Ron Howard

Directing · 3.1 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: March 1, 1954
From: Duncan, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Works

88 films

A Beautiful Mind

20017.9

John Candy: I Like Me

20257.9

American Graffiti

19737.0

Osmosis Jones

20016.5

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

20217.0

Marty, Life Is Short

20267.9

The Shootist

19767.1

Dads

20196.9

Willow: Behind the Magic

20234.3

Welcome to Hollywood

20004.2

The Music Man

19627.1

Music by John Williams

20248.1

Night Shift

19826.1

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

19635.9

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

More American Graffiti

19795.2

Radioman

20126.3

Corman's World

20117.0

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

20208.0

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

19978.0

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

20175.4

The Journey

19596.3

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

20227.3

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

19928.0

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

20112.0

The First Nudie Musical

19765.0

Frank Capra's American Dream

19976.3

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

19736.5

The Spikes Gang

19746.7

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

20165.3

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

19997.8

Inside a Beautiful Mind

20026.0

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

201110.0

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

19852.0

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

19966.2

Cannes: All Access

20073.2

Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10

20196.2

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

20055.0

The Horror Hall of Fame II

19912.0

First Works

19897.0

The Wild Country

19706.1

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

20135.7

Huckleberry Finn

19786.2

Grand Theft Auto

19775.3

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

1979

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

19787.7

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

19987.8

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

20106.7

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

20007.0

Willow: The Making of an Adventure

19887.3

Making a 'Splash'

20044.6

Eat My Dust

19765.8

Act of Love

19806.0

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

19799.0

The Migrants

19746.1

The Independent

20005.3

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

201910.0

Village of the Giants

19653.7

Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

199610.0

Fuck Coin

2021

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

19977.0

I'm a Fool

19776.0

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

20235.5

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

20017.0

The Death and Return of Superman

2011

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

20136.3

Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

20168.0

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

20024.7

'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

20225.0

Five Minutes to Live

19615.5

A Boy Called Nuthin’

19676.5

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002

20048.6

Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

20106.0

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

19787.0

Fire on the Mountain

19817.0

Return to Mayberry

19866.2

Kasdan on Kasdan

2018

Tell Them Who You Are

20046.1

A Special: Olivia Newton-John

19767.7

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

2023

Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away

2024

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

20014.8

Smoke

1970

Locusts

19745.3

Hollywood on Hollywood

1993

Bitter Harvest

19811.0

Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film

2008

Channel 99

1988