Ron Howard
Directing
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.
Born: March 1, 1954
Place of Birth: Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Ron Howard
as Self - Filmmaker
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
as Self
as Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker
as Self
as Self - Director, Cocoon
as Self - Director, Willow
as Ron Howard
as Self
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self
as Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Ron Howard (uncredited)
as Self
as Stanley
as Self
as Self
as Self - Director
as Self
as Self - Filmmaker
as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self - Director
as Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
as Narrator
as Self
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
as Tom Colonic (voice)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Ron Howard
as Ron Howard
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Self
as Herbert Biberman
as Self
as Self
as Stephen (voice)
as Ron Howard (voice)
as Self
as Self - Director
as Opie Taylor
as Self (archive footage)
as Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
as Lee Mackie
as Ned De Vries
as Richie Cunningham
as Leon Cybulkowski
as Steve Bolander
as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
as Huckleberry Finn
as Sam Freeman
as Andy
as Self
as Gillom Rogers
as Hoover Niebold
as Self
as Auditioning Actor
as Self - Host
as Self
as Donny Fletcher
as Les
as Lyle Barlow
as Richie Cunningham
as Johnny
as Steve Bolander
as Wendell
as Self
as Bob Smith
as Virgil Tanner
as Chris (as Ronny Howard)
as Richie Cunningham
as Cory Merlino
as Opie Taylor
as Jodar
as Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
as Jerry
as Jody Cutler
as Genius
as Jess Orkin
as Alan Loden
as Tommy
as Opie Taylor
as Luke
as Daniel Waterhouse
as Self
as Gus
as Eddie Corbett
as Winthrop Paroo
as Self
as Self - Co-Host
as Bobby Wilson
as Tommy Simms
as Jerry Prentice
as Opie Taylor
as Stewart
as Wilcox Boy
as Ricky Parrott
as Little Boy Eating Candy Bar
as Little Boy with Ray Gun
as Ted Hoag
as Billy Rhinelander
as Jamie
as Chris
as Opie Taylor
as Self
as Barnaby Baxter
as Randy
as Self
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Accepting Award for Best Motion Picture Drama / Nominee