Ron Howard
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
182
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 Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Bonanza
The Graham Norton Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Only Murders in the Building
Great Performances
Real Time with Bill Maher
Frasier
The Andy Griffith Show
Saturday Night Live
The Fugitive
The Colbert Report
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
M*A*S*H
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Kulturplatz
This Is Us
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
The Waltons
The Studio
Top Gear
Love, American Style
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Lassie
The View
The View
The Bob Hope Show
Arrested Development
Happy Days
Happy Days
The Twilight Zone
The Big Valley
Daniel Boone
Dr. Kildare
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Route 66
The F.B.I.
Dinah!
Laverne & Shirley
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Chelsea
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
Gunsmoke
The Oscars
Pete and Gladys
Where Are They Now?
The Danny Kaye Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Land of the Giants
Mayberry R.F.D.
Judd for the Defense
Johnny Ringo
I Spy
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Willow: Behind the Magic
Donny & Marie
Lancer
The Great Adventure
The Odd Couple
A Beautiful Mind
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
The New Breed
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Danny Thomas Show
Battle of the Network Stars
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
The First Nudie Musical
How To with John Wilson
100 Years of Warner Bros.
The Music Man
More American Graffiti
The Spikes Gang
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Reunited Apart
Night Shift
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Music by John Williams
Huckleberry Finn
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Monroes
Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Eat My Dust
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Osmosis Jones
The Journey
Locusts
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
The Wild Country
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
The Captain and Tennille
Dads
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
I'm a Fool
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
Frank Capra's American Dream
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
The Smith Family
Corman's World
Fire on the Mountain
Radioman
Village of the Giants
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Welcome to Hollywood
American Graffiti
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Smoke
The Wonderful World of Disney
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
The Shootist
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
Making a 'Splash'
Five Fingers
A Boy Called Nuthin’
MADtv
The Migrants
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
E! True Hollywood Story
The Independent
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
The Headmaster
First Works
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
Act of Love
Tell Them Who You Are
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Inside a Beautiful Mind
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Inside the Actors Studio
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Five Minutes to Live
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Television: The First Fifty Years
Kasdan on Kasdan
Return to Mayberry
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Grand Theft Auto
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Cannes: All Access
Channel 99
Bitter Harvest
Fuck Coin
