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Andy Griffith
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American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer (1926–2012)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Barney Fife, and other characters I have known
- Shift Secrets : 10 Proven Hospitality Business Growth Tactics
- Working Classroom
- The Christmas Guest
- Leadership Lessons : Restaurant Manager Guide
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1926-06-01
- Active to
- 2012-07-03
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 27,530
- Total plays
- 134,071
Tags
Andy Griffith (June 1, 1926 - July 3, 2012) is best known for his starring roles in two very popular TV series, 'The Andy Griffith Show' (1960) and 'Matlock' (1986). Griffith sang as part of some of his acting roles, most notably in 'A Face in the Crowd' and on some episodes of 'The Andy Griffith Show'. Within recent years, he has recorded successful albums of classic Christian hymns and standup comedy/musicals. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Andy+Griffith">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,410x
- Very high resolution interpolated climate surfaces for global land areas
· 2005 · cited 16,548x
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,144x
- Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy
· 2013 · cited 13,135x
- VI. The phenomena of rupture and flow in solids
· 1921 · cited 7,572x
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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
- 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
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
- birth name
- Andy Samuel Griffith
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Article
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