Andy Griffith

Actor

1926-06-01 – 2012-07-03

Andy Griffith was an American actor, comedian, singer, and producer best known for The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock.

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The straight man has the best part. He gets to be in the show and see it, too.
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Lonesome Rhodes had wild mood swings. He'd be very happy, he'd be very said, he'd be very angry, very depressed, and I had to pull all of these emotions out of myself. And it wasn't easy.
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I'm not as good a singer as I am an actor. So that's why I - the stories I like so much is because I've been a story teller for a long time. I started as a singer and found out I didn't have a very good voice. That's the reason I went into acting.
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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.
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