Ron Howard
- Directing
- March 1, 1954 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
- Alone at Dawn · Director, Producer
- Avedon · Director, Producer
- Swipe Right on the Devil · Executive producer
- Whalefall · Producer
- Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing · Executive producer
- Kyle Larson vs. The Double · Executive producer
- Marty, Life Is Short · Self, Executive producer
- Summer of '94 · Executive producer
- John Candy: I Like Me · Self
- Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024 · Executive producer
- The Gringo Hunters · Executive producer
- Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything · Executive producer
- Earnhardt · Producer
- Pets · Executive producer
- Eden · Producer, Director
- Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series · Executive producer
- The Studio · Ron Howard
- David Blaine: Do Not Attempt · Executive producer
- Harlem Ice · Executive producer
- Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away · Self
- Churchill at War · Executive producer
- The Lost Children · Executive producer
- Music by John Williams · Self, Producer
- I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders · Executive producer
- Jim Henson Idea Man · Director, Producer
- Frida · Executive producer
- The Dynasty: New England Patriots · Executive producer
- The Truth About Jim · Executive producer
- Choir · Executive producer
- Carlos · Executive producer
- The Super Models · Executive producer
- The Slumber Party · Executive producer
- The Beanie Bubble · Producer
- Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982 · Self
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. · Self
- Tom Hanks: The Nomad · Self
- John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons · Self
- Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman · Executive producer
- Tetris · Executive producer
- Bossy Bear · Executive producer
- Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA · Executive producer
- Willow: Behind the Magic · Self
- Judy Blume Forever · Executive producer
- Taiwan Crime Stories · Executive producer
- Willow · Executive producer
- Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields · Executive producer
- 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen · Self
- The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari · Executive producer
- Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel · Self
- Personality Crisis: One Night Only · Executive producer
- The Tiny Chef Show · Executive producer
- Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues · Executive producer
- Wedding Season · Executive producer
- LIGHT & MAGIC · Self, Executive producer
- Thirteen Lives · Director, Producer
- Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet · Executive producer
- Leave No Trace · Executive producer
- Under the Banner of Heaven · Executive producer
- We Feed People · Director, Producer
- Downfall: The Case Against Boeing · Executive producer
- Lucy and Desi · Executive producer
- Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer · Executive producer
- Paper & Glue · Executive producer
- tick, tick... BOOM! · Producer
- Julia · Executive producer
- Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol · Executive producer
- Only Murders in the Building · Ron Howard
- Gossip · Executive producer
- Who Are You, Charlie Brown? · Executive producer
- The Day Sports Stood Still · Executive producer
- Fuck Coin · Self
- Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel · Executive producer
- We Are: The Brooklyn Saints · Executive producer
- Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema · Self
- On Pointe · Executive producer
- The Astronauts · Executive producer
- Hillbilly Elegy · Producer, Director
- How To with John Wilson · Self
- Curious George: Go West, Go Wild · Executive producer
- The Happy Days of Garry Marshall · Self