Yes. he was the son ( fictional, possibly adopted) of Sheriff Taylor ( Andy Griffith) the role was played by actor Ron Howard.
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season four. and you might have trouble searching about him because his name is Obie, not Opie.
Opie's pet lizard is named "Oscar"
He is always referred to as Opie or Ope Taylor.
According to Ron Howard himself, who once explained the origin of the name to Jay Leno, Opie was named after bandleader and actor Opal “Opie” Taft Cates, a popular clarinetist from swing-era Arkansas.
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