What is Andy Griffith?
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Andy Griffith | image = Andy Griffith Andy Griffith Show 1960.jpg | caption = Griffith in a publicity photo for ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' (1960) | birth_name = Andy Samuel Griffith<ref>{{cite web|title=Andy Griffith Interview – Archive of American Television video|date=October 22, 2017 |time=0:33|quote=My name is Andy. It never was Andrew.|url=https://interviews.televisionacademy.com/interviews/andy-griffith?clip=19081#interview-clips}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date|1926|6|1}} | birth_place = [[Mount Airy, North Carolina]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|7|3|1926|6|1}} | death_place = [[Manteo, North Carolina]], U.S. | burial_place = [[Roanoke Island]], North Carolina, U.S. | nationality = American | alma_mater = [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]], B.Mus 1949 | party = | notable works = {{hlist|''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''|''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]''}} | spouse = {{Marriage|Barbara Bray Edwards |1949|1972|end=div}}<br />{{Marriage|Solica Cassuto|1973|1981|end=div}}<br />{{Marriage|Cindi Knight<br>|1983<!--Year omitted per Tempalte:Marriage instructions due to marriage ended with article subject's death-->}} | children = 2 | years_active = 1955–2012 | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|producer|singer|writer|director}} }} '''Andy Samuel Griffith''' (June 1, 1926 &nbsp;– July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer and writer. He starred in the 1957 movie ''A Face in the Crowd''. He also starred in the 1958 movie ''No Time for Sergeants''. His television series are ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' and ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]''. ==Early life== Griffith was born on June 1, 1926 in [[Mount Airy, North Carolina]], the only child of Carl Lee Griffith and his wife, Geneva (née Nunn).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreferenc