Background
Griffith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Hilda (née Atwill) and Ben E. Griffith.
Griffith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Hilda (née Atwill) and Ben E. Griffith.
Not to be confused with Peter Griffin
He had one sister, Sally Ann Griffith. His mother managed his stage acting career as he worked as a child actor, appearing on Broadway a few times. Griffith served in the Korean War in the United States. Army.
Griffith married five times.
They had a daughter, Melanie Griffith, before divorcing in 1959. After a fourth divorce, Griffith married Debra Meyer Boyd and remained with her until his death.
In the early 1970s he moved his family to Saint John, United States. Virgin Islands, and separated from Greene in 1976. In 1992, he sold his real-estate business, Holiday Homes, and moved to New Mexico.
Griffith died aged 67 on May 14, 2001, in Santa Fe, New Mexico from complications from emphysema.
