Few shows are as beloved as The Andy Griffith Show. The heartwarming classic ... Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina.

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.

Out of all the characters in the sleepy town of Mayberry, including Goober Pyle ( George Lindsey) and Ernest T. Bass ( Howard ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

which leaves Opie believing history isn't important. Now Andy has to show Opie, and his class, how much history matters before Ms. Crump decides to quit. A family of musicians who live in the ...

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 ...

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 ...