"1955Z"^^ . "1926-06-01Z"^^ . . "Andy Griffith"@en . . "2012-07-03Z"^^ . "Andy Griffith"@en . . "Andy Samuel Griffith"@en . . "American actor" . . . . "1926Z"^^ . . "2012Z"^^ . "Griffith, Andrew Samuel"@en . . "2012Z"^^ . . . "Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 \u2013 July 3, 2012) was 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 Crowd (1957) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead character in the situation comedy, The Andy Griffith Show (1960\u20131968), and in the legal drama, Matlock (1986\u20131995)."@en . .