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Andy Griffith
Andy Samuel Griffith 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 F…
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entertainment · American actor and singer (1926–2012) · film producer · singer · voice actor · musician · singer-songwriter · television actor · stage actor · film actor · screenwriter · teacher · also Andy Griffith, Andy Samuel Griffith, Griffith
Born 1 June 1926 · Died 3 July 2012 · Q312252
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2026· 25 entries
The Rogersville Review: 05 Week 1 VHS at Boone FB_2136 - Mathias Reeves and Carson Griffith
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Legacy obituary: Doug A. Griffith Obituary (2026) - Massena, NY - Donaldson Funeral Home, Inc. - Massena
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Legacy obituary: Layne Griffith Jr. Obituary (2026) - Rainsville, AL - W.T. Wilson Funeral Chapel - Rainsville
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Jones Kenney Zechman Funeral Home: Obituary for Annis Mae (Isaac) Griffith
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Legacy obituary: James S. Joyce Obituary (2026) - Morton, PA - Griffith Funeral Chapel, Inc. - Norwood
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Legacy obituary: Bonnie Griffith Obituary (1939 - 2026) - Fort Wayne, IN - Fort Wayne Newspapers
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facebook.com: Griffith Man Charged After Woman Allegedly Pinned in Pickup Door During Gas Station Crash https://regionnewssource.org/2026/08/21/griffith-man-charged-after-woman-allegedly-pinned-in-pickup-door-during-gas-station-crash/
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CBS News: Contracted crews wait for orders in Griffith as NIPSCO faces mounting criticism over power outage response
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OregonLive.com: Griffith Marshall Obituary (06/15/1928 - 06/14/2026) - Vancouver, WA
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Topanga New Times: D.W. Griffith’s Day at the Beach
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Tribute Archive: Layne Griffith, Jr. Obituary | W T Wilson Funeral Chapel | Rainsville, AL
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WDBJ7: Morgan Griffith pushes bill to limit THC in gummies, drinks
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WDBJ7: Morgan Griffith: GOP turnout key to holding House, Senate majorities
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ArchDaily: Galería de Centro de visitantes Carlton Marshes / Cowper Griffith Architects - 14
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avenuemagazine.com: Q&Ave: Carson Griffith
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Beverly Press & Park Labrea News: Griffith Observatory hosts lunar eclipse viewing
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Law360: Rising Star: McDermott's Greer Griffith
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Legacy obituary: Chyrel Ann Griffith Hough Obituary (2026) - Leicester, NC - A Simple Cremation
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Legacy obituary: Edward Patrick Houghton Obituary (2026) - Wilmington, DE - Krienen-Griffith Funeral Home - Wilmington
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MyNewsLA.com: Senior Man Dies in Griffith Park Area
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LaPrensa.hn: Melanie Griffith planea disfrutar a fondo de su soltería
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LaPrensa.hn: Melanie Griffith cena en Roma con Matt Dillon
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Tribute Archive: Annis Mae (Isaac) Griffith Obituary | Jones Kenney Zechman Funeral Home | Springfield, OH
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2015· 2 entries
Snopes rated the claim “An image shows a young Frances Bavier, the actress who played Aunt Bee Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show," posing for a pin-up style photo.” False.
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According to the 2015 book Andy & Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show, Aneta Corsaut and the married Griffith had an ongoing affair throughout the five years they worked together on The Andy Griffith Show; the affair was an open secret amongst the cast and crew.
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2012· 2 entries
Died 2012-07-03.
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Griffith died at his Roanoke Island home in Manteo, North Carolina, from a heart attack he had the day before; he was 86
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded North Carolina Music Hall of Fame (2010).
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2007· 1 entry
At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles
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2005· 2 entries
Won Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by George W. Bush (2005).
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Released album “Bound for The Promised Land”.
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2003· 2 entries
Released album “The Christmas Guest (Stories and Songs of Christmas)”.
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Released album “Back 2 Back Comedy Hits”.
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2000· 2 entries
Underwent quadruple heart-bypass surgery at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia
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Griffith appeared in a last-minute campaign commercial where he endorsed Democratic Party candidate and then-Attorney General Mike Easley for governor of North Carolina
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1997· 5 entries
Awarded Grammy Award for Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album (1997).
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Released album “The Wit & Wisdom of Andy Griffith”.
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Grammy Award nominations for Best Comedy Album (Hamlet in 1960) and Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album (Just As I Am in 1999)
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Released album “Just As I Am: 30 Favorite Old Time Hymns”.
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And his final guest-starring role was in 2001 in an episode of Dawson's Creek
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1996· 1 entry
Released album “Andy Sings Old Time Favorites”.
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1993· 1 entry
Released album “American Originals”.
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Television Hall of Fame (1991).
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1989· 1 entry
Declined an offer by Democratic Party officials to run against Jesse Helms, a Republican Senator from North Carolina
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1988· 1 entry
“The five years we worked together were the best five years of my life.”
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1984· 1 entry
Awarded North Carolina Award for Fine Arts (1984).
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1983· 2 entries
After they met while she was a cast member of The Lost Colony
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Griffith returned to television as the title character, Ben Matlock, in the legal drama Matlock (1986–1995) on NBC and ABC
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1980· 1 entry
Griffith continued to make guest appearances in several hit series, including Hotel, Fantasy Island, where he played a fictional version of western figure Judge Roy Bean featured in an aspiring singer's fantasy, and an e
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1977· 1 entry
The Girl in the Empty Grave and Deadly Game, were attempts for Griffith to launch a new series featuring him as Police Chief Abel Marsh, a more hard-edged version of Andy Taylor; despite strong ratings, both were unsucce
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1972· 1 entry
Released album “Somebody Bigger Than You and I”.
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1968· 1 entry
And starting his own production company Andy Griffith Enterprises in 1972, Griffith starred in less-successful television series such as Headmaster (1970), The New Andy Griffith Show (1971), Adams of Eagle Lake (1975), S
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1967· 2 entries
Griffith was under contract with CBS to do one more season of the show
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While Griffith was never nominated for an Emmy Award during the show's run
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1965· 1 entry
But periodically returned for guest appearances
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1964· 1 entry
Released album “Andy And Cleopatra”.
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1961· 1 entry
Released album “Themes And Laughs From The Andy Griffith Show”.
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1960· 2 entries
When they guest-starred in the episode of Make Room for Daddy that led to the formation of The Andy Griffith Show the same year
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Griffith appeared as a county sheriff, who was also a justice of the peace and the editor of the local newspaper, in an episode of Make Room for Daddy starring Danny Thomas
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1959· 2 entries
Released album “This Here”.
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Released album “Shouts the Blues and Old-Timey Songs”.
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1958· 1 entry
Released album “Just For Laughs”.
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1957· 1 entry
Griffith made his film debut starring in the film A Face in the Crowd
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1956· 1 entry
Awarded Theatre World Award (1956).
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1955· 2 entries
In the one-hour teleplay of No Time for Sergeants on The United States Steel Hour
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When they co-starred in the Broadway play No Time for Sergeants
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1949· 1 entry
And they adopted two children: a son and a daughter
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1945· 1 entry
While a student at the University of North Carolina, Griffith was initiated as a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a national social music fraternity for men
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1929· 1 entry
When Griffith was three, his father began working as a helper or carpenter and purchased a home in Mount Airy's "blue-collar" south side
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1926· 2 entries
In Mount Airy, North Carolina, the only child of Carl Lee Griffith and his wife, Geneva (née Nunn)
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Born 1926-06-01.
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