Griffith "had not done well in the last number of years, professionally” when the show was first pitched to him.

“I still didn’t like the idea,” he confessed, “but I liked him, so I went with it.” ...

Morris also directed episodes of television shows, including The Andy Griffith Show, and provided voice work for animated series like The Jetsons. Floyd Lawson (Howard McNear, 1905–1969) ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

As Opie Taylor, Howard starred on the show for all eight seasons of the fan-favorite show. And when Griffith passed away in 2012, he had a lot to say about the way that the folksy performer ...

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.