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.

When you watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show—most notably its first five seasons—you can't help but get taken in by the ...

The Andy Griffith Show reigns as one of the most iconic and wholesome television sitcoms, starring Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, ...

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 Feb. 15, Ron Howard shared a sweet photo on Instagram from years ago when he was visited on set by his The Andy Griffith Show costars Andy Griffith and Don Knotts. Howard, 70, wrote in the ...

Turns out Mayberry was smaller than we knew. 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 ...

Ron Howard revealed some startling information about his former Andy Griffith Show co-star Don Knotts in an Instagram post last weekend. Knotts, the celebrated comedian who died at 81 in 2006 ...

Actor and director Ron Howard revealed earlier this month that he and “The Andy Griffith Show” co-star Don Knotts were actually related. Howard posted on social media earlier this month a ...

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 ...

American director and film producer took a nostalgic trip down memory lane on February 15, sharing a sweet throwback photo of himself with The Andy Griffith Show legends Andy Griffith and Don Knotts.