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Ron Howard is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.

He started his career portraying Opie, the son of Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 through 1968 and Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days, a role he would play from 1974 to 1980. During this time, he also acted in films such as The Music Man (1962), American Graffiti (1973), and The Shootist (1976). Howard retired from acting in 1980.

He then shifted into directing comedies such as Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), and Cocoon (1985) as well as the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), and the newspaper film The Paper (1994). He then transitioned into directing critically acclaimed dramas such as Apollo 13 (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Cinderella Man (2005), Frost/Nixon (2008), Rush (2013), and In the Heart of the Sea (2015). Howard also directed the children's film How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) as well as the Robert Langdon film series, The Da Vinci Code (2006), Angels & Demons (2009), Inferno (2016), and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He has also directed the documentary films The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016) and Pavarotti (2019).

Filmography[edit]

Short film[edit]

Year Title Director Producer Actor Role Notes
1969 Old Paint No Yes No Credited as Ronny Howard
Deed of Daring-Do No Yes No
Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore and Death No Yes No
2011 The Death and Return of Superman No No Yes Max's Son
When You Find Me Yes No No

Feature film[edit]

Year Title Director Producer Writer Ref.
1977 Grand Theft Auto Yes No Yes [1]
1982 Night Shift Yes No No [2]
1984 Splash Yes No No [3]
1985 Cocoon Yes No No [4]
1986 Gung Ho Yes Yes No [5]
1988 Willow Yes No No [6]
1989 Parenthood Yes No Story [7]
1991 Backdraft Yes No No [8]
1992 Far and Away Yes Yes Story [9]
1994 The Paper Yes No No [10]
1995 Apollo 13 Yes No No [11]
1996 Ransom Yes No No [12]
1999 EDtv Yes Yes No [13]
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Yes Yes No [14]
2001 A Beautiful Mind Yes Yes No [15]
2003 The Missing Yes Yes No [16]
2005 Cinderella Man Yes Yes No [17]
2006 The Da Vinci Code Yes Yes No
2008 Frost/Nixon Yes Yes No [18]
2009 Angels & Demons Yes Yes No
2011 The Dilemma Yes Yes No
2013 Rush Yes Yes No
2015 In the Heart of the Sea Yes Yes No
2016 Inferno Yes Yes No
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Yes No No [19]
2020 Hillbilly Elegy Yes Yes No
2022 Thirteen Lives Yes Yes No [20]
TBA The Shrinking of Treehorn Yes Yes No [21]
Eden Yes Yes No [22]

Producer

Executive producer

Acting roles[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1956 Frontier Woman Bit Part Uncredited
1959 The Journey Billy Rhinelander Credited as Ronny Howard
1959 Walking Distance Boy with marbles
1961 Five Minutes to Live Bobby
1962 The Music Man Winthrop Paroo
1963 The Courtship of Eddie's Father Eddie
1965 Village of the Giants Genius
1969 Land of the Giants Jodar
1970 The Wild Country Virgil Tanner
1973 American Graffiti Steve Bolander
Happy Mother's Day, Love George Johnny
1974 The Spikes Gang Les Richter
1976 The First Nudie Musical Auditioning actor Uncredited
Eat My Dust! Hoover Niebold
The Shootist Gillom Rogers
1977 Grand Theft Auto Sam Freeman
1979 More American Graffiti Steve Bolander
1982 Night Shift Annoying Sax Player
Boy making out with girlfriend 		Uncredited cameos
1998 Welcome to Hollywood Himself
2000 The Independent Himself
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Whoville Townsperson Uncredited
2001 Osmosis Jones Tom Colonic Voice role
2013 From Up on Poppy Hill Philosophy Club's president Voice role
2016 Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie Himself
2022 Scream Principal Himbry (Stab) Uncredited – image appearance

Documentary films[edit]

Year Title Director Producer Himself
1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones Yes No Yes
1998 One Vision No No Yes
1999 Beyond the Mat No Yes No
2004 Tell Them Who You Are No No Yes
2005 Inside Deep Throat No uncredited No
2007 In the Shadow of the Moon No No Yes
2012 Katy Perry: Part of Me No Yes No
2013 Made in America Yes No Yes
2016 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week Yes Yes No
2019 Pavarotti Yes Yes No
Dads No No Yes
2020 Rebuilding Paradise Yes Yes No
Breakthrough: Virus Fighters Yes Yes No
2021 Paper & Glue No Yes No
Julia No Yes No
2022 Lucy and Desi No Yes No
We Feed People Yes Yes No
2024 Jim Henson Idea Man[23][24] Yes Yes No

Television[edit]

Year Title Director Executive
producer 		Writer Notes
1978 Cotton Candy Yes No Yes TV movie
1980 Skyward Yes Yes No
1981 Through the Magic Pyramid Yes Yes No
1983 Littleshots Yes Yes No
2017 Genius Yes Yes No Pilot episode

Producer

Year Title Role
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Miniseries
1999 Student Affairs TV movie
2000 Wonderland
2015–present Breakthrough

Executive producer

Year Title Role
1981 Skyward Christmas TV movie
1983 When Your Lover Leaves
1984–1985 Maximum Security
1985 No Greater Gift TV special
Into Thin Air TV movie
1986 The Lone-Star Kid
1987 Take Five
1988 Poison
1999 Mulholland Drive
1990–1991 Parenthood
1998–2000 Sports Night
1998–2002 Felicity
1999–2001 The PJs
2000 Silicon Follies TV movie
2001 The Beast
2003 The Snobs
2006–present Curious George
2010–2015 Parenthood
2012 The Great Escape
2003–2006;
2013, 2018–2019 		Arrested Development
2014 Unsung Heroes TV documentary
2016–2018 Mars
2020 68 Whiskey
2021 Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel Documentary series
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
2022 Under the Banner of Heaven
Light & Magic Documentary series
Willow
2023 The Super Models Documentary series
The Slumber Party TV Movie
2024 The Truth About Jim Documentary series

Acting roles[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1959 Johnny Ringo Ricky Parrot Episode: "The Accused"
Five Fingers — Episode: "Station Break"
The Twilight Zone Wilcox Boy Episode: "Walking Distance"
The DuPont Show with June Allyson Wim Wegless Episode: "Child Lost"
Dennis the Menace Stewart 6 episodes
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Various roles 4 episodes
General Electric Theater Barnaby Baxter/Randy 2 episodes:
Hennesey Walker Episode: "The Baby Sitter"
1960 The Danny Thomas Show Opie Taylor Episode: "Danny Meets Andy Griffith"
Cheyenne Timmy Episode: "Counterfeit Gun";
uncredited
Pete and Gladys Tommy Episode: "The Goat Story"
1960–1968 The Andy Griffith Show Opie Taylor Credited as Ronny Howard
1962 Route 66 Chet Duncan Episode: "Poor Little Kangaroo Rat"
The New Breed Tommy Simms Episode: "So Dark the Night"
1963 The Eleventh Hour Barry Stewart Episode: "Is Mr. Martian Coming Back?"
1964 The Great Adventure Daniel Waterhouse Episode: "Plague"
Dr. Kildare Jerry Prentice Episode: "A Candle in the Window"
The Fugitive Gus Episode: "Cry Uncle"
1965 The Big Valley Tommy Episode: "Night of the Wolf"
1966 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Opie Taylor Episode: "Opie Joins the Marines"
I Spy Alan Loden Episode: "Little Boy Lost"
1967 The Monroes Timothy Prescott Episode: "Teaching the Tiger to Purr"
Gentle Ben Jody Cutler Episode: "Green-Eyed Bear"
1968 Mayberry R.F.D. Opie Taylor Episode: "Andy and Helen Get Married"
The Archie Show Archie Andrews Early Pilot Cartoon
The F.B.I. Jess Orkin Episode: "The Runaways"
Lancer Turk Caudle/Willy 2 episodes
1969 Judd for the Defense Phil Beeton Episode: "Between the Dark and the Daylight"
Daniel Boone Luke Episode: "A Man Before His Time"
Gunsmoke Jamie Episode: "Charlie Noon"
Land of the Giants Jodar Episode: "Genius At Work"
1970 Smoke Chris TV movie
The Headmaster Tony Landis Season 1 - Episode 6
Lassie Gary Episode: "Gary Here Comes Glory!" Part 1 & 2
1971–1972 The Smith Family Bob Smith
1972 Love, American Style Richard "Richie" Cunningham Episode: "Love and the Happy Days"
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Cory Merlino Episode: "Discovery at Fourteen"
Bonanza Ted Hoag Episode: "The Initiation"
1973 M*A*S*H Private Walter
Wendell Peterson 		Episode: "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet"
1974 The Waltons Seth Turner Episode: "The Gift"
1974–1984 Happy Days Richard "Richie" Cunningham
1974 Locusts Donny Fletcher TV movie
The Migrants Lyle Barlow
1975 Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry Finn
1975–1981 Insight Connie/Joe 2 episodes
1976 Laverne & Shirley Richie Cunningham 2 episodes
I'm a Fool Andy TV movie
1980 The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang Richie Cunningham Voice role;
Episode: "King for a Day"
Act of Love Leon Cybulkowski TV movie
1981 Bitter Harvest Ned De Vries
Fire on the Mountain Lee Mackie
1983 When Your Lover Leaves — TV movie;
Uncredited
1986 Return to Mayberry Opie Taylor TV movie
1988 Channel 99 Himself
1998–1999 The Simpsons Himself Voice role; 2 episodes
1999 Frasier Stephen Voice role;
Episode: "Good Samaritan"
2003–2006;
2013; 2018–2019 		Arrested Development Narrator; Self
2016 The Odd Couple Stanley Episode: "Taffy Days"
2017 This Is Us Himself 3 Episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Grand Theft Auto". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Night Shift". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "Splash". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cocoon". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  5. ^ "Gung Ho". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "Willow". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Parenthood". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Backdraft". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "Far and Away". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  10. ^ "The Paper". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "Apollo 13". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  12. ^ "Ransom". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  13. ^ "EDtv". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  14. ^ "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  15. ^ "A Beautiful Mind". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  16. ^ "The Missing". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  17. ^ "Cinderella Man". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  18. ^ "Frost/Nixon". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  19. ^ "Ron Howard on Career Highs, Self-Doubts and 'Hillbilly Elegy' Author J.D. Vance: "I Was Surprised by Some of the Positions He's Taken"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "The True History Behind Ron Howard's 'Thirteen Lives'". The Smithsonian. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  21. ^ "Ron Howard's First Animated Film 'The Shrinking Of Treehorn' Heading To Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  22. ^ Wiseman, Andreas; Fleming Jr, Mike (May 14, 2023). "Ron Howard's Survival Thriller 'Origin Of Species' Lines Up Starry Cast With Ana De Armas, Jude Law, Alicia Vikander & Daniel Brühl; AGC Joins Hot Pic For Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  23. ^ Carey, Matthew (March 30, 2022). "Ron Howard, Brian Grazer Team For Documentary On Jim Henson, With Full Participation Of Muppet Creator's Family". Deadline.
  24. ^ Deadline Imagine, Fifth Season Team On Feature Docu Slate; Ron Howard Helms Pic On Photog Richard Avedon, Lawrence Kasdan Directs One On Martin Short January 22, 2024

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