Cast & creator
Andy Griffith
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, Saturday Night Live
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).
Also known as: Энди Гриффит, اندی گریفیت
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film credits
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television credits
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1948–2019 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (96)
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Saturday Night Live
Andy Taylor (uncredited)
1975
Diagnosis: Murder
Ben Matlock
1993
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Love Boat
Larry Cooper
1977
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Hawaii Five-O
Arnold Lovejoy
1969
The Andy Griffith Show
Andy Taylor
1960
Dawson's Creek
Andrew Lanier
1998
Matlock
Ben Matlock
1986Matlock
Executive Producer
1986
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
1957
Hotel
J. Scott 'Scotty' Foreman
1982
Dinah!
Self
1974
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
The Doris Day Show
Mitch Folger
1968
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Here's Lucy
Andy Johnson
1968
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Andy Taylor
1964
Family Law
Colin Sawyer
1999
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
The Mod Squad
George Carter
1968
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
The Danny Thomas Show
Andy Taylor
1953
The United States Steel Hour
1953
Mayberry R.F.D.
Andy Taylor
1968Mayberry R.F.D.
Executive Producer
1968
Donny & Marie
Self
1976
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self
1969
Roots: The Next Generations
Commander Robert Munroe
1979
Centennial
Professor Lewis Vernor
1978
Salvage 1
Harry Broderick
1979
Spy Hard
General Rancor
1996
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
1976
Good Morning World
Andy Griffith
1967
Best of the West
Lamont Devereaux
1981
From Here to Eternity
Gen. Barney Slater
1979
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Esker Scott Anderson
1977
The Headmaster
Andy Thompson
1970
The Bobby Darin Show
Self
1973
The New Andy Griffith Show
Andy Sawyer
1971
A Face in the Crowd
Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes
1957
Fatal Vision
Victor Worheide
1984
Dads
Self (archive footage)
2019
Waitress
Old Joe
2007
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Self
2011
Murder in Texas
Ash Robinson
1981
Hearts of the West
Howard Pike
1975The Polly Bergen Show
Self
1957
The Second Time Around
Pat Collins
1961
Daddy and Them
O.T. Montgomery
2001
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Narrator
1976The Yeagers
Carroll Yeager
1980
Christmas Is Here Again
Santa Claus (voice)
2007
Angel in My Pocket
Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead
1969
Play the Game
Grandpa Joe
2009
No Time for Sergeants
Will Stockdale
1958
Onionhead
Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead
1958Adams of Eagle Lake
Sheriff Sam Adams
1975
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Police Chief Abel Marsh
1977
Murder in Coweta County
John Wallace
1983
The Strangers in 7A
Artie Sawyer
1972
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Self
1968
The Demon Murder Case
Guy Harris
1983
Go Ask Alice
Priest
1973
Mitzi & 100 Guys
Self
1975
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Colonel Ticonderoga
1985
Winter Kill
Sheriff Sam McNeill
1974
Pray for the Wildcats
Sam Farragut
1974
General Foods Opening Night
Self
1963
The Gift of Love
Phil Doucet
1994
No Time for Sergeants
Will Stockdale
1955
Under the Influence
Noah Talbot
1986
Scattering Dad
Hiram
1998
Classic Commercials: Volume 3
1998
Diary of a Perfect Murder
Ben Matlock
1986
Return to Mayberry
Andy Taylor
1986Return to Mayberry
Executive Producer
1986
Deadly Game
Police Chief Abel Marsh
1977
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969
1969
Crime of Innocence
Judge Julius Sullivan
1985
Savages
Horton Madec
1974
The Very First Noel
Melchior (voice)
2006
A Holiday Romance
Jake Peterson
1999
For Lovers Only
Vernon Bliss
1982
Street Killing
Gus Brenner
1976
Gramps
Jack MacGruder
1995What It Was Was Football
voice
1997What It Was Was Football
Writer
1997
Salvage
Harry Broderick
1979
Six Characters in Search of An Author
The Father
1976