Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith
Andy Samuel Griffithwas an American actor, television producer, Southern gospel singer, and writer. He 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 Crowdbefore he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead character in the situation comedy, The Andy Griffith Show, and in the legal drama, Matlock...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth1 June 1926
CityMount Airy, NC
CountryUnited States of America
I was baptized alongside my mother when I was 8 years old. Since then I have tried to walk a Christian life. And now that I'm getting older I realize that I'm walking even closer with my God.
I did the 'Crook and Chase' show while I was in Nashville. They asked me if I had a church background, and when I said I was born a Baptist, that got the audience on fire. They must have all been Baptists.
I loved Don. There was no one like him.
Whenever Don Knotts and I were waiting for lighting cues, we would sing hymns in harmony, ... The show depicted Barney as tone deaf, but Don has a beautiful tenor voice.
Oh, oh, I guess we're capable all right. But somehow or another it just doesn't come as natural to us as it does to you.
It's time for me to pass this on to you folks,
I wanted to prove that I could play something else, but there were 249 episodes out there of 'Mayberry,' and it was aired every day. It was hard to escape.
I am proud of my connections to Carolina and pleased to know that some results from a lifetime of work on television, film, stage and recordings will have a permanent home in Chapel Hill.
Whether a man is guilty or innocent, we have to find that out by due process of law.
I am proud of being a Southerner. I wasn't about to let Southerners on my show be stupid or aw-shuckses who just sit on the front porch and spit in the yard. I wasn't about to do that, and I made that very clear from the start. I was kind of the gate-keeper on that stuff.
I was baptized alongside my mother when I was 8 years old. Since then, I have tried to walk a Christian life. And now that I'm getting older, I realized that I'm walking even closer with my God.
Mornin' ladies, my goodness don't you look happy. Must be cuttin' somebody up pretty good.
Religion has been an essential part of my life ever since I was baptised. My personal journey with God has been very important throughout my life.
I still play that guitar. It's a Martin D-18 with a clear pick guard. I've played that guitar on and off my TV shows for nearly 50 years.