For actor Ron Howard, playing the role of Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show was a career-launching point for him. As much as the future director loved acting and being on a set surrounded by ...

Ron Howard finally confirmed the longtime rumor that he once considered directing porn movies to jumpstart his filmmaking career. When asked recently by journalist Graham Bensinger whether there ...

Ron Howard made his name on The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days before transitioning away from acting into directing in his ...

Ron Howard found fame in front of the camera at an early age, portraying Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" before starring on "Happy Days." But during an interview with Graham Bensinger ...

Even though it seems as though actor and director Ron Howard has always been famous, that wasn’t always the case. When he was chosen for the role of young Opie Taylor at the age of 6 on The ...

It's been a while since Ron Howard has taken any fishing poles down ... Beginning at age 6, he played Opie Taylor in "The Andy Griffith Show," where he frequented a lake during off-time with ...

Ron Howard is taking a trip down ... followed the sheriff of Mayberry, Andy Taylor (Griffith). At 5 years old, Howard played Opie during the duration of the series from 1960 to 1968.

Ron Howard recently reached into his past in an attempt to influence the nation's immediate future. The actor-turned-director dressed up as Opie Taylor and Richie Cunningham in an effort to rally ...

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 ...

Ron Howard became famous playing Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" then Richie Cunningham on "Happy Days" before he moved behind the camera to become an Academy Award-winning director.

Ron Howard has appeared on screen on a handful of occasions over the years, but the Hollywood legend isn't particularly ...