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ANDY GRIFFITH
FAN PAGE
Common misspelling:
Andy Grifith; Andie Griffith |
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Given Name |
Date of Birth |
Birth Place |
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Andrew Samuel Griffith |
June 1, 1926 |
Mount Airy, North Carolina |
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ANDY GRIFFITH BIOGRAPHY
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The following biography
is from
Wikipedia.org
“The
Free Encyclopedia.”
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Andrew Samuel "Andy" Griffith (born June 1,
1926) is an American actor, writer and producer from Mount Airy, North
Carolina. He was a genuine country boy who made sophisticated humor
based on his own background.
Griffith is best known as "Sheriff Andy
Taylor" in the popular 1960s television series The Andy Griffith Show
and in the title role in the 1980s television series Matlock.
The Andy Griffith Show, which aired from
1960 to 1968, became an instant hit with its American audience. Viewers
immediately felt a connection with Taylor, his son "Opie" (Ron Howard),
"Aunt Bee" (Frances Bavier), Deputy "Barney Fife" (Don Knotts), "Gomer
Pyle" (Jim Nabors), Goober Pyle (George Lindsey) and the entire town of
"Mayberry".
Griffith started out as a stand-up
comedian. His first success was a 1953 live recording of "What it was,
was football", a story about a country boy at his first football game,
delighting in the "big orange drinks" and the boys running up and down
the "cow pasture" in "the awfulest fight I most ever saw" and "these
purty girls a-wearin' these little-bitty short dresses, and a-dancin'
around". Later that year, he recorded "Number One Street", telling the
story of a rural family travelling to Florida on United States Highway
1.
By 1954, he was on Broadway, starring in No
Time for Sergeants, a play about a country boy in the Air Force, made
into a film in 1959 and considered the direct inspiration for Gomer
Pyle, U.S.M.C..
In 1959, Griffith starred in A Face in the
Crowd. Again, he played a country boy and entertainer, but this time as
a terrifying psychopath who used the rube pose to rise to political
power. This film showcased Griffith's powerful talents as a dramatic
actor.
Griffith was an inspiration for the Hanna-Barbera
cartoon character Huckleberry Hound, introduced in 1958.
After leaving his show in 1968, Griffith
had several series that were not successful such as The Headmaster
(1970), The New Andy Griffith Show (1971) and Salvage I (1979). He also
starred in many television films such as Strangers In 7A (1972), Winter
Kill (1974) and Pray for the Wildcats (1974). In 1981 Griffith won an
Emmy nomination for his role in the TV film Murder In Texas and in 1983
won further acclaim for his role as a homicidal villain in the TV film
Murder In Coweta County. He also had an appearance as the villain in
1996 movie Spyhard.
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Andy
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Articles and
Interviews
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Andy
Griffith Pictures (pics, photos,
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Google.com
IMDb.com
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Yahoo.com |
Multimedia (Downloads, Wallpaper, Videos, Screen Savers, etc.)
AndyGriffithMusic.com (eCard)
GoDesktop.com (desktop themes)
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Song Lyrics
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Quotations
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Links
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DISCOGRAPHY: ALBUMS, SINGLES, COMPILATIONS,
BOXED SETS, ETC.
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album reviews, CLICK HERE. |
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Year |
1958 |
1959 |
1993 |
1996 |
1996 |
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Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
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Album Title |
Just for Laughs |
Shouts the Blues and Old Timey Songs |
American Originals |
Somebody Bigger Than You and I |
I Love to Tell the Story: 25 Timeless Hymns |
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Tracks |
Side 1:*
1. WHAT IT WAS, WAS
FOOTBALL 2. SILHOUETTES 3. OPERA CARMEN
4. THERE'S NO TIME FOR
SERGEANTS
Side 2:
1. ROMEO AND JULIET
2. MAKE YOURSELF
COMFORTABLE
3. SWAN LAKE
4. CONVERSATION WITH A
MULE.
*Special thanks to Anita
from KY who provided us with the track listing for this album. |
SIDE 1:*
1. THE PREACHER AND THE
BEAR
2. MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
3. THE HOUSE OF THE RISING
SUN
4. HOW LONG BLUES
5. THE CRAWDAD SONG
6. GOOD MORNING BLUES
SIDE 2
1. POLICE DEPARTMENT BLUES
2. LITTLE MAGGIE
3. CARELESS LOVE
4. MOLLY DARLIN'
5. I WANT A LITTLE GIRL
6. PICK A BALE OF COTTON
*Thanks again to Anita for
helping to find us the track listing for this album. |
1. The Fishin' Hole
2. What It Was, Was Football (Part I & II)
3. Cindy
4. Love Poems: To The Lovely Juanita
Beasley
5. Make Yourself Comfortable
6. North Carolina, My Home State
7. The Preacher And The Bear
8. Romeo And Juliet (Part I And II)
9. Love Poems: Togetherness
10. Swan Lake
11. Flop Eared Mule
12. Hamlet
13. The Discovery Of America
14. Don't Look Back
15. Opera Carmen
16. Andy And Cleopatra
17. The Midnight Special
18. The Andy Griffith Theme |
1. Somebody Bigger Than You And I
2. Take My Hand Precious Lord
3. When They Ring The Golden Bells
4. Just A Little Talk With Jesus
5. Lead Me To That Rock
6. Precious Memories
7. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
8. It Is No Secret
9. Turn Your Radio On
10. I'll Fly Away
11. I'm Gonna Write A Song
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1. Shall We Gather At The River/Will The
Circle '...'
2. Precious Memories
3. The Old Rugged Cross/Near The Cross
4. When They Ring The Golden Bell/In The
Sweet.......
5. We're Marching To Zion/When The Saints
Go...
6. Sweet Hour Of Prayer/What A Friend We
Have In ....
7. How Great Thou Art
8. Sweet Prospect/ I Am Bound For The
Promised Land
9. Amazing Grace/Grace Greater Than All
Our Sin
10. I Love To Tell The Story
11. Wayfaring Stranger
12. Softly And Tenderly/I Surrender
All/Pass Me Not
13. Whispering Hope
14. When We All Get To
Heaven/We'll Understand It's... |
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Year |
1998 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Album Title |
Wit and Wisdom of Andy Griffith |
Just as I Am: 30 Favorite Old Time Hymns |
Andy Griffith Show Soundtrack |
Absolutely The Best |
The Christmas Guest |
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Tracks |
1. What It Was, Was Football (Parts 1 And
2)
2. Conversation With A Mule
3. The Preacher And The Bear
4. Andy And Cleopatra
5. Romeo & Juliet (Parts 1 & 2)
6. The Discovery Of America
7. Love Poems: To The Lovely Juanita
Beasley
8. Swan Lake
9. Opera Carmen
10. Silhouettes
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1. There's Power In The Blood/Down At The
Cross (Glory To His Name)
2. Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me/All The Way My
Savior Leads Me/He Leadeth Me/Take The Name Of Jesus...
3. The Church In The Wildwood
4. Just As I Am/Jesus, I Come/I Need Thee
Every Hour
5. When I Can Read My Title Clear
6. Beautiful Isle/Beulah Land/The
Unclouded Day
7. I'll Fly Away/A New Name Written Down
In Glory
8. Does Jesus Care/His Eye Is On The
Sparrow
9. God Will Take Care Of You/Just A Little
Talk With Jesus
10. No Not One/'Tis So Sweet To Trust In
Jesus
11. What Wondrous Love Is This/Jesus,
Lover Of My Soul
12. Take Time To Be Holy/Near To The Heart
Of God
13. It Is No Secret
14. Onward, Christian Soldiers/Stand Up,
Stand Up For Jesus |
1. The Andy Griffith Theme
2. Jack, The Giant Killer
3. Flop Eared Mule
4. Ellie's Theme
5. Sourwood Mountain
6. The Man Hunt
7. The Fishin' Hole
8. Aunt Bee
9. The New River Train
10. Mayberry March
11. Cindy
12. Barney's Hoe Down |
1. The Andy Griffith Theme
2. Make Yourself Comfortable
3. The Crawdad Song
4. The Midnight Special
5. Flop-Eared Mule
6. What It Was, Was Football
7. Romeo And Juliet
8. Andy & Cleopatra
9. Sourwood Mountain
10. Cindy
11. North Carolina, My Home State
12. Mama Guitar
13. The Fishin' Hole
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1. The Christmas Guest (Story)
2. Joy To The World
3. O Come, O Come Emmanuel / What Child Is
This?
4. Jesus' Birth in Bethlehem, Luke 2
(Story)
5. Go Tell It On The Mountain
6. Away In A Manger / Golden Slumber
7. Beautiful Savior
8. The Juggler (Story)
9. I Wonder As I Wander
10. Jesus Walked That Lonesome Valley
11. Belleau Wood (Story)
12. Silent Night
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2005 |
2005 |
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Album Title |
Bound for the Promised Land: The Best of Andy Griffith
Hymns |
Pickin’ and Grinnin’: The Best of Andy Griffith |
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Tracks |
1. Shall We Gather At The River/Will The
Circle Be Unbroken
2. Precious Memories
3. Sweet Prospect/I Am Bound For The
Promised Land
4. Amazing Grace/Grace Greater Than All
Our Sin
5. I Love To Tell The Story
6. When We All Get To Heaven/We'll All
Understand It Better By And By/When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder
7. There's Power In The Blood/Down At The
Cross (Glory To His Name)
8. We're Marching To Zion/When The Saints
Go Marching In
9. There Is A Fountain/Are You
Washed/Nothing But The Blood
10. Church In The Wildwood
11. Just As I Am/Jesus, I Come/I Need Thee
Every Hour
12. When I Can Read My Title Clear
13. I'll Fly Away/A New Name Written Down
In Glory
14. Does Jesus Care/His Eye Is On The
Sparrow
15. God Will Take Care Of You/Just A
Little Talk With Jesus
16. What Wonderous Love Is This/Jesus,
Lover Of My Soul
17. It Is No Secret
18. Beautiful Savior
19. Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley |
1. Andy Griffith Theme
2. Make Yourself Comfortable
3. Crawdad Song
4. Midnight Special
5. Flop-Eared Mule
6. What It Was, Was Football, Pts.
1-2
7. Romeo and Juliet, Pts. 1-2
8. Andy and Cleopatra
9. Sourwood Mountain
10. Cindy
11. North Carolina, My Home State
12. Mama Guitar
13. Fishin' Hole |
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FILMOGRAPHY
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Year |
1957 |
1958 |
1958 |
1960-1968 |
1961 |
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Title |
Lonesome
Rhode |
Onionhead
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No Time
for Sergeants |
The Andy
Griffith Show (TV series) |
The Second
Time Around |
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Role |
A Face in
the Crowd |
Alvin
Woods |
Private
Will Stockdale |
Sheriff
Andy Taylor |
Pat
Collins |
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Year |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1972 |
1973 |
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Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
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Title |
Angel in
My Pocket |
The
Headmaster (TV series) |
The New
Andy Griffith Show (TV series) |
Strangers
in 7A (TV movie) |
Go Ask
Alice (TV movie) |
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Role |
Reverend
Samuel D. Whitehead |
Andy
Thompson |
Andy
Sawyer |
Artie
Sawyer |
Priest
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1974 |
1974 |
1974 |
1975 |
1975 |
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Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
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Title |
Pray for
the Wildcats (TV movie) |
Winter
Kill (TV movie) |
Savages
(TV movie) |
Adams of
Eagle Lake (TV series) |
Hearts of
the West |
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Role |
Sam
Farragut |
Sheriff
Sam McNeill |
Horton
Maddock |
Sheriff
Sam Adams |
Howard
Pike aka Billy Pueblo |
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Year |
1976 |
1976 |
1976 |
1977 |
1977 |
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Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
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Title |
Frosty's
Winter Wonderland(annimated TV) |
Six
Characters in Search of an Author (TV movie) |
Street
Killing (TV movie) |
Deadly Game (TV movie) |
The Girl in the Empty Grave (TV movie) |
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Role |
Narrator
(voice) |
The father |
Gus
Brenner |
Police Chief
Abel Mars |
Police Chief
Abel Marsh |
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Year |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1979 |
1979 |
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Selection N/A |
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Selection N/A |
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Title |
Washington: Behind Closed Doors (TV mini series) |
Centennial (TV mini series) |
From Here to Eternity (TV mini series) |
Roots: The Next Generations (TV series) |
Salvage (TV movie) |
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Role |
Esker Scott
Anderson |
Professor
Lewis Venor |
Gen. Barney
Slater |
Commander
Robert Munroe |
Harry
Broderick |
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Year |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
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Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
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Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
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Title |
Salvage 1 (TV series) |
The Yeagers (TV series) |
Murder in Texas (TV movie) |
For Lovers Only (TV movie) |
The Demon Murder Case (TV movie) |
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Role |
Harry
Broderick |
Mr. Yeager |
Ash Robinson |
Vernon Bliss |
Guy Harris |
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Year |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1985 |
1986 |
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Selection N/A |
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Title |
Murder in Coweta County (TV movie) |
Fatal Vision (TV movie) |
Crime of Innocence (TV movie) |
Rustlers' Rhapsody |
Matlock (TV movie) |
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Role |
John Wallace |
Victor
Worheide |
Judge Julius
Sullivan |
Colonel
Ticonderoga |
Ben Matlock |
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Year |
1986 |
1986 |
1986-1995 |
1987 |
1987 |
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Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
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Title |
Return to Mayberry (TV movie) |
Under the Influence (TV movie) |
Matlock (TV series) |
Matlock: The Power Brokers (TV movie) |
Matlock: The Billionaire (TV movie) |
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Role |
Andy Taylor |
Noah Talbot |
Benjamin L.
Matlock |
Ben Matlock |
Ben Matlock |
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Year |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1991 |
1991 |
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Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
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Title |
Matlock: The Thief (TV movie) |
Matlock: Nowhere to Turn (TV movie) |
Matlock: The Suspect (TV movie) |
Matlock: The Picture (TV movie) |
Matlock: The Witness Killings (TV movie) |
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Role |
Ben Matlock |
Ben Matlock |
Ben Matlock |
Ben Matlock |
Ben Matlock |
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Year |
1992 |
1992 |
1993 |
1993 |
1994 |
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Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
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Title |
Matlock: The Fortune (TV movie) |
Matlock: The Vacation (TV movie) |
Matlock: The Kidnapping (TV movie) |
Matlock: The Fatal Seduction (TV movie) |
The Gift of Love (TV movie) |
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Role |
Ben Matlock |
Ben Matlock |
Ben Matlock |
Ben Matlock |
Phil Doucet |
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Year |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Selection N/A |
Selection N/A |
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