Andy Griffith

Find out about ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ star who thought they’d get a permanent role on ‘M*A*S*H’ — but didn’t. In the 1970s, long after The […]

As a child actor, Ron Howard famously portrayed son Opie Taylor to Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show in the 1960s. His father Rance accompanied Ron throughout […]

Find out the real reason ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ remained unchanged despite the turbulent current events taking place in the 1960s. During The Andy Griffith Show‘s eight-year […]

Former The Andy Griffith Show star Ron Howard spent eight years on the classic comedy. In the role of Opie Taylor, son to Sheriff Andy Taylor, Ron had right beside […]

When The Andy Griffith Show debuted in 1960, the original cast was there to stay: Griffith himself, Don Knotts as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife, young Ron Howard as […]

Find out how Angela Lansbury’s hugely successful ‘Murder, She Wrote’ influenced the development of Andy Griffith’s courtroom drama hit ‘Matlock.’ When the Angela Lansbury hit […]

Ron Howard’s father Rance opened up after Andy Griffith’s death to share his true feelings about the television star. Here’s what he had to say. […]

Find out why the cast of ‘The Honeymooners’ met regularly – without Jackie Gleason – to rehearse. It’s been over 60 years since The Honeymooners first […]

‘The Andy Griffith Show’s success, according to its star, was due in great to its casting, its setting, and overlooked by many, its music. Here’s […]

Find out more about how ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ actor George Lindsey played a key role in ‘saving’ the life of a well-known Hollywood star. […]