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Andy Griffith

1926 - 2012

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Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, as well as his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles. He 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 the legal drama Matlock (1986–1995). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Andy Griffith is the 3,101st most popular actor (up from 3,919th in 2019), the 5,245th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,833rd in 2019) and the 1,482nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Andy Griffith ranks 3,101 out of 13,578. Before him are Sonam Kapoor, Tony Randall, Kim Rossi Stuart, Vahram Papazian, Sylvia Miles, and Vincent Curatola. After him are Anna Thomson, Brian Austin Green, Vladimir Etush, Sienna Miller, Hans Clarin, and Harriet Walter.

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Among people born in 1926, Andy Griffith ranks 255. Before him are Peter Alexander, Yehuda Bauer, Bernhard Klodt, Enzo Sacchi, Carl Adam Petri, and James Samuel Coleman. After him are Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, Janet Asimov, Maneca, Arnošt Lustig, Ann Curtis, and Fritz Schär. Among people deceased in 2012, Andy Griffith ranks 208. Before him are Claude Pinoteau, Shukri Ghanem, Lakshmi Sahgal, Tommy Godwin, Albert George Wilson, and Christian Marin. After him are Jon Finch, Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, Ċensu Tabone, Simin Daneshvar, Ann Curtis, and Pierre Schoendoerffer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andy Griffith ranks 5,245 out of 20,380. Before him are Todd Armstrong (1937), Tony Randall (1920), Ralph Kirkpatrick (1911), Rusty Schweickart (1935), Sylvia Miles (1924), and Vincent Curatola (1953). After him are Michael Brecker (1949), Anna Thomson (1953), Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), William Christian Bullitt Jr. (1891), Brian Austin Green (1973), and David O. Russell (1958).

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Among actors born in United States, Andy Griffith ranks 1,482. Before him are Paula Kelly (1942), Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950), Todd Armstrong (1937), Tony Randall (1920), Sylvia Miles (1924), and Vincent Curatola (1953). After him are Anna Thomson (1953), Brian Austin Green (1973), Sienna Miller (1981), Adriana Caselotti (1916), Patrick O'Neal (1927), and Mark Blum (1950).

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