Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Ron Howard

  • Birthday:

    1954-03-01

  • Place of Birth: Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 1.9886
  • Also Known As

    Ronny Howard

    Ronald William Howard

    Ronnie Howard

    Ronald William "Ron" Howard

    ران هاوارد

Ron Howard

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.

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Top Movie Cast

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Blooperstrue- Self (archive footage)

1985-01-01

0.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebrationtrue- Wilcox Boy (archive footage)

2019-11-14

10.0
American Graffiti
American Graffititrue- Steve Bolander

1973-08-11

7.0
Willow: Behind the Magic
Willow: Behind the Magictrue- Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022

2023-01-25

3.9
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensoredtrue- Richie Cunningham (archive footage)

2011-01-01

0.0
The Shootist
The Shootisttrue- Gillom Rogers

1976-07-21

7.1
More American Graffiti
More American Graffititrue- Steve Bolander

1979-08-03

5.2
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mysterytrue- Self

1997-02-06

0.0
The Music Man
The Music Mantrue- Winthrop Paroo

1962-06-19

7.1
Village of the Giants
Village of the Giantstrue- Genius

1965-10-20

3.6
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Fathertrue- Eddie Corbett

1963-03-27

6.0
Five Minutes to Live
Five Minutes to Livetrue- Bobby Wilson

1961-12-07

5.8
The Spikes Gang
The Spikes Gangtrue- Les

1974-04-11

6.6
Eat My Dust
Eat My Dusttrue- Hoover Niebold

1976-04-01

5.7
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Autotrue- Sam Freeman

1977-06-16

5.3
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossibletrue- Self

2010-11-12

6.7
Corman's World
Corman's Worldtrue- Self - Filmmaker

2011-12-16

7.1
The Journey
The Journeytrue- Billy Rhinelander

1959-02-11

6.4
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Lifetrue- Self

2011-01-01

10.0
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinematrue- Self

2021-01-19

6.0
Frank Capra's American Dream
Frank Capra's American Dreamtrue- Self

1997-01-01

6.2
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finntrue- Huckleberry Finn

1975-03-25

6.0
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13true- Self

1996-07-16

5.8
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Happy Mother's Day, Love Georgetrue- Johnny

1973-08-17

6.0
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trialtrue- Herbert Biberman

1996-02-27

0.0
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
The Arrested Development Documentary Projecttrue- Self

2013-05-02

5.7
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanucktrue- Self

2013-04-28

6.1
Smoke
Smoketrue- Chris (as Ronny Howard)

1970-02-01

0.0
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
The Magical World of Chuck Jonestrue- Self

1992-10-23

8.0
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Tom Hanks: The Nomadtrue- Self (archive footage)

2023-05-20

5.1
Radioman
Radiomantrue- Self

2012-12-07

5.7
The Wild Country
The Wild Countrytrue- Virgil Tanner

1970-12-16

6.0
Locusts
Locuststrue- Donny Fletcher

1974-10-09

4.8
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
George Lucas: Creating an Empiretrue- Self

2005-01-27

0.0
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvesttrue- Ned De Vries

1981-05-18

1.0
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angeltrue- Self

1978-04-06

7.4
The Migrants
The Migrantstrue- Lyle Barlow

1974-02-04

5.7
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demonstrue- Self

2023-03-23

0.0
Night Shift
Night Shifttrue- Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)

1982-07-30

6.0
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebeltrue- Self

2022-10-16

7.1
The First Nudie Musical
The First Nudie Musicaltrue- Auditioning Actor

1976-01-01

5.0
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Laddie: The Man Behind the Moviestrue- Self

2017-11-12

5.4
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screentrue- Self

2022-11-27

5.0
Fire on the Mountain
Fire on the Mountaintrue- Lee Mackie

1981-11-23

7.0
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Herotrue- Self

1997-03-18

0.0
Showbiz Kids
Showbiz Kidstrue- Self (archive footage)

2020-07-14

6.8
Kasdan on Kasdan
Kasdan on Kasdantrue- Self

2018-09-25

0.0
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movietrue- Himself

2016-02-10

5.4
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Making of 'American Graffiti'true- Self

1998-09-15

7.8
Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jonestrue- Tom Colonic (voice)

2001-08-10

6.5
The Independent
The Independenttrue- Ron Howard

2000-11-10

5.7
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disneytrue- Self - Host

1978-09-13

0.0
Music by John Williams
Music by John Williamstrue- Self - Filmmaker

2024-11-01

8.0
Act of Love
Act of Lovetrue- Leon Cybulkowski

1980-09-24

5.0
Welcome to Hollywood
Welcome to Hollywoodtrue- Ron Howard

1998-10-01

3.9
Return to Mayberry
Return to Mayberrytrue- Opie Taylor

1986-04-13

6.2
First Works
First Workstrue- Self

1989-10-10

0.0
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
A Special: Olivia Newton-Johntrue

1976-11-17

7.0
Cannes: All Access
Cannes: All Accesstrue- Self

2007-10-27

3.7
I'm a Fool
I'm a Fooltrue- Andy

1977-04-05

0.0
Tell Them Who You Are
Tell Them Who You Aretrue- Self

2004-09-06

5.8
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10true- Self

2019-05-18

6.3
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...true- Self (archive footage)

2014-02-01

7.0
A Boy Called Nuthin’
A Boy Called Nuthin’true- Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell

1967-12-10

0.0
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magictrue- Self

1999-06-15

7.9
Dads
Dadstrue- Self

2019-09-06

6.7
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
The Shootist: The Legend Lives Ontrue- Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001-07-24

7.0
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animationtrue- Self

2000-11-08

6.8
Inside a Beautiful Mind
Inside a Beautiful Mindtrue- Self

2002-03-03

5.0
Making a 'Splash'
Making a 'Splash'true- Self - Director

2004-03-30

4.6
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002true- Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)

2004-03-23

9.0
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Willow: The Making of an Adventuretrue- Self - Director

1988-04-26

6.8
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmakingtrue- Self - Director

2013-04-05

3.7
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
The Happy Days of Garry Marshalltrue- Self

2020-05-12

7.7
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
A Walking Tour of Sesame Streettrue- Richie Cunningham (archive footage)

1979-03-01

0.0
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stagestrue- Self

2002-11-07

6.0
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Filmtrue- Self

2008-12-29

0.0
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!true- Self

2022-10-08

8.0
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Storytrue- Self

2010-07-25

6.0
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mindtrue- Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)

2001-12-14

7.9

Top Movie Crew

A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mindtrue

Directing

2001-12-14

7.9
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mindtrue

Production

2001-12-14

7.9
Prophet's Prey
Prophet's Preytrue

Production

2015-08-01

7.4
Apollo 13
Apollo 13true

Directing

1995-06-30

7.5
Parenthood
Parenthoodtrue

Directing

1989-07-31

6.7
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Codetrue

Directing

2006-05-17

6.7
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Codetrue

Production

2006-05-17

6.7
Cocoon
Cocoontrue

Directing

1985-06-21

6.6
Splash
Splashtrue

Directing

1984-03-09

6.3
Willow
Willowtrue

Directing

1988-05-20

7.0
The Alamo
The Alamotrue

Production

2004-04-07

5.8
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Mantrue

Directing

2005-06-02

7.6
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Mantrue

Production

2005-06-02

7.6
Backdraft
Backdrafttrue

Directing

1991-05-24

6.7
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Downfall: The Case Against Boeingtrue

Production

2022-02-09

7.1
The Day Sports Stood Still
The Day Sports Stood Stilltrue

Production

2021-03-24

6.4
Changeling
Changelingtrue

Production

2008-10-24

7.6
Ransom
Ransomtrue

Directing

1996-11-08

6.7
Far and Away
Far and Awaytrue

Directing

1992-05-22

6.8
Far and Away
Far and Awaytrue

Production

1992-05-22

6.8
EDtv
EDtvtrue

Directing

1999-03-26

6.0
EDtv
EDtvtrue

Production

1999-03-26

6.0
The Chamber
The Chambertrue

Production

1996-10-11

6.0
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixontrue

Directing

2008-10-15

7.3
The Paper
The Papertrue

Directing

1994-03-18

6.6
The 'Burbs
The 'Burbstrue

Production

1989-02-17

6.8
The Missing
The Missingtrue

Directing

2003-11-26

6.3
The Missing
The Missingtrue

Production

2003-11-26

6.3
Inventing the Abbotts
Inventing the Abbottstrue

Production

1997-04-04

6.3
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmastrue

Directing

2000-11-17

6.8
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmastrue

Production

2000-11-17

6.8
Inside Deep Throat
Inside Deep Throattrue

Production

2005-02-11

6.4
Curious George
Curious Georgetrue

Production

2006-02-10

6.4
Gung Ho
Gung Hotrue

Directing

1986-03-14

6.0
Paper & Glue
Paper & Gluetrue

Production

2021-11-12

8.5
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demonstrue

Directing

2009-04-23

6.7
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demonstrue

Production

2009-04-23

6.7
Night Shift
Night Shifttrue

Directing

1982-07-30

6.0
The Dilemma
The Dilemmatrue

Directing

2011-01-13

5.3
Skyward
Skywardtrue

Production

1980-11-20

6.9
Cowboys & Aliens
Cowboys & Alienstrue

Production

2011-07-29

5.6
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Autotrue

Directing

1977-06-16

5.3
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Autotrue

Writing

1977-06-16

5.3
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?true

Production

2021-06-25

6.9
Presidential Reunion
Presidential Reuniontrue

Directing

2010-03-02

6.1
Rush
Rushtrue

Directing

2013-09-02

7.7
Rush
Rushtrue

Production

2013-09-02

7.7
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Katy Perry: Part of Metrue

Production

2012-06-28

7.2
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Seatrue

Directing

2015-12-03

6.8
Deed of Daring-Do
Deed of Daring-Dotrue

Directing

1969-01-01

1.5
Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...
Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...true

Directing

1969-01-01

3.0
Old Paint
Old Painttrue

Directing

1969-01-01

2.5
Leave No Trace
Leave No Tracetrue

Production

2022-06-09

6.7
Made in America
Made in Americatrue

Directing

2013-10-11

4.2
Skyward
Skywardtrue

Directing

1980-11-20

6.9
Julia
Juliatrue

Production

2021-11-04

6.5
Out of the Blue
Out of the Bluetrue

Production

2013-10-01

6.5
Vibes
Vibestrue

Production

1988-08-05

5.7
Wedding Season
Wedding Seasontrue

Production

2022-08-04

6.3
Eden
Edentrue

Production

2025-04-03

7.2
Inferno
Infernotrue

Directing

2016-10-13

6.1
The Good Lie
The Good Lietrue

Production

2014-09-10

7.3
Skyward Christmas
Skyward Christmastrue

Production

1981-12-03

0.0
Cotton Candy
Cotton Candytrue

Directing

1978-10-26

4.5
Cotton Candy
Cotton Candytrue

Writing

1978-10-26

4.5
The Slumber Party
The Slumber Partytrue

Production

2023-07-27

6.8
The Dark Tower
The Dark Towertrue

Production

2017-08-03

5.8
Frida
Fridatrue

Production

2024-03-08

6.6
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixontrue

Production

2008-10-15

7.3
The Beanie Bubble
The Beanie Bubbletrue

Production

2023-07-21

6.5
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungletrue

Production

2015-01-26

6.9
Eden
Edentrue

Directing

2025-04-03

7.2
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Personality Crisis: One Night Onlytrue

Production

2022-10-12

5.0
We Feed People
We Feed Peopletrue

Directing

2022-03-19

7.0
We Feed People
We Feed Peopletrue

Production

2022-03-19

7.0
Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell
Love Advice from the Great Duke of Helltrue

Production

Release Date

0.0
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Yearstrue

Directing

2016-09-15

7.5
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Yearstrue

Production

2016-09-15

7.5
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaaritrue

Production

2022-11-03

7.2
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Seatrue

Production

2015-12-03

6.8
Judy Blume Forever
Judy Blume Forevertrue

Production

2023-01-21

7.4
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Lettermantrue

Production

2023-03-17

7.7
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Festtrue

Production

2013-09-01

7.0
Made in America
Made in Americatrue

Production

2013-10-11

4.2
Inferno
Infernotrue

Production

2016-10-13

6.1
The Dilemma
The Dilemmatrue

Production

2011-01-13

5.3
Beyond the Mat
Beyond the Mattrue

Production

1999-10-22

7.3
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Bluestrue

Production

2022-10-27

6.6
Restless
Restlesstrue

Production

2011-09-16

6.5
Jim Henson Idea Man
Jim Henson Idea Mantrue

Directing

2024-05-18

7.7
Jim Henson Idea Man
Jim Henson Idea Mantrue

Production

2024-05-18

7.7
Mulholland Dr.
Mulholland Dr.true

Production

1999-01-01

7.8
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Storytrue

Directing

2018-05-15

6.6
The Spy Who Dumped Me
The Spy Who Dumped Metrue

Production

2018-08-02

6.4
When Your Lover Leaves
When Your Lover Leavestrue

Production

1983-10-31

0.0
No Greater Gift
No Greater Gifttrue

Production

1985-09-11

0.0
Gung Ho
Gung Hotrue

Production

1986-03-14

6.0
No Man's Land
No Man's Landtrue

Production

1987-10-23

6.0
Being Frank
Being Franktrue

Production

2019-06-14

6.7
Carlos
Carlostrue

Production

2023-09-23

7.0
The Lone Star Kid
The Lone Star Kidtrue

Production

1986-02-10

5.5
tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!true

Production

2021-11-11

7.6
Parenthood
Parenthoodtrue

Writing

1989-07-31

6.7
Tetris
Tetristrue

Production

2023-03-15

7.7
Apollo 13
Apollo 13true

Crew

1995-06-30

7.5
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Curious George: Go West, Go Wildtrue

Production

2020-09-08

6.0
Far and Away
Far and Awaytrue

Writing

1992-05-22

6.8
Music by John Williams
Music by John Williamstrue

Production

2024-11-01

8.0
Pavarotti
Pavarottitrue

Directing

2019-06-04

7.4
Pavarotti
Pavarottitrue

Production

2019-06-04

7.4
Backdraft 2
Backdraft 2true

Production

2019-05-14

6.4
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegytrue

Directing

2020-11-09

6.7
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegytrue

Production

2020-11-09

6.7
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Bandtrue

Production

2020-02-21

6.8
Dads
Dadstrue

Production

2019-09-06

6.7
Rebuilding Paradise
Rebuilding Paradisetrue

Directing

2020-01-23

6.1
Rebuilding Paradise
Rebuilding Paradisetrue

Production

2020-01-23

6.1
Into Thin Air
Into Thin Airtrue

Production

1985-10-29

7.0
Thirteen Lives
Thirteen Livestrue

Directing

2022-07-18

7.9
Thirteen Lives
Thirteen Livestrue

Production

2022-07-18

7.9
Lucy and Desi
Lucy and Desitrue

Production

2022-01-21

7.2
Clean and Sober
Clean and Sobertrue

Production

1988-08-10

6.3
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!true

Production

2009-08-07

6.6
D. Wade: Life Unexpected
D. Wade: Life Unexpectedtrue

Production

2020-02-23

7.0
Curious George
Curious Georgetrue

Production

Release Date

0.0
The Lost Children
The Lost Childrentrue

Production

2024-11-13

7.4
Pets
Petstrue

Production

2025-04-10

7.2
Eden
Edentrue

Writing

2025-04-03

7.2

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