Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith
Date of Birth: 01 Jun 1926
Country: USA
Total Credits at Criticker: 45 (Actor)
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A Face in the Crowd
An Arkansas hobo becomes an overnight media sensation. But as he becomes drunk with fame and power, will he ever be exposed as the fraud he has become? (imdb)
Return to Mayberry
This was a reunion bringing back most of the characters from The Andy Griffith Show. It begins with Andy Taylor returning to Mayberry and planning to run for his old job of Sheriff but when he arrives, he discovers that his old deputy and friend, Barney Fife, is planning to run also. (imdb)
Angel in My Pocket
A homespun minister (Andy Griffith) and his family move to a small town where he tries to win the support and trust of his new congregation. (imdb)
Onionhead
The Ship's Cook who has the Coast Guard in a Stew!
Waitress
This sweet, sassy and delicious slice of life tale reveals the power of friendship, motherhood and the willingness to take a chance. (Fox Searchlight)
Rustlers\
While the audience watches a black and white horse opera, a narrator's voice wonders what such a movie would be like today. Rex O'Herlehan, The Singing Cowboy, finds himself in color and enters a cliche ridden town, in which the evil cattle baron (Andy Griffith) and the new Italian cowboys (who always wear raincoats no matter how hot it gets) join forces to get him and the sheep ranchers to leave the valley. (imdb)
No Time for Sergeants
Hillbilly Will Stockdale, drafted into the U.S. Air Force, combines crushing naivity, stubbornness, a completely literal mind, and amazing physical strength. Will the Air Force survive the experience? (imdb)
Daddy and Them
Dark comedy where a married couple (Thornton and Dern) come to the aid of a jailed uncle (Jim Varney). (IMDb)
Frosty\
Frosty's kind of lonely, so the kids think of making him a wife, Crystal. But will Jack Frost let them be happy? (imdb)
Gramps
Gramps (1995) - TV Movie
After a long search, lawyer Clarke MacGruder (John Ritter) finally locates his long lost father Jack (Andy Griffith). At first, everything seems fine with his new extended family, until the two set off on a hunting trip, where Jack starts showing a rather violent streak to his nature. (jbhifionline)
Hearts of the West
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession of the loot box of two crooks who tried to rob him. During his escape, Lewis stumbles on to the set of a Wild West movie and through mishap and chance becomes a star of Hollywood Westerns. (imdb)
Play the Game
A young ladies' man teaches his dating tricks to his lonely, widowed grandfather, and plays his best mind games to meet the woman of his dreams. (imdb)
The Strangers in 7A
A building superintendent and his wife are held hostage in their apartment by a sadistic would-be bank robber and his spaced-out accomplices. (imdb)
The Second Time Around
In 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gambler and a rancher become rivals for her affections. (imdb)
Deadly Game
A military convoy is transporting something apparently for disposal. They pass by Sheriff Abel Marsh's town and they are passing by property that's owned by Amy Franklin who is the girlfriend of Abel's deputy, Malcolm. Before they know it, everything around the property is uninhabitable. The army returns to clean things up and make restitution. But there is one nagging question, was this an accident or was it deliberate? That is something Abel is most interested in finding out. (imdb)
The Girl in the Empty Grave
The police chief of a small town begins an investigation after a young woman, who was supposed to have died several months previously, shows up at the funeral of her parents, who had been murdered. (imdb)
Winter Kill
A sniper is killing residents at a winter resort. Who will die next? And why? (imdb)
The Demon Murder Case
A young boy is taken over by demons who force him to commit murder. (imdb)
Go Ask Alice
Inadvertently, a 14-year-old girl in the late American 1960's is sucked into an odyssey of sex and drugs. She eventually seeks help. (imdb)
Murder in Coweta County
A county sheriff goes after the richest man in the county, who has committed murder and considers himself to be rich enough and powerful enough to get away with it. (imdb)
Fatal Vision
Fatal Vision (1984) - TV Mini-Series
A retiree spends nine years relentlessly seeking to prove that his son-in-law, a former Green Beret Army doctor, murdered his pregnant wife and two children. (imdb)
Pray for the Wildcats
Griffith plays a captain of industry who hires an ad agency (Shatner and Gortner). The agency tries to sell Griffith on a campaign shot in Baja, California. Griffith won't sign without all of them seeing Baja first-hand: on a dirt-bike road trip fraught with danger. (imdb)
Crime of Innocence
Two teenage girls are locked up for a minor offense by a harsh judge who thinks a night in jail will do them good. It's a traumatizing experience that includes an assault. Afterwards, one of the girls and her family seek justice against an unfair legal system. (imdb)
From Here to Eternity
Soapy look at events of Pearl Harbor just previous to the Japanese attack. (imdb)
Street Killing
Prosecutor Gus Brenner, for the New York District Attorney's Office, connects a street mugging and murder to an organized crime chief and a crooked politician. (TCM.com)
Savages
Savages (1974) - TV Movie
Ben Campbell, a 22 year old gas station attendant in a small desert town, is looking to make some extra money. He is surprised when Madec, a wealthy lawyer, asks him to be his guide in a hunting trip in the desert. When Madec accidentally shoots a prospector, he is fearful of what it will do his reputation, and decides to eliminate the only witness, Ben, who is forced to go on the run. In addition to being hunted by Madec, Ben must also contend with the harsh desert elements. (imdb)
The Andy Griffith Show
Widower Sheriff Andy and his son Opie live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry NC. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney. (imdb)
Salvage 1
Salvage 1 (1979) - TV Series
Harry Broderick is a specialist in reclaiming junk and scrap. From what he collects he builds a rocket with which to travel to the Moon to salvage what was left behind by the Apollo missions. He has some other adventures and outings as well.
Matlock
Matlock (1986) - TV Series
Ben Matlock is a very expensive criminal defense attorney who charges $100,000 to take a case. Fortunately, he's worth every penny as he and his associates defend his clients by finding the real killer. (imdb)
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
The story of a power-hungry U.S. President, and the men he surrounds himself with in order to keep his hold on power. Based on John Ehrlichman's book about the Nixon administration. (imdb)
Murder in Texas
Story of Texas heiress Joan Robinson, who married plastic surgeon John Hill. Her father, Ash, is suspicious of Hill, thinking that he married Joan for money, which he used to buy a house and indulges in some odd hobbies. He eventually has an affair with a woman named Ann Kurth. Eventually Ash threatens John with him losing custody of his son unless he makes full restitution to Joan. One day, Joan gets sick and dies.
Six Characters in Search of an Author
During a busy live taping of a TV program, a group of mysterious people show up with a strange demand..
A Holiday Romance
A staid school administrator (Gerald McRaney) comes to town to save a school from closing and ends up falling in love with the charming music teacher (Naomi Judd).
Headmaster
Headmaster (1970) - TV Series
The relationship between the headmaster of an elite California private school and his students and faculty.
Under the Influence
Noah Talbot is a long-time alcoholic whose drinking begins to have a devastating effect not only on his personal life but on his family as well. (imdb)
Matlock - Season 1
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 1
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 3
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 2
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 7
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 4
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 5
Inside TV Land
Documentary series about classic American television
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 6