If beloved deputy Barney Fife and precocious grade-schooler Opie Taylor seemed like family on "The Andy Griffith Show," it may be because the actors actually were. Ron Howard, who started his ...

Opie Taylor (Ron Howard ... make him a unique and hilarious character in The Andy Griffith Show. Even though he is rather brash and rowdy, Ernest, on some level, does mean well and would never ...

Ron Howard, who played Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show" as a child, said he recently found out that he and former co-star Don Knotts are distant cousins.

Howard, of course, played Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 to 1968, landing the role at just 5 years old. He starred as the adorable son of Griffith’s Sheriff Andy Taylor ...

Even the biggest celebrities in Hollywood get starstruck from time to time—and recent Academy Awards host Conan O’Brien ...

On Feb. 15, the 70-year-old posted a picture to Instagram of his “The Andy Griffith Show” co ... Andy Taylor (Griffith). At 5 years old, Howard played Opie during the duration of the ...

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. Knotts played ...

Director, producer and actor Ron Howard has been announced as a Steel City Con headliner. Howard is an Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy winner. He is known for his work on: “A Beautiful Mind,” “Apollo 13, ...

Bryce Dallas Howard marked her dad Ron Howard's 71st birthday on March 1 with a heartfelt Instagram post. The 'Andy Griffith Show' alum is also dad to twin daughters Jocelyn and Paige, 40, and son ...

Set in the fictional small town of Mayberry, North Carolina, the show’s premise is simple: Following the life of Sheriff Andy Taylor, played by Andy Griffith as he negotiates the daily oddities of ...