Ron Howard
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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:
- 107
- First Appeared:
- In the series Frank Capra's American Dream
- Latest Project:
- Movie Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema 2021-01-19
Known For
Filmography
| Series | Frank Capra's American Dream | Unknown | 2024 |
| 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 | Himself | 2019-05-18 |
| Series | The Movies | 2019-07-07 | |
| Movie | Solo: A Star Wars Story | God | 2018-05-15 |
| 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 |
| Movie | And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014-02-01 |
| Movie | The Arrested Development Documentary Project | Himself | 2013-05-02 |
| Movie | Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Self | 2013-04-28 |
| Movie | Corman's World | Self - Filmmaker | 2011-12-16 |
| Movie | Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored | Himself | 2011-01-01 |
| Movie | Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible | Self | 2010-11-12 |
| Movie | Cannes: All Access | Self | 2007-10-27 |
| Movie | George Lucas: Creating an Empire | Self | 2005-01-27 |
| 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 | Making a 'Splash' | Self - Director | 2004-03-30 |
| Movie | Tell Them Who You Are | Self | 2004-09-06 |
| 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 | 2000-11-08 | |
| Movie | The Independent | Ron Howard | 2000-11-10 |
| Movie | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Whoville Townsperson (uncredited) | 2000-11-15 |
| 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 | Welcome to Hollywood | Ron Howard | 1998-10-01 |
| Movie | The Making of 'American Graffiti' | Himself | 1998-09-15 |
| Movie | Frank Capra's American Dream | Self | 1997-01-01 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Self | 1997-02-06 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 | Himself | 1996-07-16 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
| Series | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
| Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
| Series | Frasier | Unknown | 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 | 1989-10-10 | |
| 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 | Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall | Himself | 1979-01-01 |
| Movie | More American Graffiti | Steve Bolander | 1979-08-03 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The First Nudie Musical | Auditioning Actor | 1976-01-01 |
| Series | Donny & Marie | Unknown | 1976-01-23 |
| Movie | Eat My Dust | Hoover Niebold | 1976-04-01 |
| Movie | A Special: Olivia Newton-John | 1976-11-17 | |
| Series | Battle of the Network Stars | Unknown | 1976-11-13 |
| Series | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |
| Movie | The Shootist | Gillom Rogers | 1976-08-11 |
| Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
| Movie | Huckleberry Finn | Huckleberry Finn | 1975-03-25 |
| Series | Happy Days | Richie Cunningham | 1974-01-15 |
| Movie | The Spikes Gang | Les | 1974-04-11 |
| Movie | The Migrants | Lyle Barlow | 1974-02-04 |
| Movie | Locusts | Donny Fletcher | 1974-10-09 |
| Series | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Unknown | 1973-04-02 |
| Movie | American Graffiti | Steve Bolander | 1973-08-01 |
| Movie | Happy Mother's Day, Love George | Johnny | 1973-08-17 |
| Series | M*A*S*H | Unknown | 1972-09-17 |
| Series | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
| Series | The Smith Family | Bob Smith | 1971-01-20 |
| Movie | Smoke | Chris (as Ronny Howard) | 1970-02-01 |
| Series | The Headmaster | Unknown | 1970-09-18 |
| Movie | The Wild Country | Virgil Tanner | 1970-12-16 |
| 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 |
| Movie | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Eddie Corbett | 1963-03-27 |
| Series | The Great Adventure | Unknown | 1963-09-27 |
| Series | The Fugitive | Unknown | 1963-09-17 |
| Series | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
| Movie | The Music Man | Winthrop Paroo | 1962-06-19 |
| Movie | Five Minutes to Live | Bobby Wilson | 1961-12-07 |
| Series | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
| Series | The New Breed | Unknown | 1961-10-03 |
| Series | Pete and Gladys | Unknown | 1960-09-19 |
| Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Opie Taylor | 1960-10-03 |
| Series | Insight | 1960-10-02 | |
| Series | Route 66 | Unknown | 1960-10-07 |
| Series | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Unknown | 1959-09-29 |
| Movie | The Journey | Billy Rhinelander | 1959-02-11 |
| Series | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Unknown | 1959-09-21 |
| Series | Johnny Ringo | Unknown | 1959-10-02 |
| Series | Five Fingers | 1959-10-04 | |
| Series | Dennis the Menace | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |
| Series | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |