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
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.
At first I was supposed to be the funny central figure, ... But with that format the show might have lasted about four weeks. The way it worked out is, the other people say the funny lines and my character looks on as an observer.
It's time for me to pass this on to you folks,
I didn't have the courage to go join them,
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.
Well, do a good day's work and act like somebody.
Hymns are companions for life travelers.
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.
You know when you're young you think you will always be, ... As you become more fragile, you reflect and you realize how much comfort can come from the past. Hymns can carry you into the future.