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Ron Howard
Personal Info
- Name:
Ron Howard
- Birthday:
1954-03-01
- Place of Birth: Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
- Gender:
Male
- Know For:
Directing
- Popularity: 1.6661
- 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 Blooperstrue- Self (archive footage)
1985-01-01
0.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebrationtrue- Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
2019-11-14
10.0
American Graffititrue- Steve Bolander
1973-08-11
7.0
Willow: Behind the Magictrue- Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
2023-01-25
3.9
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensoredtrue- Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
2011-01-01
0.0
The Shootisttrue- Gillom Rogers
1976-07-21
7.0
More American Graffititrue- Steve Bolander
1979-08-03
5.2
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mysterytrue- Self
1997-02-06
0.0
The Music Mantrue- Winthrop Paroo
1962-06-19
7.1
Village of the Giantstrue- Genius
1965-10-20
3.5
The Courtship of Eddie's Fathertrue- Eddie Corbett
1963-03-27
6.0
Five Minutes to Livetrue- Bobby Wilson
1961-12-07
5.7
The Spikes Gangtrue- Les
1974-04-11
6.7
Eat My Dusttrue- Hoover Niebold
1976-04-01
5.7
Grand Theft Autotrue- Sam Freeman
1977-06-16
5.3
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossibletrue- Self
2010-11-12
6.7
Corman's Worldtrue- Self - Filmmaker
2011-12-16
7.1
The Journeytrue- Billy Rhinelander
1959-02-11
6.4
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Lifetrue- Self
2011-01-01
10.0
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinematrue- Self
2021-01-19
6.0
Frank Capra's American Dreamtrue- Self
1997-01-01
6.2
Huckleberry Finntrue- Huckleberry Finn
1975-03-25
6.0
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13true- Self
1996-07-16
5.8
Happy Mother's Day, Love Georgetrue- Johnny
1973-08-17
6.0
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trialtrue- Herbert Biberman
1996-02-27
0.0
The Arrested Development Documentary Projecttrue- Self
2013-05-02
5.7
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanucktrue- Self
2013-04-28
6.1
Smoketrue- Chris (as Ronny Howard)
1970-02-01
0.0
The Magical World of Chuck Jonestrue- Self
1992-10-23
8.0
Tom Hanks: The Nomadtrue- Self (archive footage)
2023-05-20
5.1
Radiomantrue- Self
2012-12-07
5.7
The Wild Countrytrue- Virgil Tanner
1970-12-16
6.0
Locuststrue- Donny Fletcher
1974-10-09
4.8
George Lucas: Creating an Empiretrue- Self
2005-01-27
0.0
Bitter Harvesttrue- Ned De Vries
1981-05-18
1.0
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angeltrue- Self
1978-04-06
7.4
The Migrantstrue- Lyle Barlow
1974-02-04
5.7
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demonstrue- Self
2023-03-23
0.0
Night Shifttrue- Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
1982-07-30
6.0
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebeltrue- Self
2022-10-16
7.1
The First Nudie Musicaltrue- Auditioning Actor
1976-01-01
5.0
Laddie: The Man Behind the Moviestrue- Self
2017-11-12
5.4
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screentrue- Self
2022-11-27
5.0
Fire on the Mountaintrue- Lee Mackie
1981-11-23
7.0
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Herotrue- Self
1997-03-18
0.0
Showbiz Kidstrue- Self (archive footage)
2020-07-14
6.8
Kasdan on Kasdantrue- Self
2018-09-25
0.0
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movietrue- Himself
2016-02-10
5.4
The Making of 'American Graffiti'true- Self
1998-09-15
7.8
Osmosis Jonestrue- Tom Colonic (voice)
2001-08-10
6.5
The Independenttrue- Ron Howard
2000-11-10
5.7
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disneytrue- Self - Host
1978-09-13
0.0
Music by John Williamstrue- Self - Filmmaker
2024-11-01
8.0
Act of Lovetrue- Leon Cybulkowski
1980-09-24
5.0
Welcome to Hollywoodtrue- Ron Howard
1998-10-01
3.9
Return to Mayberrytrue- Opie Taylor
1986-04-13
6.2
First Workstrue- Self
1989-10-10
0.0
A Special: Olivia Newton-Johntrue
1976-11-17
7.0
Cannes: All Accesstrue- Self
2007-10-27
3.7
I'm a Fooltrue- Andy
1977-04-05
0.0
Tell Them Who You Aretrue- Self
2004-09-06
5.8
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10true- Self
2019-05-18
6.3
And the Oscar Goes To...true- Self (archive footage)
2014-02-01
7.0
A Boy Called Nuthin’true- Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
1967-12-10
0.0
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magictrue- Self
1999-06-15
7.9
Dadstrue- Self
2019-09-06
6.7
The Shootist: The Legend Lives Ontrue- Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001-07-24
7.0
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animationtrue- Self
2000-11-08
6.8
Inside a Beautiful Mindtrue- Self
2002-03-03
5.0
Making a 'Splash'true- Self - Director
2004-03-30
4.6
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002true- Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
2004-03-23
9.0
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmakingtrue- Self - Director
2013-04-05
3.7
Willow: The Making of an Adventuretrue- Self - Director
1988-04-26
6.8
The Happy Days of Garry Marshalltrue- Self
2020-05-12
7.7
A Walking Tour of Sesame Streettrue- Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
1979-03-01
0.0
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stagestrue- Self
2002-11-07
6.0
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Filmtrue- Self
2008-12-29
0.0
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!true- Self
2022-10-08
8.0
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Storytrue- Self
2010-07-25
6.0
A Beautiful Mindtrue- Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
2001-12-14
7.9
Top Movie Crew
A Beautiful Mindtrue
Production
2001-12-14
7.9
A Beautiful Mindtrue
Directing
2001-12-14
7.9
Prophet's Preytrue
Production
2015-08-01
7.4
Apollo 13true
Directing
1995-06-30
7.4
Parenthoodtrue
Directing
1989-07-31
6.7
The Da Vinci Codetrue
Production
2006-05-17
6.7
The Da Vinci Codetrue
Directing
2006-05-17
6.7
Cocoontrue
Directing
1985-06-21
6.6
Splashtrue
Directing
1984-03-09
6.3
Willowtrue
Directing
1988-05-20
7.0
The Alamotrue
Production
2004-04-07
5.8
Cinderella Mantrue
Production
2005-06-02
7.6
Cinderella Mantrue
Directing
2005-06-02
7.6
Backdrafttrue
Directing
1991-05-24
6.7
Downfall: The Case Against Boeingtrue
Production
2022-02-09
7.1
The Day Sports Stood Stilltrue
Production
2021-03-24
6.4
Changelingtrue
Production
2008-10-24
7.6
Ransomtrue
Directing
1996-11-08
6.7
Far and Awaytrue
Production
1992-05-22
6.8
Far and Awaytrue
Directing
1992-05-22
6.8
EDtvtrue
Production
1999-03-26
6.0
EDtvtrue
Directing
1999-03-26
6.0
The Chambertrue
Production
1996-10-11
6.0
Frost/Nixontrue
Directing
2008-10-15
7.3
The Papertrue
Directing
1994-03-18
6.5
The 'Burbstrue
Production
1989-02-17
6.8
The Missingtrue
Directing
2003-11-26
6.3
The Missingtrue
Production
2003-11-26
6.3
Inventing the Abbottstrue
Production
1997-04-04
6.3
How the Grinch Stole Christmastrue
Directing
2000-11-17
6.8
How the Grinch Stole Christmastrue
Production
2000-11-17
6.8
Inside Deep Throattrue
Production
2005-02-11
6.4
Curious Georgetrue
Production
2006-02-10
6.4
Gung Hotrue
Directing
1986-03-14
6.0
Paper & Gluetrue
Production
2021-11-12
8.5
Angels & Demonstrue
Directing
2009-04-23
6.7
Angels & Demonstrue
Production
2009-04-23
6.7
Night Shifttrue
Directing
1982-07-30
6.0
The Dilemmatrue
Directing
2011-01-13
5.3
Skywardtrue
Production
1980-11-20
6.9
Cowboys & Alienstrue
Production
2011-07-29
5.6
Grand Theft Autotrue
Writing
1977-06-16
5.3
Grand Theft Autotrue
Directing
1977-06-16
5.3
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?true
Production
2021-06-25
6.9
Presidential Reuniontrue
Directing
2010-03-02
6.1
Rushtrue
Directing
2013-09-02
7.7
Rushtrue
Production
2013-09-02
7.7
Katy Perry: Part of Metrue
Production
2012-06-28
7.2
In the Heart of the Seatrue
Directing
2015-12-03
6.8
Deed of Daring-Dotrue
Directing
1969-01-01
1.5
Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...true
Directing
1969-01-01
3.0
Old Painttrue
Directing
1969-01-01
2.5
Leave No Tracetrue
Production
2022-06-09
6.7
Made in Americatrue
Directing
2013-10-11
4.2
Skywardtrue
Directing
1980-11-20
6.9
Juliatrue
Production
2021-11-04
6.5
Out of the Bluetrue
Production
2013-10-01
6.5
Vibestrue
Production
1988-08-05
5.7
Wedding Seasontrue
Production
2022-08-04
6.3
Edentrue
Production
2025-04-03
0.0
Infernotrue
Directing
2016-10-13
6.1
The Good Lietrue
Production
2014-09-10
7.3
Skyward Christmastrue
Production
1981-12-03
0.0
Cotton Candytrue
Directing
1978-10-26
4.5
Cotton Candytrue
Writing
1978-10-26
4.5
The Slumber Partytrue
Production
2023-07-27
7.0
The Dark Towertrue
Production
2017-08-03
5.8
Fridatrue
Production
2024-03-08
6.8
Frost/Nixontrue
Production
2008-10-15
7.3
The Beanie Bubbletrue
Production
2023-07-21
6.5
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungletrue
Production
2015-01-26
6.9
Edentrue
Directing
2025-04-03
0.0
Personality Crisis: One Night Onlytrue
Production
2022-10-12
5.0
We Feed Peopletrue
Directing
2022-03-19
7.0
We Feed Peopletrue
Production
2022-03-19
7.0
Love Advice from the Great Duke of Helltrue
Production
Release Date
0.0
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Yearstrue
Production
2016-09-15
7.5
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Yearstrue
Directing
2016-09-15
7.5
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaaritrue
Production
2022-11-03
7.2
In the Heart of the Seatrue
Production
2015-12-03
6.8
Judy Blume Forevertrue
Production
2023-01-21
7.4
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Lettermantrue
Production
2023-03-17
7.7
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Festtrue
Production
2013-09-01
7.0
Made in Americatrue
Production
2013-10-11
4.2
Infernotrue
Production
2016-10-13
6.1
The Dilemmatrue
Production
2011-01-13
5.3
Beyond the Mattrue
Production
1999-10-22
7.3
Louis Armstrong's Black & Bluestrue
Production
2022-10-27
6.7
Restlesstrue
Production
2011-09-16
6.5
Jim Henson Idea Mantrue
Directing
2024-05-18
7.7
Jim Henson Idea Mantrue
Production
2024-05-18
7.7
Mulholland Dr.true
Production
1999-01-01
7.8
Solo: A Star Wars Storytrue
Directing
2018-05-15
6.6
The Spy Who Dumped Metrue
Production
2018-08-02
6.4
When Your Lover Leavestrue
Production
1983-10-31
0.0
No Greater Gifttrue
Production
1985-09-11
0.0
Gung Hotrue
Production
1986-03-14
6.0
No Man's Landtrue
Production
1987-10-23
6.0
Being Franktrue
Production
2019-06-14
6.7
Carlostrue
Production
2023-09-23
6.9
The Lone Star Kidtrue
Production
1986-02-10
5.5
tick, tick... BOOM!true
Production
2021-11-11
7.6
Parenthoodtrue
Writing
1989-07-31
6.7
Tetristrue
Production
2023-03-15
7.7
Apollo 13true
Crew
1995-06-30
7.4
Curious George: Go West, Go Wildtrue
Production
2020-09-08
6.0
Far and Awaytrue
Writing
1992-05-22
6.8
Music by John Williamstrue
Production
2024-11-01
8.0
Pavarottitrue
Directing
2019-06-04
7.4
Pavarottitrue
Production
2019-06-04
7.4
Backdraft 2true
Production
2019-05-14
6.4
Hillbilly Elegytrue
Directing
2020-11-09
6.7
Hillbilly Elegytrue
Production
2020-11-09
6.7
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Bandtrue
Production
2020-02-21
6.8
Dadstrue
Production
2019-09-06
6.7
Rebuilding Paradisetrue
Directing
2020-01-23
6.0
Rebuilding Paradisetrue
Production
2020-01-23
6.0
Into Thin Airtrue
Production
1985-10-29
7.0
Thirteen Livestrue
Directing
2022-07-18
7.9
Thirteen Livestrue
Production
2022-07-18
7.9
Lucy and Desitrue
Production
2022-01-21
7.2
Clean and Sobertrue
Production
1988-08-10
6.3
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!true
Production
2009-08-07
6.6
D. Wade: Life Unexpectedtrue
Production
2020-02-23
7.0
Curious Georgetrue
Production
Release Date
0.0
The Lost Childrentrue
Production
2024-11-13
7.4
Petstrue
Production
2025-04-10
0.0
