Few shows are as beloved as The Andy Griffith Show. The heartwarming classic was ... and all-around good guy raising his son, Opie (Ron Howard), with the help of his Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier ...

The Andy Griffith Show star added that she would have dinner often with Ron Howard, his brother Clint, his father Rance, and his mother Jean. “They feel like family,” Bavier said. It’s worth ...

Paul Newman was generally thought of as one of the nice guys in Hollywood, but when he met Ron Howard's dad, he did't live up ...

ruminated on how his own parents (director Rance Howard and actress Jean Speegle) propelled his start as a child actor on shows like The Andy Griffith Show and, later, Happy Days, in which he ...