Andy Griffith is an American actor, director, producer, singer and writer, born on June 1, 1926, in Mount Airy, North Carolina. With these many talents, there is no surprise that he became one of the greatest personalities of the United States and one of the world’s biggest actors and musicians. He grew up constantly listening to music, so no wonder he is such a talented, Grammy-awarded singer. He recorded 17 albums, he featured in many films and he did a lot of television work. To get to know Andy Griffith better, here is a list of his music albums and television work.

Albums:

1953: What It Was, Was Football;

1958: Just for Laughs;

1959: Shouts the Blues and Old Timey Songs;

1964: Andy and Cleopatra;

1972: Somebody Bigger Than You and I;

1993: American Originals;

1996: I Love to Tell the Story;

1996: 25 Timeless Hymns;

1997: Sings Favorite Old-Time Songs;

1998: Just as I am: 30 Favorite Old Time Hymns;

1998: Wit & Wisdom of Andy Griffith;

2000: Favorite Old Time Songs;

2002: Absolutely the Best;

2003: Back to Black Hits;

2003: The Christmas Guest;

2005: Bound for the Promised Land: The Best of Andy Griffith Hymns;

2005: The Collection;

2005: Pickin’ and Grinnin’: The Best of Andy Griffith.

Television series:

The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)

The Headmaster (1970–1971)

The New Andy Griffith Show (1971)

The Strangers In 7A (1972)

Go Ask Alice (1973)

Pray for the Wildcats (1974)

Winter Kill (1974)

Savages (1974)

Adams of Eagle Lake (1975)

Street Killing (1976)

Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976)

Frosty’s Winter Wonderland (1976)

Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)

The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)

Deadly Game (1977)

Centennial (1978)

Salvage 1 (1979)

From Here to Eternity (1979)

Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

The Yeagers (1980)

Murder in Texas (1981)

For Lovers Only (1982)

Murder in Coweta County (1983)

The Demon Murder Case (1983)

Fatal Vision (1984)

Crime of Innocence (1985)

Return to Mayberry (1986)

Matlock (1986–1995)

Under the Influence (1986)

The Gift of Love (1994)

Gramps (1995)

Scattering Dad (1998)

A Holiday Romance (1999).

All of this work places Andy Griffith at the top of the actors and musicians list. He has gained numerous awards and honors, one of the most important being the Presidential Medal of Freedom, awarded to him in 2005, by George W. Bush. Andy Griffith is, without a doubt, one of the most influential figures of this century.