Ron Howard
Born in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA — Mar 01 1954
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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 telev…
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Ron Howard's Credits
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The Simpsons
Ron Howard (voice)
Frasier
Stephen (voice)
This Is Us
Ron Howard (uncredited)
The Waltons
Great Performances
Self
Bonanza
Ted Hoag
M*A*S*H
Wendell
The Andy Griffith Show
Opie Taylor
Lassie
Love, American Style
Richie Cunningham
The Fugitive
Gus
The Twilight Zone
Wilcox Boy
Arrested Development
Narrator
Dr. Kildare
Jerry Prentice
Happy Days
The F.B.I.
Jess Orkin
Only Murders in the Building
Ron Howard
Daniel Boone
Luke
Parenthood
Production
The Big Valley
Tommy
Felicity
Production
Dinah!
Self
Route 66
Curious George
Production
Laverne & Shirley
The Oscars
Self
Genius
Production
People's Choice Awards
Self - Winner
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Opie Taylor
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Gunsmoke
Jamie
Dennis the Menace
Lancer
The Studio
Ron Howard
Where Are They Now?
Self
Land of the Giants
Jodar
Judd for the Defense
Mayberry R.F.D.
Opie Taylor
Sports Night
Production
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Wim
The New Breed
Tommy Simms
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Johnny Ringo
Ricky Parrott
The Great Adventure
Daniel Waterhouse
Willow
Production
I Spy
Alan Loden
From the Earth to the Moon
Production
A Beautiful Mind
Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
Taiwan Crime Stories
Production
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Cory Merlino
The Danny Thomas Show
Opie Taylor
Pete and Gladys
The Da Vinci Code
Directing
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker
Eden
Production
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Directing
Mars
Creator
The Odd Couple
Stanley
The PJs
Production
Rush
Directing
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Battle of the Network Stars
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Directing
Apollo 13
Directing
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Angels & Demons
Directing
The Monroes
The Tiny Chef Show
Production
Gentle Ben
Jerry
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest
Inferno
Directing
The Dark Tower
Production
Under the Banner of Heaven
Production
Cowboys & Aliens
Production
Willow
Directing
How To with John Wilson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The 'Burbs
Production
Wonderland
Production
Tetris
Production
Thirteen Lives
Directing
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
Production
In the Heart of the Sea
Directing
The Headmaster
Parenthood
Production
The Wonderful World of Disney
Chris
68 Whiskey
Production
Breakthrough
Directing
Far and Away
Directing
Bossy Bear
Production
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Director, Splash (archive footage)
Inventing the Abbotts
Production
Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series
Production
Cocoon
Directing
Changeling
Production
The Super Models
Production
Ransom
Directing
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Production
tick, tick... BOOM!
Production
Five Fingers
The Missing
Directing
Curious George
Production
American Graffiti
Steve Bolander
The Gringo Hunters
Production
Splash
Directing
Hillbilly Elegy
Directing
Cinderella Man
Directing
The Dynasty: New England Patriots
Production
The Good Lie
Production
EDtv
Directing
Choir
Production
Backdraft
Directing
Jim Henson Idea Man
Directing
David Blaine Do Not Attempt
Production
Osmosis Jones
Tom Colonic (voice)
General Electric Theater
Barnaby Baxter
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
Richie Cunningham
Vibes
Production
The Chamber
Production
Parenthood
Directing
The Dilemma
Directing
Dads
Self
Hiller and Diller
Production
MADtv
Self
The Paper
Directing
Music by John Williams
Self - Filmmaker
Night Shift
Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
Gung Ho
Directing
The Smith Family
Bob Smith
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
Self
The Alamo
Production
Radioman
Self
The Music Man
Winthrop Paroo
Inside Deep Throat
Production
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
Production
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
Production
E! True Hollywood Story
No Man's Land
Production
The Beast
Production
Churchill at War
Production
Frida
Production
Earnhardt
Production
The Shootist
Gillom Rogers
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Directing
The Astronauts
Production
The Independent
Ron Howard
The Beanie Bubble
Production
Backdraft 2
Production
Clean and Sober
Production
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
Welcome to Hollywood
Ron Howard
Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
Production
Return to Mayberry
Opie Taylor
Frost/Nixon
Directing
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
Production
Lucy and Desi
Production
Restless
Production
Wedding Season
Production
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
Whalefall
Production
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Self
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
Production
Cannes: All Access
Self
The Journey
Billy Rhinelander
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
Into Thin Air
Production
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Self
Willow: Behind the Magic
Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Self
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Self (archive footage)
The Spikes Gang
Les
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
Production
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
Production
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Production
Skyward
Production
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Self
Inside a Beautiful Mind
Self
Beyond the Mat
Production
The Wild Country
Virgil Tanner
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
Production
I'm a Fool
Andy
Grand Theft Auto
Sam Freeman
Presidential Reunion
Directing
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
Harlem Ice
Production
Pets
Production
Bitter Harvest
Ned De Vries
Act of Love
Leon Cybulkowski
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
Production
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
Production
Being Frank
Production
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Self
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Himself
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
Alone at Dawn
Directing
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
Production
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Production
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
Production
The Migrants
Lyle Barlow
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Self
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
Production
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Self
Carlos
Production
Prophet's Prey
Production
The Day Sports Stood Still
Production
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Self
Julia
Production
Pavarotti
Directing
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Eddie Corbett
The Truth About Jim
Production
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
Closet Land
Production
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
When Your Lover Leaves
Production
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
Self
Out of the Blue
Production
Curious George
Production
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self - Director
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self - Host
Fuck Coin
Self
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
Self
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Self
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Through the Magic Pyramid
Production
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
Gossip
Production
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Production
The Slumber Party
Production
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
A Boy Called Nuthin’
Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
Fire on the Mountain
Lee Mackie
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Self
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Production
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Self
Tell Them Who You Are
Self
Skyward Christmas
Production
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Self
Smoke
Chris (as Ronny Howard)
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
Production
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Self
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
Production
Making a 'Splash'
Self - Director
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
Eat My Dust
Hoover Niebold
On Pointe
Production
More American Graffiti
Steve Bolander
Village of the Giants
Genius
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Self
Kasdan on Kasdan
Self
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
Production
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Johnny
First Works
Self
Spy vs. Spy
Production
Rebuilding Paradise
Directing
We Feed People
Directing
The Lost Children
Production
Silicon Follies
Production
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Herbert Biberman
Mademoiselle Chambon
Crew
Untitled Firefighter Film
Directing
Made in America
Directing
Splash
Production
Locusts
Donny Fletcher
Paper & Glue
Production
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
Judy Blume Forever
Production
Cotton Candy
Directing
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Self - Director
The First Nudie Musical
Auditioning Actor
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
Self
Five Minutes to Live
Bobby Wilson
The Lone Star Kid
Production
Leave No Trace
Production
D. Wade: Life Unexpected
Production
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away
Self
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Greater Gift
Production
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Self
The Sound of Philadelphia
Production
The Fixer
Directing
The Shrinking of Treehorn
Directing
Dangerously Funny
Production
Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024
Production
Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell
Production
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
Self
Channel 99
Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...
Directing
Hollywood on Hollywood
Host
Deed of Daring-Do
Directing
Summer of '94
Production
Old Paint
Directing
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
Production