Ron Howard
Directing
Born: March 1, 1954 (age 72) · Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. Howard 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.
Known for
A Beautiful Mind
2001
The Simpsons
1989
The Da Vinci Code
2006
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
Rush
2013
Angels & Demons
2009
Inferno
2016
Apollo 13
1995
The Dark Tower
2017
Cowboys & Aliens
2011
Changeling
2008
Photos (16)
Movies (38)
A Beautiful Mind
Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
Osmosis Jones
Tom Colonic (voice)
American Graffiti
Steve Bolander
The Shootist
Gillom Rogers
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Night Shift
Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
More American Graffiti
Steve Bolander
The Music Man
Winthrop Paroo
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Eddie Corbett
Eat My Dust
Hoover Niebold
Welcome to Hollywood
Ron Howard
The Journey
Billy Rhinelander
The Spikes Gang
Les
The Independent
Ron Howard
The First Nudie Musical
Auditioning Actor
Grand Theft Auto
Sam Freeman
The Migrants
Lyle Barlow
Five Minutes to Live
Bobby Wilson
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
Village of the Giants
Genius
Act of Love
Leon Cybulkowski
Return to Mayberry
Opie Taylor
The Wild Country
Virgil Tanner
Fire on the Mountain
Lee Mackie
Bitter Harvest
Ned De Vries
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
The Death and Return of Superman
Max's Son
I'm a Fool
Andy
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Johnny
A Boy Called Nuthin’
Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Herbert Biberman
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
Locusts
Donny Fletcher
Channel 99
1988
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
1976
Hollywood on Hollywood
Host
Smoke
Chris (as Ronny Howard)
TV Shows (59)
The Simpsons
Ron Howard (voice) · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
Frasier
Stephen (voice) · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Contestant #2 (uncredited) · 1 eps
Lassie
2 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Opie Taylor · 249 eps
The Colbert Report
1 eps
Bonanza
Ted Hoag · 1 eps
Arrested Development
Narrator · 84 eps
This Is Us
Ron Howard (uncredited) · 4 eps
M*A*S*H
Wendell · 1 eps
Only Murders in the Building
Ron Howard · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Gus · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Wilcox Boy · 1 eps
Happy Days
2 eps
Happy Days
Richie Cunningham · 165 eps
The Waltons
1 eps
Love, American Style
Richie Cunningham · 1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
Joey · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2 eps
Dr. Kildare
Jerry Prentice · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Luke · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Tommy · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
The F.B.I.
Jess Orkin · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Jamie · 1 eps
Land of the Giants
Jodar · 1 eps
The Studio
Ron Howard · 1 eps
Laverne & Shirley
2 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
2 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Little Boy Eating Candy Bar · 1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Little Boy with Ray Gun · 1 eps
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Opie Taylor · 1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
Dennis the Menace
3 eps
Dennis the Menace
Stewart · 1 eps
The Danny Thomas Show
Opie Taylor · 1 eps
I Spy
Alan Loden
The Odd Couple
Stanley · 1 eps
Lancer
2 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Wim · 1 eps
Mayberry R.F.D.
Opie Taylor · 1 eps
Battle of the Network Stars
2 eps
Johnny Ringo
Ricky Parrott · 1 eps
Gentle Ben
Jerry · 56 eps
Gentle Ben
Jody Cutler · 56 eps
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Cory Merlino · 1 eps
The New Breed
Tommy Simms · 1 eps
The Great Adventure
Daniel Waterhouse · 1 eps
Pete and Gladys
1 eps
The Monroes
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Chris · 2 eps
General Electric Theater
Barnaby Baxter · 1 eps
General Electric Theater
Randy · 1 eps
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
Richie Cunningham · 24 eps
The Smith Family
Bob Smith · 39 eps
The Headmaster
1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Five Fingers
16 eps
Self / Appearances (89)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Accepting Award for Best Motion Picture Drama / Nominee · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 4 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
Top Gear
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
People's Choice Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
Kulturplatz
Self · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 2 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker · 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self · 2 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director, Cocoon · 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director, Willow · 1 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Director, Splash (archive footage)
Donny & Marie
Self · 1 eps
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self · 2 eps
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest · 1 eps
How To with John Wilson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Music by John Williams
Self - Filmmaker
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Willow: Behind the Magic
Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
Marty, Life Is Short
Self
Dads
Self
Radioman
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Self
MADtv
Self · 1 eps
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Himself
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Inside a Beautiful Mind
Self
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
Self
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
Self · 4 eps
First Works
Self
Fuck Coin
Self
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Self (archive footage)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
Cannes: All Access
Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self - Host
Making a 'Splash'
Self - Director
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self - Director
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Self - Director
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away
Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Self
Kasdan on Kasdan
Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Self
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Self
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
Self
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Self
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
Self
Upcoming (5)
Directing (42)
The Da Vinci Code
Director
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Director
A Beautiful Mind
Director
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Director
Angels & Demons
Director
In the Heart of the Sea
Director
Rush
Director
Apollo 13
Director
Inferno
Director
Eden
Director
Willow
Director
Backdraft
Director
Ransom
Director
Thirteen Lives
Director
Cinderella Man
Director
Far and Away
Director
Splash
Director
Frost/Nixon
Director
Cocoon
Director
The Missing
Director
Hillbilly Elegy
Director
The Dilemma
Director
Jim Henson Idea Man
Director
EDtv
Director
Parenthood
Director
The Paper
Director
Gung Ho
Director
Breakthrough
Director
Night Shift
Director
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Director
We Feed People
Director
Pavarotti
Director
Grand Theft Auto
Director
Rebuilding Paradise
Director
Avedon
Director
Presidential Reunion
Director
Cotton Candy
Director
Made in America
Director
Old Paint
Director
Skyward
Director
Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...
Director
Deed of Daring-Do
Director
Writing (5)
Producing (128)
Arrested Development
Executive Producer
Curious George
Executive Producer
Parenthood
Producer
Parenthood
Executive Producer
Felicity
Producer
Felicity
Executive Producer
Genius
Executive Producer
From the Earth to the Moon
Producer
The Da Vinci Code
Producer
A Beautiful Mind
Producer
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Producer
Angels & Demons
Producer
In the Heart of the Sea
Producer
Rush
Producer
The Dark Tower
Producer
Inferno
Producer
Eden
Producer
Cowboys & Aliens
Producer
The PJs
Executive Producer
Under the Banner of Heaven
Executive Producer
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing
Executive Producer
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Executive Producer
Sports Night
Producer
Sports Night
Executive Producer
LIGHT & MAGIC
Executive Producer
David Blaine: Do Not Attempt
Executive Producer
Willow
Executive Producer
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Executive Producer
The Tiny Chef Show
Executive Producer
Thirteen Lives
Producer
Changeling
Producer
Tetris
Executive Producer
The Super Models
Executive Producer
Cinderella Man
Producer
The Gringo Hunters
Executive Producer
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
Executive Producer
Far and Away
Producer
Curious George
Producer
Taiwan Crime Stories
Executive Producer
Frost/Nixon
Producer
The 'Burbs
Executive Producer
Music by John Williams
Producer
The Missing
Producer
Bossy Bear
Executive Producer
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
Executive Producer
Hillbilly Elegy
Producer
Inside Deep Throat
Producer
The Dilemma
Producer
Jim Henson Idea Man
Producer
Choir
Executive Producer
Inventing the Abbotts
Producer
tick, tick... BOOM!
Producer
Parenthood
Producer
The Beanie Bubble
Producer
The Good Lie
Producer
Marty, Life Is Short
Executive Producer
EDtv
Producer
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
Executive Producer
The Alamo
Producer
No Man's Land
Executive Producer
Harlem Ice
Executive Producer
On Pointe
Executive Producer
The Chamber
Producer
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Executive Producer
Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series
Executive Producer
The Slumber Party
Executive Producer
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Executive Producer
Churchill at War
Executive Producer
Gung Ho
Executive Producer
68 Whiskey
Executive Producer
Dads
Producer
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Executive Producer
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
Executive Producer
Backdraft 2
Executive Producer
Wonderland
Producer
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Executive Producer
The Astronauts
Executive Producer
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Executive Producer
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Producer
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
Executive Producer
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Executive Producer
Wedding Season
Executive Producer
The Lost Children
Executive Producer
Leave No Trace
Executive Producer
Pets
Executive Producer
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Producer
Restless
Producer
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Executive Producer
The Truth About Jim
Executive Producer
Lucy and Desi
Executive Producer
Clean and Sober
Executive Producer
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Executive Producer
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Executive Producer
Vibes
Executive Producer
The Day Sports Stood Still
Executive Producer
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
Executive Producer
We Feed People
Producer
Earnhardt
Producer
Pavarotti
Producer
Summer of '94
Executive Producer
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
Executive Producer
Beyond the Mat
Producer
Closet Land
Executive Producer
Paper & Glue
Executive Producer
Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
Executive Producer
Being Frank
Producer
Frida
Executive Producer
Prophet's Prey
Executive Producer
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
Executive Producer
Kyle Larson vs. The Double
Executive Producer
Into Thin Air
Executive Producer
Rebuilding Paradise
Producer
Avedon
Producer
Out of the Blue
Executive Producer
D. Wade: Life Unexpected
Producer
Made in America
Producer
Julia
Executive Producer
When Your Lover Leaves
Executive Producer
Gossip
Executive Producer
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
Executive Producer
Carlos
Executive Producer
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Executive Producer
Judy Blume Forever
Executive Producer
Skyward Christmas
Executive Producer
No Greater Gift
Executive Producer
Skyward
Executive Producer
Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024
Executive Producer
The Lone Star Kid
Executive Producer
