Andy Samuel Griffith was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his Southern drawl, his characters with a folksy-friendly personality, as well as his gruff but friendly voice, Griffith was a Tony Award nominee for two roles. He gained prominence in the starring role in director Elia Kazan's film A Face in the Crowd (1957) and No Time for Sergeants (1958) before he became better known for his television roles, playing the lead roles of Andy Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) and Ben Matlock in the legal drama Matlock (1986–1995).
Biography from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also born on June 1
- Marilyn Monroe1926 · American actress and model
- Tom Holland1996 · British actor
- Morgan Freeman1937 · American actor and producer
- Alanis Morissette1974 · Canadian and American musician
- Heidi Klum1973 · German-American model and TV host
- Javier Hernández1988 · Mexican footballer
- Yevgeny Prigozhin1961 · Russian oligarch and mercenary leader
- Brian Cox1946 · Scottish actor
Also born in 1926
- Elizabeth II1926 · Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
- Marilyn Monroe1926 · American actress and model
- Fidel Castro1926 · Leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2011
- David Attenborough1926 · English broadcaster and natural historian
- Mel Brooks1926 · American filmmaker, actor and comedian
- Chuck Berry1926 · American musician
- Miles Davis1926 · American jazz musician
- Jiang Zemin1926 · Leader of China from 1989 to 2002