Ron Howard, who played Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show" as a child, said he recently found out that he and former co-star Don Knotts are distant cousins.

Ron Howard, who found fame as a child star on the ... Knotts played his bumbling deputy, Barney Fife. Griffith died at the age of 86 following a heart attack in 2012. Knotts died in 2006 at ...

Ron Howard, who found fame as a child star on the ... Knotts played his bumbling deputy, Barney Fife. Griffith died at the age of 86 following a heart attack in 2012. Knotts died in 2006 at ...