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Andy Griffith
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| Mostly Credited As: | Andy Griffith |
| Birth Name: | Andrew Samuel Griffith |
| Date Of Birth: | June 01, 1926 |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Mount Airy, North Carolina |
| Height: | 6' |
Andrew Samuel 'Andy' Griffiths was born to Carl and Geneva Griffith on June 1, 1926 in Mount Airy, North Carolina. He is best known for his role on The Andy Griffth Show where he played Sheriff Andy Taylor, alongside comedian Don Knotts, which aired for 8 seasons. He later went on to play Ben Matlock on Matlock. He's married three times, and fathered three children, all whom he adopted. In the industry for 50 years, Griffith has earned himself a Grammy award (in 1997), a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (located on 6420 Hollywood Blvd.), and even has a statue in both his hometown of Mount Airy, and in Raleigh- North Carolina's capital city.
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Andy Griffith TV Appearances |
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| Show: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (Credited in 1 episodes from this show) | Filter List; Show only credits as:
Director (1 Credits) |
| • The Prize Boat |
04x12 |
Nov/24/1967 |
As: Director |
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Andy Griffith worked in 1 episode from 1 TV Show
as Director: 1 episode |
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He adopted three children- Andrew Jr., Dixie, and Nancy.
| He was born on the same exact day as Marilyn Monroe.
| Was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome in 1983, but eventually recovered.
| His son Andy, Jr. died of alcoholism in 1996 at the age of 39.
| Griffith received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 9, 2005.
| In May 2000, he underwent a quadruple heart bypass surgery, and almost died. He recovered after the bypass was successful.
| In September 2006, he had hip surgery.
| His father Carl was a furniture factory worker, and his mother Geneva was a homemaker.
| He was married to his first wife, Barbara Edwards from 1949, until they divorced in 1972. Together, they adopted Andy and Dixie.
| Andy was married to his second wife, Solica Cassuto from 1973, until 1981.
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