Howard was cast as Opie on the show ... "Some people had problems with Andy Griffith because he liked to do things his way," she shared. "But he and my dad had an unbelievably close relationship.

Reflecting on working with Griffith, Howard told People in 1986, “Andy was like a wonderful uncle ... That same year, the cast reunited for the made-for-TV movie “Return to Mayberry.” ...

"A similar situation occurred with Saturday Night Live, which hit its biggest ratings in 1980—after all the original cast members were gone. It happens all the time." THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW ...

Ron Howard, who found fame as a child star on the hit 1960s series “The Andy Griffith Show ... him with his costars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts. Howard was cast when he was five years ...

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 was cast when he was 5 years old in the sitcom ... Ron Howard, who found fame as a child star on the hit 1960s series “The Andy Griffith Show,” recently shared a photo on social ...

Howard was cast when he was 5 years old in the sitcom ... 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 ...