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Andy Griffith

Most Recent Role: Himself on Pioneers of Television
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA
Birthday: 6-1-1926
Birth Name: Andrew Samuel Griffith
Andrew Griffith is the son of Carl and Geneva Griffith. The family lived in Mount Airy N.C., known to many as Mayberry. His home today is a bed & breakfast and is located across the street from the Mount Airy water tower. At a young age Andy showed his many talents at the Rockford Street School Auditorium. He belonged to a singing group called "The Darlings". At first, he studied to be a...
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Pioneers of Television
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Wednesday 16 January 2008 on PBS

A chronicle of television's first successful genre, the variety show - from its beginnings as a continuation of vaudeville and radio entertainment through the many iconic personalities that made it so popular. Experiments in variety show programs and the decline of their popularity in the late...

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Andy Griffith's first credited role was in 1953 on the United States Steel hours presentation of No Time For Sergeants. Andy Griffith later (in 1958) starred in the movie of the same name. The Andy Griffith Show spinoff, Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. was based on No Time For Sergeants. (edit)
Andy played Samuel Whitehead in the 1969 film Angel in My Pocket. (edit)
Andy played Larry Rhodes in the 1957 movie A Face in the Crowd. (edit)
Andy is going to be the voice of "Santa Claus" in the upcoming film Christmas Is Here Again. (edit)
Andy's children were both adopted. (edit)
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Andy: (speaking about The Andy Griffith Show) Whenever Don Knotts and I were waiting for lighting cues, we would sing hymns in harmony... The show depicted Barney as tone deaf, but Don has a beautiful tenor voice. (edit)
Andy: I was baptized alongside my mother when I was 8 years old. Since then I have tried to walk a Christian life. And now that I'm getting older I realiz that I'm walking closer with my God. (edit)
Andy: "You know when you're young you think you will always be, ... As you become more fragile, you reflect and you realize how much comfort can come from the past. Hymns can carry you into the future." (edit)
Andy:"Hymns are companions for life travelers." (edit)
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"One of the all-time greats"
He's such a great actor!!!
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Matlock is the best show ever. Andy Griffith is very talented and great at what he does. I love you Andy Griffith!!!If there was a rating above 10 I would rate Matlock 100 all the way!!!
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Andy Griffith
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Great and funny! One of the all-time greats!
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"One of the all-time greats"
Andy Griffith is one of the greats
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