Andy Griffith

Career timeline

1. 1926 · Born

   Born in Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA

2. 1953 · Screen debut

   The Danny Thomas Show (TV)

3. 1960 · Breakthrough

   The Andy Griffith Show (TV)

4. 1997 · Writing debut

   What It Was Was Football (Movie)

5. 2009 · Latest release

   Play the Game (Movie)

6. 2012 · Died

   July 3, 2012

Career in numbers

6 1950s

10 1960s

22 1970s

14 1980s

10 1990s

5 2000s

• Drama33
• Comedy31
• Tv Movie21
• Family9
• Crime7
• Western6

Highest-rated title The Andy Griffith Show 1960 7.6 Most popular title Saturday Night Live 1975 6.9

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Andy Griffith in our catalogue.

Sheldon Leonard

3 titles together

Lawrence Dobkin

2 titles together

Steve Miner

2 titles together

Ruth McDevitt

2 titles together

Sam Simon

2 titles together

Aneta Corsaut

2 titles together

John Erman

2 titles together

Aaron Spelling

2 titles together

Jack Dodson

2 titles together

1. 2009 Play the Game as Grandpa Joe 5.8 Movie
2. 2007 Christmas Is Here Again as Santa Claus (voice) Movie
3. 2007 Waitress as Old Joe 6.7 Movie
4. 2006 The Very First Noel as Melchior (voice) Movie
5. 2001 Daddy and Them as O.T. Montgomery 5.3 Movie
6. 1999 A Holiday Romance as Jake Peterson Movie
7. 1999 Family Law as Colin Sawyer TV
8. 1998 Classic Commercials: Volume 3 Movie
9. 1998 Dawson's Creek as Andrew Lanier 7.3 TV
10. 1998 Scattering Dad as Hiram Movie
11. 1997 What It Was Was Football as voice Movie
12. 1996 Spy Hard as General Rancor 5.4 Movie
13. 1995 Gramps as Jack MacGruder Movie
14. 1994 The Gift of Love as Phil Doucet Movie
15. 1993 Diagnosis: Murder as Ben Matlock 7.1 TV
16. 1986 Under the Influence as Noah Talbot Movie
17. 1986 Return to Mayberry as Andy Taylor 6.2 Movie
18. 1986 Matlock as Ben Matlock 7.0 TV
19. 1986 Diary of a Perfect Murder as Ben Matlock Movie
20. 1985 Crime of Innocence as Judge Julius Sullivan Movie
21. 1985 Rustlers' Rhapsody as Colonel Ticonderoga 5.5 Movie
22. 1984 Fatal Vision as Victor Worheide TV
23. 1983 The Demon Murder Case as Guy Harris Movie
24. 1983 Murder in Coweta County as John Wallace Movie
25. 1982 For Lovers Only as Vernon Bliss Movie
26. 1982 Hotel as J. Scott 'Scotty' Foreman 6.7 TV
27. 1981 Best of the West as Lamont Devereaux TV
28. 1981 Murder in Texas as Ash Robinson TV
29. 1980 The Yeagers as Carroll Yeager TV
30. 1979 Roots: The Next Generations as Commander Robert Munroe 7.5 TV
31. 1979 From Here to Eternity as Gen. Barney Slater TV
32. 1979 Salvage 1 as Harry Broderick TV
33. 1979 Salvage as Harry Broderick Movie
34. 1978 Centennial as Professor Lewis Vernor 7.7 TV
35. 1977 Deadly Game as Police Chief Abel Marsh Movie
36. 1977 The Love Boat as Larry Cooper 6.3 TV
37. 1977 The Girl in the Empty Grave as Police Chief Abel Marsh Movie
38. 1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors as Esker Scott Anderson TV
39. 1976 Frosty's Winter Wonderland as Narrator 6.6 Movie
40. 1976 Six Characters in Search of An Author as The Father Movie
41. 1976 Street Killing as Gus Brenner Movie
42. 1975 Saturday Night Live as Andy Taylor (uncredited) 6.9 TV
43. 1975 Hearts of the West as Howard Pike 5.6 Movie
44. 1975 Adams of Eagle Lake as Sheriff Sam Adams TV
45. 1974 Savages as Horton Madec Movie
46. 1974 Winter Kill as Sheriff Sam McNeill Movie
47. 1974 Pray for the Wildcats as Sam Farragut Movie
48. 1973 Go Ask Alice as Priest 5.6 Movie
49. 1972 The Strangers in 7A as Artie Sawyer Movie
50. 1971 The New Andy Griffith Show as Andy Sawyer TV
51. 1970 The Headmaster as Andy Thompson TV
52. 1969 The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969 Movie
53. 1969 Hawaii Five-O as Arnold Lovejoy 7.2 TV
54. 1969 Angel in My Pocket as Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead Movie
55. 1968 The Doris Day Show as Mitch Folger TV
56. 1968 The Mod Squad as George Carter 6.1 TV
57. 1968 Mayberry R.F.D. as Andy Taylor TV
58. 1967 Good Morning World as Andy Griffith TV
59. 1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Andy Taylor 7.2 TV
60. 1961 The Second Time Around as Pat Collins Movie
61. 1960 The Andy Griffith Show as Andy Taylor 7.6 TV
62. 1958 Onionhead as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead Movie
63. 1958 No Time for Sergeants as Will Stockdale 7.3 Movie
64. 1957 A Face in the Crowd as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes 7.6 Movie
65. 1955 No Time for Sergeants as Will Stockdale Movie
66. 1953 The United States Steel Hour TV
67. 1953 The Danny Thomas Show as Andy Taylor 6.2 TV

1. 1986 Return to Mayberry 6.2 Movie
2. 1986 Matlock 7.0 TV
3. 1968 Mayberry R.F.D. TV

1. 1997 What It Was Was Football Movie

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