| Full Name |
Andy Samuel Griffith |
| Date of Birth |
01 June 1926 |
| Place of Birth |
Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA |
| Date of Death |
03 July 2012 |
| Place of Death |
Manteo, North Carolina, USA |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Profession |
Actor, comedian, television producer, singer, writer |
| Years of Activity |
1953-2010 |
| Brief Information |
Andy Griffith was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer. He was widely known for his roles as Andy Taylor in the CBS sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960-1968) and as Ben Matlock in the NBC legal drama Matlock (1986-1995). Griffith also had a successful career in film, Broadway, and music, receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. |