Ron Howard
Directing
🎂 1954-03-01
Ronald William Howard is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. He 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.
Cast credits(185)
Ron Howard (voice)
1989
Self
1996
Self
2014
Self
2007
Stephen (voice)
1993
Ted Hoag
1959
Self
2003
Self
2014
Self - Guest
2009
Self
2019
1954
Self - Host
1975
Self
2002
Self - Co-Host
1961
Self
1961
2005
Opie Taylor
1960
Self
2015
2015
Ron Howard
2025
Gus
1963
Ron Howard (uncredited)
2016
Wendell
1972
1972
Self - Presenter
1944
Self - Nominee
1944
Self - Accepting Award for Best Motion Picture Drama / Nominee
1944
Narrator
2003
Wilcox Boy
1959
Self
1971
Tommy
1965
Ron Howard
2021
Luke
1964
Self
1997
Self - Guest
1997
1960
Jess Orkin
1965
Richie Cunningham
1974
1974
Jamie
1955
Jerry Prentice
1961
Self
2003
1992
Self - Guest
2003
Richie Cunningham
1969
1959
Stewart
1959
Self
2014
Self
1953
Jodar
1968
1976
Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
2001
1959
Little Boy Eating Candy Bar
1959
Little Boy with Ray Gun
1959
Self
2016
Opie Taylor
1968
Self
1950
Self
1974
Opie Taylor
1964
1968
1960
Wim
1959
Self
2004
Alan Loden
1965
Tommy Simms
1961
Self
1999
Self - Guest
1999
Stanley
2015
Self
2020
1967
Self
2023
Self
1963
Self
2007
Steve Bolander
1973
Self (archive footage)
2014
Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker
2022
Self
2022
Self - Director, Cocoon
2022
Self - Director, Willow
2022
Self
1976
Daniel Waterhouse
1963
Ricky Parrott
1959
1976
Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
1982
Steve Bolander
1979
Self
1973
Self
2019
Andy
1977
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
Tom Colonic (voice)
2001
Self
1997
1966
Opie Taylor
1953
Self
1998
Winthrop Paroo
1962
Chris
1954
Eddie Corbett
1963
Herbert Biberman
1996
Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
2023
Cory Merlino
1969
Self (archive footage)
2020
Ned De Vries
1981
Self
2025
Self
2000
Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
2019
Self
1976
Self
2020
Self
1996
Himself
2016
Jerry
1967
Jody Cutler
1967
Self
1997
Self
2017
Self
2011
Self
2012
Self - Filmmaker
2011
Self
2004
Gillom Rogers
1976
Self - Director
1988
Ron Howard
2000
Auditioning Actor
1976
1960
Huckleberry Finn
1975
Self
2022
Self
1997
1988
Self - Filmmaker
2024
Opie Taylor
1986
Donny Fletcher
1974
Barnaby Baxter
1953
Randy
1953
Richie Cunningham
1980
Bob Smith
1971
Billy Rhinelander
1959
Self
1995
Self (archive footage)
1985
Self
2013
Ron Howard
2000
Self
2005
Lyle Barlow
1974
Sam Freeman
1977
Bobby Wilson
1961
1970
Self
2023
Self
1992
Les
1974
Self
2022
Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
1979
1959
Self
2010
Self
2010
Chris (as Ronny Howard)
1970
Self
2013
Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
2004
Lee Mackie
1981
Leon Cybulkowski
1980
Self
2002
Self - Host
1978
Self
2023
Self
1989
Virgil Tanner
1970
Self
1994
1996
Self (archive footage)
2023
Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
1967
Self - Director
2013
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Self
2019
Genius
1965
Self
1999
Self
1979
Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
1999
Self
2021
Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
2011
Hoover Niebold
1976
Self
2022
Self
2002
Self
2021
Self - Director
2004
Johnny
1973
1976
Self
1978
Self
2018
Self
2008
Production (134)
Producer
2010
Executive Producer
2010
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2006
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2003
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2025
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2017
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1998
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1998
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2013
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2009
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2001
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2000
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2011
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1998
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1992
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2021
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1997
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2014
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2008
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1989
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1999
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2005
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2023
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2025
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2011
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2003
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2023
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2006
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2018
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2019
Executive Producer
1985
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2023
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2025
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1987
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2000
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2021
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1999
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2012
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2004
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2020
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2020
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2008
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1996
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1988
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2024
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1990
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2019
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2024
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2005
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2019
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2023
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2020
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1986
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2016
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2011
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2022
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2009
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2015
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2022
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2021
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2021
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2021
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2022
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1985
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1988
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2001
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1983
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2013
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1980
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2026
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2019
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2001
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2020
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2020
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2022
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2022
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2013
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2022
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2021
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2023
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1986
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1999
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1981
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2015
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Producer
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Executive Producer
1981
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