Ron Howard
Born March 01, 1954 (Age: 72)
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Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) 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.
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) 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.
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Filmography
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away
2024
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as Self
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Age: 70
Fuck Coin
2021
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as Self
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Age: 66
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011
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as Self
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Age: 56
Cannes: All Access
2007
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as Self
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Age: 53
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
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as Self
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Age: 50
Making a 'Splash'
2004
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as Self - Director
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Age: 50
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
2002
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as Self
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Age: 48
Inside a Beautiful Mind
2002
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as Self
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Age: 48
A Beautiful Mind
2001
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as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
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Age: 47
Osmosis Jones
2001
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as Tom Colonic (voice)
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Age: 47
The Independent
2000
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as Ron Howard
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Age: 46
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
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as Self
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Age: 46
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
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as Ron Howard
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Age: 46
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
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as Self
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Age: 44
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
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as Self
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Age: 43
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
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as Self
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Age: 43
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
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as Self
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Age: 42
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
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as Self
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Age: 42
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996
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as Herbert Biberman
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Age: 41
Hollywood on Hollywood
1993
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as Host
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Age: 39
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
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as Self
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Age: 38
Channel 99
1988
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as
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Age: 34
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
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as Self - Director
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Age: 34
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 30
Night Shift
1982
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as Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
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Age: 28
Fire on the Mountain
1981
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as Lee Mackie
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Age: 27
Bitter Harvest
1981
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as Ned De Vries
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Age: 27
Act of Love
1980
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as Leon Cybulkowski
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Age: 26
More American Graffiti
1979
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as Steve Bolander
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Age: 25
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
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as Self - Host
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Age: 24
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978
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as Self
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Age: 24
Huckleberry Finn
1978
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as Huckleberry Finn
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Age: 24
The Shootist
1976
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as Gillom Rogers
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Age: 22
Locusts
1974
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as Donny Fletcher
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Age: 20
The Spikes Gang
1974
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as Les
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Age: 20
The Migrants
1974
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as Lyle Barlow
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Age: 19
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973
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as Johnny
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Age: 19
American Graffiti
1973
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as Steve Bolander
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Age: 19
Village of the Giants
1965
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as Genius
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Age: 11
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
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as Eddie Corbett
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Age: 9
The Music Man
1962
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as Winthrop Paroo
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Age: 8
Five Minutes to Live
1961
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as Bobby Wilson
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Age: 7
The Journey
1959
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as Billy Rhinelander
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Age: 4