"I love you so much Dad, more than words can say 🥹❤️," the actress captioned the sweet photo. "Happy Birthday @realronhoward!⁣" Related: Bryce Dallas Howard Recalls Dad R ...

Ron Howard is celebrating eldest daughter Bryce Dallas Howard ... Along with Bryce, Ron and Cheryl, 71, are also parents to ...

On Feb. 15, Ron Howard shared a sweet photo on Instagram ... He was just 5 years old when he was cast as the son of Griffith’s Andy Taylor, the beloved sheriff of Mayberry.

Ron Howard, who started his career in show business playing the son of Andy Griffith's sheriff character on the 1960s sitcom, said he recently found out he and Knotts are distant cousins.

Ron shares Bryce with wife Cheryl Howard, whom he met in high school and married in 1975. They also share three other children: twin daughters Jocelyn and Paige, 40, and son Reed, 37.

The famed filmmaker celebrated his 71st birthday just a day earlier Ron Howard is celebrating eldest ... Jocelyn Carlyle and Paige Carlyle and son Reed Cross. Never miss a story — sign up ...