Andy Griffith

Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, television producer, Grammy Award-winning Southern-gospel singer, and writer. He 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) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead character in the 1960–1968 situation comedy The Andy Griffith Show and in the 1986–1995 legal drama Matlock.

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Andy Griffith
Alias (AKA)Andy Griffith
Birth dateJune 01, 1926
Birth nameAndy Samuel Griffith
Birth place
Mount Airy North Carolina
Date of deathJuly 03, 2012
Place of death
Roanoke Island , Manteo North Carolina
Resting place
Roanoke Island
Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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