as Police Chief Abel Marsh 
Deadly Game
as Police Chief Abel Marsh 
Murder in Coweta County
+3
as John Wallace 
Rustlers' Rhapsody
+1
as Colonel Ticonderoga 
Onionhead
as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead 
A Holiday Romance
as Jake Peterson 
The Strangers in 7A
as Artie Sawyer