All roads lead to Mayberry. Young Ronnie Howard played Opie Taylor, Griffith's young son, and what Howard didn't know until years later was how influential his father, also an actor, was on the way ...

Ron Howard has raised a famous family of his own but did you know his parents paved the way for the filmmaker's showbiz ...

Ron isn't the only star to get an early start on-screen – his only sibling worked alongside him on 'The Andy Griffith Show' ...

Ron Howard is reflecting on 65 years in Mayberry! Speaking with PEOPLE at the YES Scholars 25th Anniversary Gala in Los Angeles, the 71-year-old Happy Days alum reflected on the upcoming The Andy ...

Imagine you’re a 5-year-old actor, and you’ve appeared on some of the biggest TV shows of the day—but you haven’t been able to watch any of them because they come on too late. Such was the fate of a ...

Dennis Rush, best known as Howie Pruitt on The Andy Griffith Show, died on May 9, 2026 at age 74. In a Mayberry Days conversation, he said he thought no one would remember him. He told Tanya Jones he ...