Person Details

Birthday: 1954-03-01 15:28:01

Aliases: Ronny Howard , Ronald William Howard , Ronnie Howard , Рон Ховард , رون هاوارد , รอน ฮาวเวิร์ด , ロン・ハワード , 론 하워드 , 朗·侯活 , Ronald William "Ron" Howard , Ρον Χάουαρντ

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Duncan, Oklahoma, USA

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Movie Involvements: 193

TV Involvements: 71


Most Famous Work

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Curious George
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7

Curious George

(2006) Executive Producer
Felicity
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7

Felicity

(1998) Executive Producer
Arrested Development
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8

Arrested Development

(2003) Executive Producer
Genius
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8

Genius

(2017) Executive Producer
Parenthood
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7

Parenthood

(2010) Producer
The Da Vinci Code
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7

The Da Vinci Code

(2006) Producer
The Dark Tower
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6

The Dark Tower

(2017) Producer
From the Earth to the Moon
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8

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Self
2023 Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
2022 Self
Self
Self - Producer, Actor, Writer
2021 Self
2020 Self (archive footage)
Self
Self
2019 Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
N/A
Self
Self
Self
2018 Self
2017 Self
2016 Ron Howard (uncredited)
Self
Himself
2015 Self
N/A
Stanley
2014 Self
Self
Self
Self (archive footage)
2013 Self
Self
Self - Director
2012 Self
2011 Self - Filmmaker
Himself
Himself
2010 Self
2009 Self - Guest
2007 Self
Self
2005 N/A
Self
2004 Self
Self
Self - Director
Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
2003 Narrator
Self
Self
Self - Guest
2002 Self
Self
2001 Tom Colonic (voice)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000 Ron Howard
Self
1999 Self
Self
Self - Guest
Self
Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
1998 Ron Howard
Self
Ron Howard
1997 Self
Self - Guest
Self
Self
Self
1996 N/A
Self
Self
Herbert Biberman
1995 Self
1994 Self
1993 Stephen (voice)
1992 Self
N/A
1989 Ron Howard (voice)
Self
1988 Self - Director
1986 Opie Taylor
1985 Self (archive footage)
1982 Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
1981 Lee Mackie
Ned De Vries
1980 Richie Cunningham
Leon Cybulkowski
1979 Steve Bolander
Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Himself
1978 Self - Host
Self
1977 Sam Freeman
Andy
1976 N/A
N/A
Self
Gillom Rogers
Hoover Niebold
N/A
Self
Auditioning Actor
1975 Self - Host
Huckleberry Finn
1974 Self
Donny Fletcher
Les
Lyle Barlow
Richie Cunningham
N/A
1973 Johnny
Steve Bolander
Self
1972 Wendell
N/A
1971 Bob Smith
1970 Virgil Tanner
N/A
Chris (as Ronny Howard)
1969 Richie Cunningham
Cory Merlino
1968 N/A
Opie Taylor
Jodar
1967 Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
Jerry
Jody Cutler
N/A
1966 N/A
1965 Genius
Jess Orkin
Alan Loden
Tommy
1964 N/A
Luke
1963 Daniel Waterhouse
Self
Gus
Eddie Corbett
1962 Winthrop Paroo
1961 Self
Self - Co-Host
Bobby Wilson
Tommy Simms
Jerry Prentice
1960 N/A
Opie Taylor
N/A
N/A
1959 N/A
N/A
Stewart
Ricky Parrott
Wilcox Boy
N/A
Little Boy Eating Candy Bar
Wim
Ted Hoag
Billy Rhinelander
1955 Jamie
1954 N/A
1953 Opie Taylor
Self
Barnaby Baxter
Randy
1950 Self
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Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Producer
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2023 Executive Producer
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2022 Executive Producer
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2021 Executive Producer
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2020 Executive Producer
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2019 Producer
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Executive Producer
2018 Executive Producer
2017 Producer
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2016 Producer
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2015 Producer
Executive Producer
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2014 Producer
2013 Producer
Executive Producer
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2012 Producer
2011 Producer
Producer
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2010 Producer
2009 Executive Producer
Producer
2008 Producer
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2006 Executive Producer
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2005 Producer
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2004 Producer
2003 Producer
Executive Producer
2001 Producer
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2000 Producer
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1999 Producer
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Executive Producer
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1998 Producer
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1997 Producer
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1996 Producer
1992 Producer
1990 Producer
1989 Executive Producer
1988 Executive Producer
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1987 Executive Producer
1986 Executive Producer
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1985 Executive Producer
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1983 Executive Producer
1981 Executive Producer
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1980 Executive Producer
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Executive Producer
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Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Director
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2022 Director
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2020 Director
Director
2019 Director
2018 Director
2016 Director
Director
2015 Director
Director
2013 Director
Director
2011 Director
2010 Director
2009 Director
2008 Director
2006 Director
2005 Director
2003 Director
2001 Director
2000 Director
1999 Director
1996 Director
1995 Director
1994 Director
1992 Director
1991 Director
1989 Director
1988 Director
1986 Director
1985 Director
1984 Director
1982 Director
1981 Director
1980 Director
1978 Director
1977 Director
1969 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2016 Creator
2015 Creator
1998 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1995 Executive Music Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing


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