Was Opie short for a given name?
2006-09-17 00:16:10 · 7 answers · asked by curious 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
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: Jim Clark once told me that Opie Taylor was most likely named for Opie Cates, a prominent bandleader of the '40s or '50s whom Andy Griffith and Sheldon Leonard both admired. I have never figured out if Mr. Cates' name was short for something else, or if it was really "O.P." Opie Taylor did spell his name O-P-I-E. It can be seen on the love note he wrote to Miss Crump in "Opie Loves Helen", and on the board he burned his name into in "Barney's Sidecar."
2006-09-17 00:37:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Opie real name is Ron Howard, the star of Happy Days as Richie Cunningham. Opie was Ron Howard part that he played in The Andy Griffith Show. Have a Good Day.
Thanks,
Beverly Smith
2006-09-17 00:21:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think it was a Nickname or short for his real name. But I don't think the show ever mentioned if it was or not.
2006-09-17 02:38:39 · answer #3 · answered by mr_nice_guy 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
initials, maybe. O. P.? Oliver Putnam Ogilvie Pugh Octavius Peabo
2006-09-17 00:31:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
how about Goober??
P.S. Otis the town drunk was also the voice of many cartoons characters including Winnie the pooh and Barney rubble
2006-09-17 00:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
obediah nicknamed opie . hebrew / bible name meaning Gods servant. that was my great grandpas name.
2006-09-17 01:09:10 · answer #6 · answered by kayann01 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was a fictional character, what difference does his name make?
2006-09-17 00:19:34 · answer #7 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋