Ron Howard

Birthday:
03/01/1954
Place of birth:
Duncan, Oklahoma, USA:
Biography:
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 through 1968. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), a critical and commercial success. He was credited as Ronny Howard in his film and television appearances from 1959 to 1973. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), which received widespread acclaim and became one of the most profitable films in history. The following year, Howard became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days, a role he would play from 1974 through 1984. Howard continued appearing in films during this time, such as the western film The Shootist (1976) and the comedy film Grand Theft Auto (1977), which also marked his directorial debut. In 1984, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing and occasionally writing variety films and television series. His films include the science-fiction/fantasy Cocoon (1985), the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), the historical docudrama Apollo 13 (1995), the Christmas comedy How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001), the biographical sports drama Cinderella Man (2005), the thriller The Da Vinci Code (2006), the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and the documentary Pavarotti (2019). For A Beautiful Mind, Howard won the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture. He was nominated again for the same awards for Frost/Nixon. In 2003, Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries.

Credits

Marty, Life Is Short (2026)
as Self
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
as Self - Director, Splash (archive footage)
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away (2024)
as Self
Music by John Williams (2024)
as Self - Filmmaker
Tom Hanks: The Nomad (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons (2023)
as Self
Willow: Behind the Magic (2023)
as Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen (2022)
as Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel (2022)
as Self
Fuck Coin (2021)
as Self
Roger Corman, le pape du pop cinéma (2021)
as Self
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall (2020)
as Self
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration (2019)
as Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
Dads (2019)
as Self
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 (2019)
as Self
Kasdan on Kasdan (2018)
as Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017)
as Self
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own (2016)
as Self
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie (2016)
as Himself
The Arrested Development Documentary Project (2013)
as Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck (2013)
as Self
Radioman (2012)
as Self
Corman's World (2011)
as Self - Filmmaker
The Death and Return of Superman (2011)
as Max's Son
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life (2011)
as Self
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored (2011)
as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010)
as Self
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010)
as Self
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film (2008)
as Self
Bienvenue à Cannes (2007)
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2005)
as Self
Tell Them Who You Are (2004)
as Self
Making a 'Splash' (2004)
as Self - Director
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 (2004)
as Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages (2002)
as Self
Inside a Beautiful Mind (2002)
as Self
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
Osmosis Jones (2001)
as Tom Colonic (voice)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On (2001)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001)
as Self - Director
The Independent (2000)
as Ron Howard
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000)
as Self
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
as Ron Howard
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999)
as Self
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)
as Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998)
as Self
Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
as Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero (1997)
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997)
as Self
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996)
as Self
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial (1996)
as Herbert Biberman
Hollywood on Hollywood (1993)
as Host
The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992)
as Self
The Horror Hall of Fame II (1991)
as Self
First Works (1989)
as Self
Channel 99 (1988)
Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988)
as Self - Director
Return to Mayberry (1986)
as Opie Taylor
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985)
as Self (archive footage)
Night Shift (1982)
as Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
Fire on the Mountain (1981)
as Lee Mackie
Bitter Harvest (1981)
as Ned De Vries
Act of Love (1980)
as Leon Cybulkowski
More American Graffiti (1979)
as Steve Bolander
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street (1979)
as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall (1979)
as Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
as Self - Host
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978)
as Self
Huckleberry Finn (1978)
as Huckleberry Finn
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
as Sam Freeman
I'm a Fool (1977)
as Andy
A Special: Olivia Newton-John (1976)
The Shootist (1976)
as Gillom Rogers
Eat My Dust (1976)
as Hoover Niebold
The First Nudie Musical (1976)
as Auditioning Actor
Locusts (1974)
as Donny Fletcher
The Spikes Gang (1974)
as Les
The Migrants (1974)
as Lyle Barlow
Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973)
as Johnny
American Graffiti (1973)
as Steve Bolander
The Wild Country (1970)
as Virgil Tanner
Smoke (1970)
as Chris (as Ronny Howard)
A Boy Called Nuthin’ (1967)
as Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
Village of the Giants (1965)
as Genius
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
as Eddie Corbett
The Music Man (1962)
as Winthrop Paroo
Five Minutes to Live (1961)
as Bobby Wilson
The Journey (1959)
as Billy Rhinelander
Whalefall
Producer
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing
Executive Producer
Kyle Larson vs. The Double
Executive Producer
Avedon
Director
Avedon
Producer
Marty, Life Is Short
Executive Producer
Summer of '94
Executive Producer
Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024
Executive Producer
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
Executive Producer
Pets
Executive Producer
Eden
Director
Eden
Producer
Eden
Story
Los niños perdidos
Executive Producer
Music by John Williams
Producer
Jim Henson Idea Man
Director
Jim Henson Idea Man
Producer
Frida
Executive Producer
Carlos
Executive Producer
The Slumber Party
Executive Producer
The Beanie Bubble
Producer
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Executive Producer
Tetris
Executive Producer
Judy Blume Forever
Executive Producer
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Executive Producer
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Executive Producer
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Executive Producer
Wedding Season
Executive Producer
Thirteen Lives
Director
Thirteen Lives
Producer
Leave No Trace
Executive Producer
We Feed People
Director
We Feed People
Producer
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Executive Producer
Lucy and Desi
Executive Producer
Paper & Glue
Executive Producer
tick, tick... BOOM!
Producer
Julia
Executive Producer
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Executive Producer
The Day Sports Stood Still
Executive Producer
Hillbilly Elegy
Director
Hillbilly Elegy
Producer
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Executive Producer
D. Wade: Life Unexpected
Producer
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Executive Producer
Rebuilding Paradise
Director
Rebuilding Paradise
Producer
Dads
Producer
Being Frank
Producer
Pavarotti
Director
Pavarotti
Producer
Backdraft 2
Executive Producer
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Executive Producer
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Director
The Dark Tower
Producer
Inferno
Director
Inferno
Producer
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Director
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Producer
In the Heart of the Sea
Director
In the Heart of the Sea
Producer
Prophet's Prey
Executive Producer
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Executive Producer
The Good Lie
Producer
Made in America
Director
Made in America
Producer
Out of the Blue
Executive Producer
Rush
Director
Rush
Producer
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
Executive Producer
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Producer
Restless
Producer
Cowboys & Aliens
Producer
The Dilemma
Director
The Dilemma
Producer
Presidential Reunion
Director
Mademoiselle Chambon
Thanks
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Executive Producer
Angels & Demons
Director
Angels & Demons
Producer
Changeling
Producer
Frost/Nixon
Director
Frost/Nixon
Producer
The Da Vinci Code
Director
The Da Vinci Code
Producer
Curious George
Producer
Cinderella Man
Director
Cinderella Man
Producer
Inside Deep Throat
Producer
The Alamo
Producer
The Missing
Director
The Missing
Producer
A Beautiful Mind
Director
A Beautiful Mind
Producer
Silicon Follies
Executive Producer
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Director
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Producer
Beyond the Mat
Producer
EDtv
Director
EDtv
Producer
Inventing the Abbotts
Producer
Ransom
Director
The Chamber
Producer
Apollo 13
Director
Apollo 13
Executive Music Producer
The Paper
Director
Far and Away
Director
Far and Away
Producer
Far and Away
Story
Backdraft
Director
Closet Land
Executive Producer
Parenthood
Director
Parenthood
Story
The 'Burbs
Executive Producer
Clean and Sober
Executive Producer
Vibes
Executive Producer
Willow
Director
No Man's Land
Executive Producer
Gung Ho
Director
Gung Ho
Executive Producer
The Lone Star Kid
Executive Producer
Into Thin Air
Executive Producer
No Greater Gift
Executive Producer
Cocoon
Director
Splash
Director
When Your Lover Leaves
Executive Producer
Night Shift
Director
Through the Magic Pyramid
Director
Through the Magic Pyramid
Executive Producer
Skyward Christmas
Executive Producer
Skyward
Director
Skyward
Executive Producer
Cotton Candy
Director
Cotton Candy
Writer
Grand Theft Auto
Director
Grand Theft Auto
Writer
Deed of Daring-Do
Director
Old Paint
Director
Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...
Director
Untitled Firefighter Film
Director
Untitled Firefighter Film
Producer
Dangerously Funny
Producer
Alone at Dawn
Director
Spy vs. Spy
Producer
The Fixer
Director
The Sound of Philadelphia
Executive Producer
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
Executive Producer
Splash
Producer
The Shrinking of Treehorn
Director
The Shrinking of Treehorn
Producer
Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell
Producer
Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel
Director
Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel
Producer
Curious George
Producer

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