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.

A draft bill in the NC House calls the Mayberry TV classic a “must-see” for its positive character values and awareness of ...

A widower, he raises his young son, Opie, with the help of his Aunt Bee. Andy is known for his common-sense approach to law ...

Opening up about his early life in Oklahoma, Ron recalled how his own parents — director Rance Howard and actress Jean Speegle — encouraged him to start working as a child actor on shows including 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 ... He played the son of Griffith, who played a widowed sheriff ...

Jason Ritter was only three degrees of separation from original Matlock star Andy Griffith, but he never got a chance to meet the iconic actor. On Sunday, March 23, Ritter, 45, joined costars Kathy ...