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:
- 51
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Journey 1959-02-11
- Latest Project:
- Movie Showbiz Kids 2020-07-14
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Showbiz Kids | Self (archive footage) | 2020-07-14 |
| 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 | 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 | The Death and Return of Superman | Max's Son | 2011-11-27 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Tell Them Who You Are | Self | 2004-09-06 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 | Himself | 1996-07-16 |
| Movie | First Works | Self | 1989-10-10 |
| Movie | Return to Mayberry | Opie Taylor | 1986-04-13 |
| Movie | Night Shift | Annoying Sax Player (uncredited) | 1982-07-30 |
| Movie | Fire on the Mountain | Lee Mackie | 1981-11-23 |
| 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 | Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel | Self | 1978-04-06 |
| Movie | Grand Theft Auto | Sam Freeman | 1977-06-16 |
| Movie | The First Nudie Musical | Auditioning Actor | 1976-01-01 |
| Movie | Eat My Dust | Hoover Niebold | 1976-04-01 |
| Movie | Huckleberry Finn | Huckleberry Finn | 1975-03-25 |
| 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 |
| Movie | American Graffiti | Steve Bolander | 1973-08-11 |
| Movie | Happy Mother's Day, Love George | Johnny | 1973-08-17 |
| Movie | The Wild Country | Virgil Tanner | 1970-12-16 |
| Movie | Smoke | Chris (as Ronny Howard) | 1970-02-01 |
| Series | I Spy | Alan Loden | 1965-09-15 |
| Movie | Village of the Giants | Genius | 1965-10-20 |
| Movie | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Eddie Corbett | 1963-03-27 |
| Movie | The Music Man | Winthrop Paroo | 1962-06-19 |
| Movie | Five Minutes to Live | Bobby Wilson | 1961-12-07 |
| Series | Insight | 1960-10-02 | |
| Series | The Andy Griffith Show | Opie Taylor | 1960-10-03 |
| Movie | The Journey | Billy Rhinelander | 1959-02-11 |
| Series | Five Fingers | 1959-10-04 |