Andy Griffith

  • Name: Andy Griffith
  • Date of Birth: June 01, 1926
  • Place of Birth: Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA
Mini-bio: Andy Griffith is best known for his starring roles in two very popular TV series, "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960) and "Matlock" (1986).

Griffith earned a degree in music from the University...( read more) of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In the 1950s he became a regular on the Ed Sullivan Show and the Steve Allen Show. He was featured in the Broadway play "No Time for Sergeants" (1955) for which he received a Tony nomination, and he later appeared in the film version. His film debut was in the provocative and prophetic A Face in the Crowd (1957), in which Griffith gave a performance that has been described as stunning.

On "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960), Griffith portrayed a folksy small-town sheriff who shared simple heartfelt wisdom. The show was one of the most popular TV series in history. It generated some successful spin-offs, and the original is still seen in re-runs to this day.

Griffith created his own production company in 1972, which produced several movies and TV series. In 1981, he was nominated for an Emmy for his portrayal in Murder in Texas (1981) (TV). In 1983 Griffith was stricken with Guillain-Barre syndrome, but he recovered after rehabilitation.

In 1986 he produced and starred in the very successful TV series "Matlock" (1986). The show spawned numerous TV movies as well. When he accepted the People's Choice Award for this show, he said this was his favorite role.
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  • AnOldFashionedGirl
    AnOldFashionedGirl
    I love the Andy Griffith show. It is one of my favorite television shows.

    GBU.
    posted 105 days ago
  • vballluver07
    vballluver07
    I'm a huge fan of andy he's my fav i love Matlock and the Andy Griffith show he's a really good actor.
    posted 158 days ago
  • puppypatrol94
    puppypatrol94
    Hes a pretty cool old guy in Waitress.
    posted 257 days ago
  • realkelleytoo
    realkelleytoo
    when hurricane isabel hit the N.C. coast a friend & i went up to help.we found ourselves in MANTIO N.C. i had heard that andy lived there but ,everyone i spoke to said "he is cranky as hell! dont even speak to him!" one day i walked out of a seafood resteraunt and there he was,sitting in a pearl white escalade. i smiled and waved and,much to my delight, he gave me that big ol andy smile and waved right back! being a big fan,this made my decade. j.k.
    posted 484 days ago
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