Albert Finney

From 1970 to 1978, he was married to the French actress Anouk Aimée. In 1981 Griffith won an Emmy nomination for his role in the TV film Murder In Texas and in 1983 won further acclaim for his role as a homicidal villain in the TV film Murder In Coweta County. It ran from 2000 until 2002, then again for a mini-series in 2003. He also starred in many television films such as Strangers In 7A (1972) and Winter Kill (1974). His most recent TV credit is the leading role in My Uncle Silas, about a Cornish country gentleman, who's looking after his grand-nephew. After his show was cancelled in 1968, Griffith had several series that were not successful such as The Headmaster (1970), The New Andy Griffith Show (1971) and Salvage I (1979). In the latter he played a frozen, disembodied head. Griffith was an inspiration for the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Huckleberry Hound, introduced in 1958.

His television roles include the lead in Dennis Potter's final two plays: Karaoke and Cold Lazarus. This film showcased Griffith's powerful talents as a dramatic actor. Albert Finney has often been called "A second Olivier". In 1959, Griffith starred in A Face in the Crowd. Again, he played a country boy and entertainer, but this time as a terrifying psychopath who used the rube pose to rise to political power. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia). By 1954, he was on Broadway, starring in No Time for Sergeants, a play about a country boy in the air force, made into a film in 1959 and considered the direct inspiration for Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. E. Later that year, he recorded "Number One Street", telling the story of a rural family travelling to Florida on United States Highway 1.

This led to a series of "angry young man" roles in kitchen sink dramas, most notably 1963's Tom Jones (for which he turned down the role of T. His first success was a 1953 live recording of "What it was, was football", a story about a country boy at his first football game, delighting in the "big orange drinks" and the boys running up and down the "cow pasture" in "the awfulest fight I most ever saw" and "these purty girls a-wearin' these little-bitty short dresses, and a-dancin' around". His first film was The Entertainer (1960), but his real breakthrough came with his portrayal of a disillusioned factory worker in Karel Reisz's film of Alan Sillitoe's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning. Griffith started out as a stand-up comedian. He was born in Salford, Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Viewers immediately felt a connection with Taylor, his son "Opie" (Ron Howard), "Aunt Bee" (Frances Bavier), Deputy "Barney Fife" (Don Knotts), "Gomer Pyle" (Jim Nabors), Goober Pyle (George Lindsey) and the entire town of "Mayberry". "People really do think I am 300 pounds with a French accent" he said. The Andy Griffith Show, which aired from 1960 to 1968, became an instant hit with its American audience.

His most famous role was as Agatha Christie's master detective Hercule Poirot in the 1974 film "Murder On The Orient Express." Finney was so effective in the role that he complained that it typecast him for a number of years. Griffith is best known as "Sheriff Andy Taylor" in the popular 1960s television series The Andy Griffith Show and in the title role in the 1980s television series Matlock. He has received five Academy Awards nominations. He was a genuine country boy who made sophisticated humor based on his own background. Albert Finney (born 9 May 1936) is a British actor. Andy Griffith (born June 1, 1926) is an American actor, writer and producer from Mount Airy, North Carolina. The Entertainer (1960).

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960). Tom Jones (1963). Gumshoe (1972). Murder on the Orient Express (1974).

Annie (1982). The Dresser (1983). Under the Volcano (1984). Miller's Crossing (1990).

The Browning Version (1994). Simpatico (1999). Erin Brockovich (2000). Traffic (2000).

Big Fish (2003).