
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ronald William "Ron" Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American actor, director and producer. He came to prominence as a child actor, playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later as the teenaged Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years. He made film appearances such as in American Graffiti in 1973 and while starring in Happy Days he also made The Shootist in 1976, as well as making his directorial debut with the 1977 comedy film Grand Theft Auto. He left Happy Days in 1980 to focus on directing, and has since gone on to direct several films, including the Oscar winning Cocoon, Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon, A Beautiful Mind and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. In 2003, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
Film | Laddie | Himself | 2017-10-20 |
Film | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Himself | 2016-02-10 |
Film | Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Himself | 2013-05-08 |
Film | The Arrested Development Documentary Project | Himself | 2013-05-02 |
Film | The Death and Return of Superman | Max's Son | 2011-11-27 |
Film | Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | himself | 2011-01-21 |
Film | Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible | himself | 2010-11-14 |
Film | Cannes: All Access | Himself | 2007-10-27 |
Serial | The Colbert Report | Unknown | 2005-10-17 |
Film | Tell Them Who You Are | Himself | 2004-09-06 |
Serial | Arrested Development | Narrator | 2003-11-02 |
Serial | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Unknown | 2003-09-08 |
Film | Osmosis Jones | Tom Colonic (voice) | 2001-08-07 |
Film | The Independent | Himself | 2000-11-30 |
Serial | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Unknown | 1999-03-30 |
Film | Welcome to Hollywood | Ron Howard | 1998-10-01 |
Film | The Making of 'American Graffiti' | Himself | 1998-09-15 |
Serial | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Film | Frank Capra's American Dream | Himself, Host | 1997-01-01 |
Serial | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Film | Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 | Himself | 1996-01-01 |
Serial | MADtv | Unknown | 1995-10-14 |
Serial | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
Serial | Frasier | Unknown | 1993-09-16 |
Serial | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Serial | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Film | Fire on the Mountain | Lee Mackie | 1981-11-23 |
Film | Bitter Harvest | 1981-08-05 | |
Serial | The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | Richie Cunningham | 1980-11-08 |
Film | More American Graffiti | Steve Bolander | 1979-08-03 |
Film | Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel | Himself | 1978-04-06 |
Film | Grand Theft Auto | Sam Freeman | 1977-06-16 |
Serial | Battle of the Network Stars | Unknown | 1976-11-13 |
Serial | The Captain and Tennille | Unknown | 1976-09-20 |
Film | The Shootist | Gillom Rogers | 1976-08-11 |
Film | Eat My Dust | Hoover Niebold | 1976-04-01 |
Serial | Laverne & Shirley | Unknown | 1976-01-27 |
Serial | Donny & Marie | Unknown | 1976-01-23 |
Serial | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |
Film | Huckleberry Finn | Huckleberry Finn | 1975-01-01 |
Film | Locusts | Donny Fletcher | 1974-10-10 |
Film | The Spikes Gang | Les | 1974-05-01 |
Film | The Migrants | Lyle Barlow | 1974-02-04 |
Serial | Happy Days | Richie Cunningham | 1974-01-15 |
Film | Happy Mother's Day, Love George | Johnny | 1973-08-17 |
Film | American Graffiti | Steve Bolander | 1973-08-01 |
Serial | M*A*S*H | Unknown | 1972-09-17 |
Serial | The Waltons | Unknown | 1972-09-14 |
Film | The Wild Country | Andrew Tanner | 1970-12-16 |
Serial | Love, American Style | Unknown | 1969-09-29 |
Serial | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Unknown | 1969-09-14 |
Serial | Lancer | Unknown | 1968-09-24 |
Serial | Judd for the Defense | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
Film | Village of the Giants | Genius | 1965-10-20 |
Serial | The F.B.I. | Unknown | 1965-09-19 |
Serial | The Big Valley | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
Serial | I Spy | Alan Loden | 1965-09-15 |
Serial | Daniel Boone | Unknown | 1964-09-24 |
Serial | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Unknown | 1964-09-25 |
Serial | The Fugitive | Unknown | 1963-09-17 |
Film | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Eddie Corbett | 1963-03-27 |
Serial | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Unknown | 1962-10-01 |
Film | The Music Man | Winthrop Paroo | 1962-06-19 |
Film | Five Minutes to Live | Bobby Wilson | 1961-12-07 |
Serial | Dr. Kildare | Unknown | 1961-09-27 |
Serial | Insight | 1960-10-02 | |
Serial | The Andy Griffith Show | Opie Taylor | 1960-10-03 |
Serial | Route 66 | Unknown | 1960-10-07 |
Serial | Dennis, The Menace | Unknown | 1959-10-04 |
Serial | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Unknown | 1959-09-29 |
Serial | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | Unknown | 1959-09-21 |
Film | The Journey | Billy Rhinelander | 1959-02-19 |
Serial | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
Serial | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
Serial | The Academy Awards | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |
Serial | General Electric Theater | Unknown | 1953-02-01 |
Serial | Golden Globe Awards | Unknown | 1944-01-20 |