Birthname: Andy Samuel Griffith
| Sign | Gemini |
| Born | Jun 1, 1926 Mount Airy, NC |
| Died | Jul 3, 2012 Manteo, NC |
| Age | Died at 86 |
Andy Griffith | |
| Job | Actor, comedian, television producer, singer, writer, teacher, and musician |
| Years active | 1949-2012 |
| Top Roles | Pvt. Will Stockdale, Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead, Pat Collins, Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes, Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Film Adaptation, Western |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Fame, Priests, Ministers, Clergy, Nuns |
| Top Collaborators | Don Knotts, Walter Matthau, Elia Kazan (Director), Kay Medford |
| Shares birthday with | Marilyn Monroe, Frank Morgan, Harold Hecht see more.. |
Andy Griffith Overview:
Actor, Andy Griffith, was born Andy Samuel Griffith on Jun 1, 1926 in Mount Airy, NC. Griffith died at the age of 86 on Jul 3, 2012 in Manteo, NC .
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. In addition, Griffith was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame .
Andy Griffith BlogHub Articles:
Seven Things to Know About Andy Griffith
By Rick29 on Jun 24, 2019 From Classic Film & TV CafeAndy in No Time for Sergeants. 1. Andy Griffith's first major success was a comic monologue called "What It Was, Was Football," in which a country preacher accidentally attends an American football game--having never seen one--and tries to describe it. It became a regional hit and was picked up for... Read full article
Encore podcast: "The Andy Griffith Show" and How It Grew
By David on May 3, 2019 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze"The Andy Griffith Show” is Griffith’s best work — certainly his most personal. It was never out of TV’s Top 10 programs for its entire eight-season run, and it inspired a spinoff series, a TV movies and several reunion specials. Fifty years after it left the air, the reruns ... Read full article
Encore podcast: "The Andy Griffith Show" and How It Grew
By David on May 3, 2019 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze"The Andy Griffith Show” is Griffith’s best work — certainly his most personal. It was never out of TV’s Top 10 programs for its entire eight-season run, and it inspired a spinoff series, a TV movies and several reunion specials. Fifty years after it left the air, the reruns ... Read full article
"The Andy Griffith Show" and How It Grew
By David on Mar 2, 2018 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze“The Andy Griffith Show” is Griffith’s best work — certainly his most personal. It was never out of TV’s Top 10 programs for its entire eight-season run, and it inspired a spinoff series, a TV movies and several reunion specials. Fifty years after it left the air, the r... Read full article
"The Andy Griffith Show" and How It Grew
By David on Mar 2, 2018 From The Man on the Flying Trapeze“The Andy Griffith Show” is Griffith’s best work — certainly his most personal. It was never out of TV’s Top 10 programs for its entire eight-season run, and it inspired a spinoff series, a TV movies and several reunion specials. Fifty years after it left the air, the r... Read full article
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