Ron Howard
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.
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Acting
1985
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2019
asWilcox Boy (archive footage)
1973
asSteve Bolander
2023
asSelf - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
2011
asRichie Cunningham (archive footage)
1976
asGillom Rogers
1979
asSteve Bolander
1997
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1962
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1965
asGenius
1963
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1961
asBobby Wilson
1974
asLes
1976
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1977
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2010
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2011
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1959
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2011
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2021
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1997
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1975
asHuckleberry Finn
1996
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1973
asJohnny
1996
asHerbert Biberman
2013
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2013
asSelf
1970
asChris (as Ronny Howard)
1992
asSelf
2023
asSelf (archive footage)
2012
asSelf
1970
asVirgil Tanner
1974
asDonny Fletcher
2005
asSelf
1981
asNed De Vries
1978
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1974
asLyle Barlow
2023
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1982
asAnnoying Sax Player (uncredited)
2022
asSelf
1976
asAuditioning Actor
2017
asSelf
2022
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1981
asLee Mackie
1997
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2020
asSelf (archive footage)
1999
asSelf / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
2018
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2016
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1998
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2001
asTom Colonic (voice)
1979
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2000
asRon Howard
1978
asSelf - Host
2024
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1980
asLeon Cybulkowski
1998
asRon Howard
1986
asOpie Taylor
1989
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1976
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2007
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1977
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2004
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2019
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2014
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1967
asRichie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
1999
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2019
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2001
asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
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2002
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2004
asSelf - Director
2004
asRichie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
1988
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2013
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2020
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1979
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2002
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2008
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2022
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2010
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2001
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2021
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1988
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