Ron Howard
Director

Ron Howard

Personal Info
Known For Directing
Known Credits 0
Birthday March 1, 1954 (72 years old)
Place of Birth Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As Ronny Howard, Ronald William Howard, Ronnie Howard, Ronald William "Ron" Howard
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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.

Filmography (175)

Marty, Life Is Short 2026
John Candy: I Like Me 2025
The Studio 2025
Music by John Williams 2024
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away 2024
Willow: Behind the Magic 2023
Tom Hanks: The Nomad 2023
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons 2023
100 Years of Warner Bros. 2023
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 2023
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel 2022
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen 2022
LIGHT & MAGIC 2022
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema 2021
Fuck Coin 2021
Only Murders in the Building 2021
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall 2020
Reunited Apart 2020
How To with John Wilson 2020
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration 2019
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 2019
Dads 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show 2019
Kasdan on Kasdan 2018
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies 2017
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie 2016
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own 2016
Chelsea 2016
This Is Us 2016
The Odd Couple 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones 2014
The Arrested Development Documentary Project 2013
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck 2013
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking 2013
Radioman 2012
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored 2011
Corman's World 2011
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life 2011
The Death and Return of Superman 2011
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible 2010
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story 2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 2009
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film 2008
Cannes: All Access 2007
The Graham Norton Show 2007
George Lucas: Creating an Empire 2005
The Colbert Report 2005
Tell Them Who You Are 2004
Making a 'Splash' 2004
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 2004
Kulturplatz 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003
Arrested Development 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher 2003
Inside a Beautiful Mind 2002
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages 2002
Top Gear 2002
Osmosis Jones 2001
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On 2001
A Beautiful Mind 2001
The Independent 2000
Welcome to Hollywood 2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation 2000
Television: The First Fifty Years 1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic 1999
Where Are They Now? 1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 1999
The Making of 'American Graffiti' 1998
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery 1997
Frank Capra's American Dream 1997
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero 1997
The View 1997
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 1996
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial 1996
The Daily Show 1996
E! True Hollywood Story 1996
MADtv 1995
Inside the Actors Studio 1994
Hollywood on Hollywood 1993
Frasier 1993
The Magical World of Chuck Jones 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
The Horror Hall of Fame II 1991
First Works 1989
The Simpsons 1989
Willow: The Making of an Adventure 1988
Channel 99 1988
Return to Mayberry 1986
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers 1985
Night Shift 1982
Bitter Harvest 1981
Fire on the Mountain 1981
Act of Love 1980
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang 1980
More American Graffiti 1979
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall 1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street 1979
Huckleberry Finn 1978
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel 1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney 1978
Grand Theft Auto 1977
I'm a Fool 1977
The Shootist 1976
Eat My Dust 1976
The First Nudie Musical 1976
A Special: Olivia Newton-John 1976
Donny & Marie 1976
Laverne & Shirley 1976
Battle of the Network Stars 1976
The Captain and Tennille 1976
Saturday Night Live 1975
People's Choice Awards 1975
The Spikes Gang 1974
Locusts 1974
The Migrants 1974
Happy Days 1974
Dinah! 1974
American Graffiti 1973
Happy Mother's Day, Love George 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ... 1973
M*A*S*H 1972
The Waltons 1972
The Smith Family 1971
Great Performances 1971
Smoke 1970
The Wild Country 1970
The Headmaster 1970
Love, American Style 1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors 1969
Lancer 1968
Mayberry R.F.D. 1968
Land of the Giants 1968
A Boy Called Nuthin’ 1967
Judd, for the Defense 1967
Gentle Ben 1967
The Monroes 1966
Village of the Giants 1965
The F.B.I. 1965
I Spy 1965
The Big Valley 1965
Daniel Boone 1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. 1964
The Courtship of Eddie's Father 1963
The Great Adventure 1963
The Fugitive 1963
The Danny Kaye Show 1963
The Music Man 1962
Five Minutes to Live 1961
The New Breed 1961
Dr. Kildare 1961
The Mike Douglas Show 1961
The Andy Griffith Show 1960
Route 66 1960
Pete and Gladys 1960
The Journey 1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 1959
Dennis the Menace 1959
Johnny Ringo 1959
Five Fingers 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson 1959
Bonanza 1959
The Twilight Zone 1959
Gunsmoke 1955
Lassie 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney 1954
General Electric Theater 1953
The Oscars 1953
The Danny Thomas Show 1953
The Red Skelton Show 1951
The Bob Hope Show 1950
Golden Globe Awards 1944

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