In the movie, Opie becomes a father for the first time and Barney runs for sheriff — only to decide it should be Andy’s job once more. Knotts died in 2006. He was 81 years old. Griffith died ...

Ron Howard, who found fame as a child star on the hit 1960s series “The Andy Griffith Show,” recently ... Knotts played his bumbling deputy, Barney Fife. Griffith died at the age of 86 ...

Knotts died in 2006 at the age of 81 of complications ... Ron Howard, who found fame as a child star on the hit 1960s series “The Andy Griffith Show,” recently shared a photo on social media ...