Opie Taylor is the humorous, all-American son of Mayberry Sheriff Andy Taylor. Opie's relationship with his "Pa,” Andy, provides plot material for many episodes.

The following is a list of characters of The Andy Griffith Show, an American sitcom television series, starring Andy Griffith. The series ran for eight seasons on CBS between October 3, 1960, and April 1, 1968. Episodes 1–159 (1960–1965) were broadcast in black-and-white, while the last 90 episodes (1965–1968) were in color.

In 1960, Howard was cast as Opie Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show. Credited as "Ronny Howard", he portrayed the son of the main character (played by Andy Griffith) for all eight seasons of the show. Recalling his experiences as a child actor on set, he commented I was five years old.

2024年6月11日 · Ron Howard explains how The Andy Griffith Show rewrote his key character. Howard played Opie Taylor on the hit ‘60s show, beginning the role when he was only six years old and continuing to act until the show ended, when he was 14 years old.

2019年6月24日 · Born in March 1954, Opie Taylor is the son of widowed father, Andy Taylor. Little is known about his mother other than the fact she passed away when he was very young. Andy tells him, "I lost your mom when you was just the least little speck of a baby."

2025年1月25日 · Griffith’s portrayal of Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968) made him a beloved figure in American television. His later success included the legal drama Matlock (1986–1995), where he played the folksy but sharp attorney Ben Matlock. A gifted musician, Griffith recorded several gospel albums, earning a Grammy Award in ...

Sheriff Andrew Jackson "Andy" Taylor is the lead character on The Andy Griffith Show, an American sitcom which aired on CBS, (1960–1968). He also appears in the Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. episode "Opie Joins the Marines," five episodes of Mayberry R.F.D. (1968–1971), and the reunion television film Return to Mayberry (1986).

The Andy Griffith Show: Created by Sheldon Leonard, Aaron Ruben, Danny Thomas. With Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Frances Bavier, Don Knotts. Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina.

2020年12月25日 · Opie Taylor — played by Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard starting when Howard was only 6 years old — makes his debut in the pilot episode of The Andy Griffith Show. And in the...

2024年6月21日 · Opie on The Andy Griffith Show was originally conceived as bratty, but was re-written as sweet and respectful toward his father. Ron Howard's father influenced Opie's character...