
Acting
Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, southern gospel singer, and writer. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, and his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles, and gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) and No Time for Sergeants (1958) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead roles of Andy Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) and Ben Matlock in …

Dads
as Self (archive footage)

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
as Self

Play the Game
as Grandpa Joe

Waitress
as Old Joe

Christmas Is Here Again
as Santa Claus (voice)

The Very First Noel
as Melchior (voice)

Daddy and Them
as O.T. Montgomery

A Holiday Romance
as Jake Peterson

Scattering Dad
as Hiram

Classic Commercials: Volume 3

Family Law
as Colin Sawyer · 1 ep.

Dawson's Creek
as Mr. Brooks' Friend · 1 ep.

Diagnosis: Murder
as Ben Matlock · 2 ep.

Matlock
as Ben Matlock · 194 ep.

Fatal Vision
as Victor Worheide · 2 ep.

Best of the West
1 ep.

Murder in Texas
as Ash Robinson · 2 ep.
The Yeagers
as Carroll Yeager · 4 ep.

Roots: The Next Generations
as Commander Robert Munroe · 1 ep.

Salvage 1
as Harry Broderick · 20 ep.
Matlock
1986