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Ron Howard

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

01/03/1954

Age

71 years old

Place of Birth

Duncan, Oklahoma, USA

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... Read More

Known For

Music by John Williams

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

Willow: Behind the Magic

'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

Fuck Coin

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

Showbiz Kids

Filmography

Cast

2024

Music by John Williams

as Self - Filmmaker

2023

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

as Self (archive footage)

2023

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

as Self

2023

Willow: Behind the Magic

as Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executiv...

2022

'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

as Self

2022

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

as Self

2022

1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

as Self

2021

Fuck Coin

as Self

2021

Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

as Self

2020

Showbiz Kids

as Self (archive footage)

2020

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

as Self

2019

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Ce...

as Wilcox Boy (archive footage)

2019

Dads

as Self

2019

Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10

as Self

2018

Kasdan on Kasdan

as Self

2017

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

as Self

2016

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The ...

as Himself

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

2013

The Arrested Development Documentary Pro...

as Self

2013

Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The...

as Self

2013

From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digit...

as Self - Director

2012

Radioman

as Self

2011

Corman's World

as Self - Filmmaker

2011

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)

2011

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

as Self

2010

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the I...

as Self

2010

Jews and Baseball: An American Love Stor...

as Self

2008

Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film

as Self

2007

Cannes: All Access

as Self

2005

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

as Self

2004

Tell Them Who You Are

as Self

2004

Making a 'Splash'

as Self - Director

2004

Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures...

as Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archi...

2002

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stage...

as Self

2002

Inside a Beautiful Mind

as Self

2001

A Beautiful Mind

as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)

2001

Osmosis Jones

as Tom Colonic (voice)

2001

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2000

The Independent

as Ron Howard

2000

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - ...

as Self

2000

Welcome to Hollywood

as Ron Howard

1999

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story o...

as Self

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham ...

1998

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

as Self

1997

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

as Self

1997

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

as Self

1997

Frank Capra's American Dream

as Self

1996

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

as Self

1996

Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

as Herbert Biberman

1992

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

as Self

1989

First Works

as Self

1988

Channel 99

1988

Willow: The Making of an Adventure

as Self - Director

1986

Return to Mayberry

as Opie Taylor

1985

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

as Self (archive footage)

1982

Night Shift

as Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)

1981

Fire on the Mountain

as Lee Mackie

1981

Bitter Harvest

as Ned De Vries

1980

Act of Love

as Leon Cybulkowski

1979

More American Graffiti

as Steve Bolander

1979

A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)

1979

Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

as Self

1978

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the ...

as Self - Host

1978

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

as Self

1977

Grand Theft Auto

as Sam Freeman

1977

I'm a Fool

as Andy

1976

A Special: Olivia Newton-John

1976

The Shootist

as Gillom Rogers

1976

Eat My Dust

as Hoover Niebold

1976

The First Nudie Musical

as Auditioning Actor

1975

Huckleberry Finn

as Huckleberry Finn

1974

Locusts

as Donny Fletcher

1974

The Spikes Gang

as Les

1974

The Migrants

as Lyle Barlow

1973

Happy Mother's Day, Love George

as Johnny

1973

American Graffiti

as Steve Bolander

1970

The Wild Country

as Virgil Tanner

1970

Smoke

as Chris (as Ronny Howard)

1967

A Boy Called Nuthin’

as Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell

1965

Village of the Giants

as Genius

1963

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as Eddie Corbett

1962

The Music Man

as Winthrop Paroo

1961

Five Minutes to Live

as Bobby Wilson

1959

The Journey

as Billy Rhinelander

Crew

2025

Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything

as Executive Producer

2025

Eden

as Director

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

as Director

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

as Producer

2023

Carlos

as Executive Producer

2023

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming wi...

as Executive Producer

2023

Judy Blume Forever

as Executive Producer

2022

The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

as Executive Producer

2022

Personality Crisis: One Night Only

as Executive Producer

2022

We Feed People

as Director

2022

We Feed People

as Producer

2016

Inferno

as Producer

2015

Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle

as Executive Producer

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as Executive Producer

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!

as Producer

2019

Being Frank

as Producer

2016

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Tou...

as Director

2016

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Tou...

as Producer

2015

In the Heart of the Sea

as Producer

2013

Made in America

as Producer

2013

Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest

as Executive Producer

2025

Pets

as Executive Producer

2025

Eden

as Producer

2025

Eden

as Story

2024

The Lost Children

as Executive Producer

2024

Music by John Williams

as Producer

2024

Eden

as Director

2024

Eden

as Writer

2024

Frida

as Executive Producer

2023

The Slumber Party

as Executive Producer

2023

The Beanie Bubble

as Producer

2023

Tetris

as Executive Producer

2022

Wedding Season

as Executive Producer

2022

Thirteen Lives

as Director

2022

Thirteen Lives

as Producer

2022

Leave No Trace

as Executive Producer

2022

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

as Executive Producer

2022

Lucy and Desi

as Executive Producer

2021

Paper & Glue

as Executive Producer

2021

Julia

as Executive Producer

2021

Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

as Executive Producer

2021

The Day Sports Stood Still

as Executive Producer

2020

Hillbilly Elegy

as Producer

2020

Hillbilly Elegy

as Director

2020

Curious George: Go West, Go Wild

as Executive Producer

2020

D. Wade: Life Unexpected

as Producer

2020

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and...

as Executive Producer

2020

Rebuilding Paradise

as Director

2020

Rebuilding Paradise

as Producer

2019

Dads

as Producer

2019

Pavarotti

as Director

2019

Pavarotti

as Producer

2019

Backdraft 2

as Executive Producer

2018

The Spy Who Dumped Me

as Executive Producer

2018

Solo: A Star Wars Story

as Director

2017

The Dark Tower

as Producer

2016

Inferno

as Director

2015

In the Heart of the Sea

as Director

2015

Prophet's Prey

as Executive Producer

2014

The Good Lie

as Producer

2013

Made in America

as Director

2013

Out of the Blue

as Executive Producer

2013

Rush

as Producer

2013

Rush

as Director

2012

Katy Perry: Part of Me

as Producer

2011

Restless

as Producer

2011

Cowboys & Aliens

as Producer

2011

The Dilemma

as Director

2011

The Dilemma

as Producer

2010

Presidential Reunion

as Director

1995

Apollo 13

as Executive Music Producer

1992

Far and Away

as Story

2009

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

as Executive Producer

2009

Angels & Demons

as Producer

2009

Angels & Demons

as Director

2008

Changeling

as Producer

2008

Frost/Nixon

as Director

2008

Frost/Nixon

as Producer

2006

The Da Vinci Code

as Producer

2006

The Da Vinci Code

as Director

2006

Curious George

as Producer

2005

Cinderella Man

as Director

2005

Cinderella Man

as Producer

2005

Inside Deep Throat

as Producer

2004

The Alamo

as Producer

2003

The Missing

as Producer

2003

The Missing

as Director

2001

A Beautiful Mind

as Producer

2001

A Beautiful Mind

as Director

2001

Silicon Follies

as Executive Producer

2000

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

as Director

2000

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

as Producer

1999

Beyond the Mat

as Producer

1999

EDtv

as Producer

1999

EDtv

as Director

1999

Mulholland Dr.

as Executive Producer

1997

Inventing the Abbotts

as Producer

1996

Ransom

as Director

1996

The Chamber

as Producer

1995

Apollo 13

as Director

1994

The Paper

as Director

1992

Far and Away

as Producer

1992

Far and Away

as Director

1991

Backdraft

as Director

1989

Parenthood

as Director

1989

Parenthood

as Story

1989

The 'Burbs

as Executive Producer

1988

Clean and Sober

as Executive Producer

1988

Vibes

as Executive Producer

1988

Willow

as Director

1987

No Man's Land

as Executive Producer

1986

Gung Ho

as Director

1986

Gung Ho

as Executive Producer

1986

The Lone Star Kid

as Executive Producer

1985

Into Thin Air

as Executive Producer

1985

No Greater Gift

as Executive Producer

1985

Cocoon

as Director

1984

Splash

as Director

1983

When Your Lover Leaves

as Executive Producer

1982

Night Shift

as Director

1981

Through the Magic Pyramid

as Executive Producer

1981

Through the Magic Pyramid

as Director

1981

Skyward Christmas

as Executive Producer

1980

Skyward

as Executive Producer

1980

Skyward

as Director

1978

Cotton Candy

as Director

1978

Cotton Candy

as Writer

1977

Grand Theft Auto

as Director

1977

Grand Theft Auto

as Writer

1969

Old Paint

as Director

1969

Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...

as Director

1969

Deed of Daring-Do

as Director