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Andy Griffith
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 char…
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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).
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2019
Dads
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2011
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Movie Self
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2009
Play the Game
Movie Grandpa Joe
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2007
Christmas Is Here Again
Movie Santa Claus (voice)
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2007
Waitress
Movie Old Joe
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2006
The Very First Noel
Movie Melchior (voice)
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2001
Daddy and Them
Movie O.T. Montgomery
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1999
A Holiday Romance
Movie Jake Peterson
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1999
Family Law
TV show Colin Sawyer
- 1998
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1998
Dawson's Creek
TV show Andrew Lanier
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1998
Scattering Dad
Movie Hiram
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1997
What It Was Was Football
Movie voice
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1996
Spy Hard
Movie General Rancor
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1995
Gramps
Movie Jack MacGruder
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1994
The Gift of Love
Movie Phil Doucet
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1993
Diagnosis: Murder
TV show Ben Matlock
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1986
Under the Influence
Movie Noah Talbot
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1986
Return to Mayberry
Movie Andy Taylor
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1986
Matlock
TV show Ben Matlock
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1986
Diary of a Perfect Murder
Movie Ben Matlock
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1985
Crime of Innocence
Movie Judge Julius Sullivan
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1985
Rustlers' Rhapsody
Movie Colonel Ticonderoga
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1984
Fatal Vision
TV show Victor Worheide
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1983
The Demon Murder Case
Movie Guy Harris
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1983
Murder in Coweta County
Movie John Wallace
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1982
For Lovers Only
Movie Vernon Bliss
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1982
Hotel
TV show J. Scott 'Scotty' Foreman
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1981
Best of the West
TV show Lamont Devereaux
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1981
Murder in Texas
TV show Ash Robinson
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1980
The Yeagers
TV show Carroll Yeager
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1979
Roots: The Next Generations
TV show Commander Robert Munroe
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1979
From Here to Eternity
TV show Gen. Barney Slater
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1979
Salvage 1
TV show Harry Broderick
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1979
Salvage
Movie Harry Broderick
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1978
Centennial
TV show Professor Lewis Vernor
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1977
Deadly Game
Movie Police Chief Abel Marsh
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1977
The Love Boat
TV show Larry Cooper
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1977
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Movie Police Chief Abel Marsh
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1977
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
TV show Esker Scott Anderson
