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Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

Actor, also writer · Died July 3, 2012, aged 86 · Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA

Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, southern gospel singer, and writer. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, and his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith 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 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).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 1, 1926
Died
July 3, 2012 (aged 86)
From
Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 70 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 48% in 30 days

What are Andy Griffith's films like?

Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
21%
Morality
21%
Society
19%
Self
18%
Survival
10%
Power
8%
Ideas
4%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 23 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 14 · Serious 6 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 18 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 10 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 9

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 20 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 20
Shadow
6 of 20
Mentor
4 of 20
Ally
2 of 20
Trickster
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Joyful
10
Warm
9
Absurd
6
Dread
5
Other
20

How their films linger

Feel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet10
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Andy Griffith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Andy Griffith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

70 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 19 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Play the Game(2009)

    as Grandpa Joe

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Is Here Again(2007)

    as Santa Claus (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Waitress(2007)

    as Old Joe

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Very First Noel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Melchior (voice)

  • Daddy and Them(2001)

    as O.T. Montgomery

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • A Holiday Romance(1999)

    as Jake Peterson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Family Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Colin Sawyer

  • Classic Commercials: Volume 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Dawson's Creek(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Andrew Lanier

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Scattering Dad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Hiram

  • Spy Hard(1996)

    as General Rancor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Gramps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Jack MacGruder

  • The Gift of Love(1994)

    as Phil Doucet

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ben Matlock

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Under the Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Noah Talbot

  • Return to Mayberry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Executive Producer · as Andy Taylor

  • Diary of a Perfect Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Ben Matlock

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 194 episodes · Executive Producer · as Ben Matlock

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Crime of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Judge Julius Sullivan

  • Rustlers' Rhapsody(1985)

    as Colonel Ticonderoga

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · as Victor Worheide

  • The Demon Murder Case(1983)

    as Guy Harris

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Murder in Coweta County(1983)

    as John Wallace

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • For Lovers Only (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Vernon Bliss

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as J. Scott 'Scotty' Foreman

  • Best of the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Murder in Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ash Robinson

  • The Yeagers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 4 episodes · as Carroll Yeager

  • Roots: The Next Generations(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander Robert Munroe

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • From Here to Eternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gen. Barney Slater

  • Salvage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Harry Broderick

  • Salvage 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 20 episodes · as Harry Broderick

  • Centennial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 12 episodes · as Professor Lewis Vernor

  • Deadly Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Police Chief Abel Marsh

  • The Love Boat(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Larry Cooper

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl in the Empty Grave(1977)

    as Police Chief Abel Marsh

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Washington: Behind Closed Doors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 6 episodes · as Esker Scott Anderson

  • Frosty's Winter Wonderland(1976)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Six Characters in Search of An Author (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as The Father

  • Street Killing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Gus Brenner

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy Taylor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Hearts of the West(1975)

    as Howard Pike

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Adams of Eagle Lake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sheriff Sam Adams

  • Savages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Horton Madec

  • Winter Kill(1974)

    as Sheriff Sam McNeill

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Pray for the Wildcats(1974)

    as Sam Farragut

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Go Ask Alice(1973)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Bobby Darin Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Strangers in 7A(1972)

    as Artie Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The New Andy Griffith Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 9 episodes · as Andy Sawyer

  • The Headmaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 13 episodes · as Andy Thompson

  • The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour : Christmas Special 1969 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Actor

  • Angel in My Pocket(1969)

    as Reverend Samuel D. Whitehead

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • The Doris Day Show(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Mitch Folger

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Mod Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as George Carter

  • Here's Lucy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy Johnson

  • Mayberry R.F.D.(1968)

    Show 5 episodes · Executive Producer · as Andy Taylor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Good Morning World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy Griffith

  • The Ghost and Mr. Chicken(1966)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy Taylor

  • General Foods Opening Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • The Second Time Around(1961)

    as Pat Collins

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Andy Griffith Show(1960)

    Show 249 episodes · as Andy Taylor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Onionhead(1958)

    as Alvin 'Al' Woods aka Onionhead

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • No Time for Sergeants(1958)

    as Will Stockdale

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • A Face in the Crowd(1957)

    as Larry 'Lonesome' Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • No Time for Sergeants (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Will Stockdale

  • What It Was Was Football (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Writer · as voice

  • The United States Steel Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Danny Thomas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 1 episode · as Andy Taylor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles from 1953 to 2009; peak year 1985.

Biggest box office

Spy Hard (1996)

$27M worldwide

Highest rated

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

The Andy Griffith Show (1960)

Film career

19532009

Peak 1985 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 6 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting69 of 69: 65 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thWriting1 of 69: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 69: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

69 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1950s7 · 7 acting · 1 crew1960s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew1970s23 · acting1980s14 · 14 acting · 2 crew1990s9 · acting2000s5 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 40% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Andy Griffith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 60th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 23 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 23

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Christmas Is Here Again (2007)

86th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Andy Griffith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles4–39 · median 30 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles16–52 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles10–41 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Andy Griffith work with?

People who share at least 2 of Andy Griffith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joyce Van Patten shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers