Denver wasn’t the only Gilligan’s Island star who appeared on The Andy Griffith Show — the Skipper, too! Hale played Jeff ...

Frances Bavier spent more than four decades working in stage, film and television, but for generations of fans she will ...

While working on The Andy Griffith Show, Ron soaked up all the knowledge that he could from those around him. Andy taught him ...

Howard played Opie on The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 to 1968. He was just 5 years old when he was cast as the son of Griffith’s Andy Taylor, the beloved sheriff of Mayberry.

Ron Howard is taking a trip down memory lane. On Feb. 15, the 70-year-old posted a picture to Instagram of his “The Andy Griffith Show” co-stars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, visiting him on ...

Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, Ron Howard as Opie Taylor and Don Knotts as Deputy Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show, circa 1963 ...

In addition, Howard revealed to the Los Angles Times he was acting like a director while working on The Andy Griffith Show. “If I didn’t have to go back to school, I’d get to hang around ...

Opie on The Andy Griffith Show was originally conceived as bratty, but was re-written as sweet and respectful toward his father. Ron Howard's father influenced Opie's character development ...

Howard, of course, played Opie on “The Andy Griffith Show” from 1960 to 1968. He played the son of Andy Taylor, the sheriff of Mayberry. Knotts played Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife. Knotts died ...

Ron Howard, who started his career in show business playing the son of Andy Griffith's sheriff character on the 1960s sitcom, said he recently found out he and Knotts are distant cousins. Now ...

Ron Howard, who found fame as a child star on the hit 1960s series “The Andy Griffith Show,” recently shared a photo on social media that showed him with his costars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts.