Ron Howard
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
184
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-03-01 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known For
The Simpsons
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Graham Norton Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Frasier
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
This Is Us
Bonanza
Real Time with Bill Maher
Top Gear
Lassie
M*A*S*H
The Colbert Report
The Andy Griffith Show
The Fugitive
Only Murders in the Building
The Waltons
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
The Twilight Zone
The View
The View
Happy Days
Happy Days
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Great Performances
Arrested Development
Love, American Style
The Big Valley
The Studio
Laverne & Shirley
Daniel Boone
Gunsmoke
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Where Are They Now?
Dr. Kildare
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Dinah!
Route 66
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The F.B.I.
The Oscars
A Beautiful Mind
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
Chelsea
The Great Adventure
The Bob Hope Show
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Land of the Giants
The Danny Kaye Show
Lancer
Night Shift
Mayberry R.F.D.
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
I Spy
The Danny Thomas Show
Kulturplatz
American Graffiti
Johnny Ringo
Judd for the Defense
Donny & Marie
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
The Journey
The Odd Couple
Dads
Reunited Apart
The New Breed
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Radioman
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Battle of the Network Stars
Pete and Gladys
100 Years of Warner Bros.
How To with John Wilson
The Music Man
Locusts
The Migrants
The Captain and Tennille
Osmosis Jones
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben
Willow: Behind the Magic
Smoke
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
The Monroes
The Wild Country
The Spikes Gang
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
More American Graffiti
Music by John Williams
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
The Wonderful World of Disney
The First Nudie Musical
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Smith Family
Eat My Dust
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Frank Capra's American Dream
Corman's World
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
Grand Theft Auto
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
The Shootist
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Welcome to Hollywood
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Village of the Giants
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Act of Love
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Five Minutes to Live
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Making a 'Splash'
A Boy Called Nuthin’
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
MADtv
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
Five Fingers
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
The Headmaster
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
The Independent
Tell Them Who You Are
Inside a Beautiful Mind
E! True Hollywood Story
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
Return to Mayberry
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
I'm a Fool
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
Television: The First Fifty Years
Huckleberry Finn
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Kasdan on Kasdan
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
Inside the Actors Studio
Gravity: Looking to the Stars - The Evolution of Space Films
Fire on the Mountain
Cannes: All Access
First Works
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Bitter Harvest
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Fuck Coin
Channel 99
