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) ...

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

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.

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 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 ...

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

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 ...

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 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.