Directing
Ron Howard
Biography
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. Howard 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.
Movies with Ron Howard
A Beautiful Mind
2001
Osmosis Jones
2001
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
American Graffiti
1973
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
The Music Man
1962
Radioman
2012
The Shootist
1976
Corman's World
2011
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
Music by John Williams
2024
Night Shift
1982
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021
Fuck Coin
2021
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
The Journey
1959
Inside a Beautiful Mind
2002
The Independent
2000
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
The Death and Return of Superman
2011
The Migrants
1974
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
The First Nudie Musical
1976
The Spikes Gang
1974
Bitter Harvest
1981
Grand Theft Auto
1977
A Boy Called Nuthin’
1967
Making a 'Splash'
2004
More American Graffiti
1979
Willow: Behind the Magic
2023
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away
2024
Eat My Dust
1976
I'm a Fool
1977
Dads
2019
Return to Mayberry
1986
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
The Wild Country
1970
Kasdan on Kasdan
2018
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973
Cannes: All Access
2007
Act of Love
1980
Village of the Giants
1965
First Works
1989
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013
Huckleberry Finn
1978
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
Five Minutes to Live
1961
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
Hollywood on Hollywood
1993
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
2019
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
Channel 99
1988
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
Fire on the Mountain
1981
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
1976
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
Tell Them Who You Are
2004
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
Smoke
1970
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2001
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
2010
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
2002
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
2023
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
2008
Locusts
1974
TV Shows with Ron Howard
The Simpsons
1989
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Frasier
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Colbert Report
2005
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Bonanza
1959
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
This Is Us
2016
Lassie
1954
The View
1997
The Waltons
1972
The Fugitive
1963
Top Gear
2002
Arrested Development
2003
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Twilight Zone
1959
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Great Performances
1971
M*A*S*H
1972
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Daniel Boone
1964
Happy Days
1974
Love, American Style
1969
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Red Skelton Show
1951
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Dr. Kildare
1961
The Big Valley
1965
Chelsea
2016
The F.B.I.
1965
The Oscars
1953
The Studio
2025
Laverne & Shirley
1976
People's Choice Awards
1975
Gunsmoke
1955
Route 66
1960
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Johnny Ringo
1959
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Kulturplatz
2004
Dinah!
1974
Donny & Marie
1976
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Lancer
1968
Land of the Giants
1968
Dennis the Menace
1959
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
Where Are They Now?
1999
I Spy
1965
Gentle Ben
1967
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
The Monroes
1966
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Odd Couple
2015
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
The New Breed
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
The Great Adventure
1963
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
Pete and Gladys
1960
Reunited Apart
2020
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Five Fingers
1959
How To with John Wilson
2020
The Captain and Tennille
1976
The Headmaster
1970
The Smith Family
1971
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
1980
MADtv
1995
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
General Electric Theater
1953
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
2023