Andy Griffith is a famous actor, television producer, writer as well as a singer. Further, he has been one of the most famous television personalities in the last few decades. Likewise, The Andy Griffith Show entertained audiences for nearly eight years. He has his most popular show and took him to great heights of success. Similarly, with a humble beginning as a comedian, Andy proved his versatility by starring in several roles.

Late American Actor, Andy Griffith
Caption: Late American Actor, Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith Net Worth

Andy Griffith had a net worth of $25 Million at the time of his death. When he was alive, he lived a lavish life. Likewise, he earned a hefty sum of money out of his professional career. 


Andy Griffith Wife; His Kids

On August 22, 1949, Andy Griffith got married to his wife Barbara Bray Edwards. They tied the wedding knot in a private ceremony in presence of their friends and family members. He met Barbara in the year 1945, while a student at the University of North Carolina. They adopted two children: a son, Andy Samuel Griffith, Jr, and a daughter, Dixie Nann Griffith. They both divorced in the year 1972. And also, Samuel died in 1996 after years of alcoholism. 


Caption: Andy Griffith with his family

Andy's second wife was Solica Cassuto, a Greek actress. They stay in a relationship from the year 1973 to 1981. Again Griffith and Cindi Knight celebrates their wedding on April 12, 1983. They both first met when Andy was filming Murder in Coweta County.

His first serious health problem was in April 1983 when he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. In the year 2000, he underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia.


Andy Griffith Biography

Andy Griffith was born on 1 June 1926, in Mount Airy, North Carolina. His father Carl Lee Griffith and mother Geneva Griffith. 

At an early age, he slept in dresser drawers for several months. In the year 1929, when he was three years old, Andy's father began working as a helper or carpenter and purchased a home in Mount Airy's blue-collar south side. He grew up listening to music.


Andy Griffith Cause of Death

Andy Griffith died on July 3, 2012, from a heart attack at the age of 86. Griffith was buried in his family cemetery on the island within five hours of his death.

Education of Andy Griffith

Griffith entered school, he was well aware that he was from what many considered the wrong side of the tracks. Griffith is a shy student, but once he finds a way to make his peers laugh. Andy began to come out of his shell and come into his own. He has cultivated an interest in the arts, and he participated in the school's drama program.
Late American Actor, Andy Griffith
Caption: Late American Actor, Andy Griffith

His talent throughout high school until graduation in the year 1944. Andy attended the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree in the year 1949. Later, after graduation, Andy taught music and drama for a few years at Goldsboro High School.

Career 

Andy Griffith was a monologist, delivering long stories like What It Was, Was Football, which says from the point of view of a naïve country preacher trying to figure out. The monologue was released in 1953. He starred in Ira Levin's one-hour teleplay version of No Time for Sergeants in March 1955.
Late American Actor, Andy Griffith with his co-actor
Caption: Late American Actor, Andy Griffith with his co-actor

Andy Griffith expanded that role in Ira Levin's full-length theatrical version of the same name in 19955. Which role earned Andy a Distinguished Supporting or Featured Dramatic Actor nomination at the 1956 Tony Awards, losing to Ed Begley. Furthermore, he also won the 1956 Theatre World Award.

Andy does not have to condescend to Will Stockdale(his role in the play, wrote Brooks Atkinson in The New York Times. Griffith has to do is walk on the stage and look the audience straight in the face. If the armed forces cannot cope with Will Stockdale, neither can the audience resist him.

Later, he reprised his role in the film version of  No Time for Sergeants which film also featured Don Knotts as a corporal. Moreover, No Time for Sergeants has considered the direct inspiration for the later television situation comedy Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Late American Actor, Andy Griffith
Caption: Late American Actor, Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith's only other New York stage appearance was the titular role in the 1959 musical Destry Rides Again, co-starring Dolores Gray. However, the show, with a score by Harold Rome, ran for 472 performances and more than a year.

Andy was nominated for Distinguished Musical Actor at the 1960 Tony Award, losing to Jackie Gleason Gleason. Andy also portrayed a US Coast Guard sailor in the feature film Onionhead in 1958.


Andy Griffith Height

Andy had a height of 6 feet. He had Blonde color with a pair of grey eyes color.