Ron Howard
Ronald William "Ron" Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American actor, director and producer. He came to prominence as a child actor, playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later as the teenaged Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years. He made film appearances such as in American Graffiti in 1973 and while starring in Happy Days he also made The Shootist in 1976, as well as making his directorial debut with the 1977 comedy film Grand Theft Auto. He left Happy Days in 1980 to focus on directing, and has since gone on to direct several films, including the Oscar winning Cocoon, Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon, A Beautiful Mind and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. In 2003, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
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- Born:
- Mar 1, 1954 In Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 114
- First Appeared:
- In the series General Electric Theater 1953-02-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie Willow: Behind the Magic 2023-01-25
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Willow: Behind the Magic | Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022 | 2023-01-25 |
| Movie | Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema | Self | 2021-01-19 |
| Movie | The Happy Days of Garry Marshall | Self | 2020-05-12 |
| Movie | Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 | Self | 2019-05-18 |
| Series | The Movies | 2019-07-07 | |
| Movie | Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies | Self | 2017-11-12 |
| Movie | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Himself | 2016-02-10 |
| Series | Chelsea | Himself | 2016-05-11 |
| Series | This Is Us | Himself (uncredited) | 2016-09-20 |
| Series | The Odd Couple | Stanley | 2015-02-19 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Self | 2013-04-28 |
| Movie | The Arrested Development Documentary Project | Self | 2013-05-02 |
| Movie | Radioman | Self | 2012-12-07 |
| Movie | Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored | Himself | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | Corman's World | Self - Filmmaker | 2011-12-16 |
| Movie | Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible | Self | 2010-11-12 |
| Movie | Cannes: All Access | Self | 2007-10-27 |
| Series | The Colbert Report | Unknown | 2005-10-17 |
| Movie | Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 | Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage) | 2004-03-23 |
| Movie | Tell Them Who You Are | Self | 2004-09-06 |
| Movie | Making a 'Splash' | Self - Director | 2004-03-30 |
| Series | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
| Series | Arrested Development | Narrator | 2003-11-02 |
| Movie | Osmosis Jones | Tom Colonic (voice) | 2001-08-10 |
| Movie | Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation | Self | 2000-11-08 |
| Movie | The Independent | Ron Howard | 2000-11-10 |
| Movie | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Whoville Townsperson (uncredited) | 2000-11-17 |
| Series | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Unknown | 1999-03-30 |
| Series | Where Are They Now? | Unknown | 1999-06-07 |
| Movie | From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic | Self | 1999-06-15 |
| Movie | The Making of 'American Graffiti' | Himself | 1998-09-15 |
| Movie | Welcome to Hollywood | Ron Howard | 1998-10-01 |
| Movie | Frank Capra's American Dream | Self | 1997-01-01 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 | Himself | 1996-07-16 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-08-14 |
| Series | Frasier | Guest Caller - Stephen | 1993-09-16 |
| Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
| Series | HBO First Look | Unknown | 1992-06-12 |
| Movie | First Works | Self | 1989-10-10 |
| Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
| Movie | Return to Mayberry | Opie Taylor | 1986-04-13 |
| Movie | Night Shift | Annoying Sax Player (uncredited) | 1982-07-30 |
| Movie | Bitter Harvest | Ned De Vries | 1981-05-18 |
| Movie | Fire on the Mountain | Lee Mackie | 1981-11-23 |
| Series | The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | Richie Cunningham | 1980-11-08 |
| Movie | Act of Love | Leon Cybulkowski | 1980-09-24 |
| Movie | Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall | Himself | 1979-01-01 |
| Movie | More American Graffiti | Steve Bolander | 1979-08-03 |
| Movie | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | Richie Cunningham (archive footage) | 1979-03-01 |
| Movie | Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel | Self | 1978-04-06 |
| Movie | Grand Theft Auto | Sam Freeman | 1977-06-16 |
| Series | Laverne & Shirley | Unknown | 1976-01-27 |
| Series | Donny & Marie | Unknown | 1976-01-23 |
| Movie | Eat My Dust | Hoover Niebold | 1976-04-01 |
| Movie | The First Nudie Musical | Auditioning Actor | 1976-01-01 |
| Movie | A Special: Olivia Newton-John | 1976-11-17 | |
| Movie | The Shootist | Gillom Rogers | 1976-07-21 |
| Series | Battle of the Network Stars | Unknown | 1976-11-13 |
| Series | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |
| Movie | Huckleberry Finn | Huckleberry Finn | 1975-03-25 |
| Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
| Series | Happy Days | Richie Cunningham | 1974-01-15 |
| Movie | The Migrants | Lyle Barlow | 1974-02-04 |
| Movie | The Spikes Gang | Les | 1974-04-11 |
| Movie | Locusts | Donny Fletcher | 1974-10-09 |
| Series | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Unknown | 1973-04-02 |
| Movie | American Graffiti | Steve Bolander | 1973-08-11 |
| Movie | Happy Mother's Day, Love George | Johnny | 1973-08-17 |
| Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
| Series | M*A*S*H | Unknown | 1972-09-17 |
| Series | The Smith Family | Bob Smith | 1971-01-20 |
| Movie | Smoke | Chris (as Ronny Howard) | 1970-02-01 |
| Movie | The Wild Country | Virgil Tanner | 1970-12-16 |
| Series | The Headmaster | Unknown | 1970-09-18 |
| Series | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Unknown | 1969-09-14 |
| Series | Love, American Style | Unknown | 1969-09-29 |
| Series | Lancer | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
| Series | Judd for the Defense | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
| Series | Gentle Ben | Jody Cutler | 1967-09-10 |
| Series | The Monroes | Unknown | 1966-09-07 |
| Series | I Spy | Alan Loden | 1965-09-15 |
| Series | The Big Valley | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
| Series | The F.B.I. | Unknown | 1965-09-19 |
| Movie | Village of the Giants | Genius | 1965-10-20 |
| Series | Daniel Boone | Unknown | 1964-09-24 |
| Series | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Unknown | 1964-09-25 |
| Series | The Fugitive | Unknown | 1963-09-17 |
| Movie | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Eddie Corbett | 1963-03-27 |
| Series | The Great Adventure | Unknown | 1963-09-27 |
| Movie | The Music Man | Winthrop Paroo | 1962-06-19 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
| Movie | Five Minutes to Live | Bobby Wilson | 1961-12-07 |
| Series | The New Breed | Unknown | 1961-10-03 |
| Series | Insight | 1960-10-02 | |
| Series | Pete and Gladys | Unknown | 1960-09-19 |
| Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Opie Taylor | 1960-10-03 |
| Series | Route 66 | Unknown | 1960-10-07 |
| Series | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Unknown | 1959-09-21 |
| Movie | The Journey | Billy Rhinelander | 1959-02-11 |
| Series | Johnny Ringo | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Unknown | 1959-09-29 |
| Series | Dennis the Menace | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
| Series | Five Fingers | 1959-10-04 | |
| Series | The Twilight Zone | Wilcox Boy (as Ronnie Howard) | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-19 |