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Ron Howard
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 11th, 2026 | Marty, Life Is Short | Self | 8.7 | |
September 4th, 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Director, Splash (archive footage) | 7.9 | |
December 17th, 2024 | Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away | Self | TBD | |
November 1st, 2024 | Music by John Williams | Self - Filmmaker | 8 | |
May 20th, 2023 | Tom Hanks: The Nomad | Self (archive footage) | 5.5 | |
March 23rd, 2023 | John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons | Self | TBD | |
January 25th, 2023 | Willow: Behind the Magic | Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022 | 4.3 | |
November 27th, 2022 | 'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen | Self | 5 | |
October 16th, 2022 | Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel | Self | 7.2 | |
February 16th, 2021 | Fuck Coin | Self | TBD | |
January 19th, 2021 | Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema | Self | 6 | |
May 12th, 2020 | The Happy Days of Garry Marshall | Self | 8 | |
November 14th, 2019 | The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration | Wilcox Boy (archive footage) | 10 | |
September 6th, 2019 | Dads | Self | 6.9 | |
May 18th, 2019 | Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 | Self | 6.3 | |
September 25th, 2018 | Kasdan on Kasdan | Self | TBD | |
November 12th, 2017 | Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies | Self | 5.4 | |
October 14th, 2016 | Tom Hanks: A League of His Own | Self | 8 | |
February 10th, 2016 | Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Himself | 5.4 | |
May 2nd, 2013 | The Arrested Development Documentary Project | Self | 5.7 | |
April 28th, 2013 | Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck | Self | 6.3 | |
April 5th, 2013 | From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking | Self - Director | 4.8 | |
December 7th, 2012 | Radioman | Self | 6.3 | |
December 16th, 2011 | Corman's World | Self - Filmmaker | 7.1 | |
November 27th, 2011 | The Death and Return of Superman | Max's Son | TBD | |
January 1st, 2011 | Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored | Richie Cunningham (archive footage) | TBD | |
January 1st, 2011 | Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life | Self | 10 | |
November 12th, 2010 | Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible | Self | 6.6 | |
July 25th, 2010 | Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story | Self | 6 | |
December 29th, 2008 | Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film | Self | TBD | |
October 27th, 2007 | Cannes: All Access | Self | 3.8 | |
January 27th, 2005 | George Lucas: Creating an Empire | Self | 5 | |
September 6th, 2004 | Tell Them Who You Are | Self | 6.1 | |
March 30th, 2004 | Making a 'Splash' | Self - Director | 4.6 | |
March 23rd, 2004 | Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 | Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage) | 8.6 | |
November 7th, 2002 | Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages | Self | 6 | |
March 3rd, 2002 | Inside a Beautiful Mind | Self | 6 | |
December 14th, 2001 | A Beautiful Mind | Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited) | 7.9 | |
August 10th, 2001 | Osmosis Jones | Tom Colonic (voice) | 6.5 | |
July 24th, 2001 | The Shootist: The Legend Lives On | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7 | |
November 10th, 2000 | The Independent | Ron Howard | 5.5 | |
November 8th, 2000 | Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation | Self | 7 | |
October 27th, 2000 | Welcome to Hollywood | Ron Howard | 4.1 | |
June 15th, 1999 | From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic | Self | 7.8 | |
January 1st, 1999 | Television: The First Fifty Years | Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage) | TBD | |
September 15th, 1998 | The Making of 'American Graffiti' | Self | 7.8 | |
May 18th, 1997 | Frank Capra's American Dream | Self | 6.5 | |
March 18th, 1997 | Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero | Self | 7 | |
February 6th, 1997 | Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Self | 8 | |
July 16th, 1996 | Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 | Self | 6.2 | |
February 27th, 1996 | Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial | Herbert Biberman | 10 | |
August 16th, 1993 | Hollywood on Hollywood | Host | TBD | |
October 23rd, 1992 | The Magical World of Chuck Jones | Self | 8 | |
October 1st, 1991 | The Horror Hall of Fame II | Self | TBD | |
October 10th, 1989 | First Works | Self | 7 | |
August 4th, 1988 | Channel 99 | TBD | TBD | |
April 26th, 1988 | Willow: The Making of an Adventure | Self - Director | 7.3 | |
April 13th, 1986 | Return to Mayberry | Opie Taylor | 6.2 | |
January 1st, 1985 | Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
July 30th, 1982 | Night Shift | Annoying Sax Player (uncredited) | 6.1 | |
November 23rd, 1981 | Fire on the Mountain | Lee Mackie | 7 | |
May 18th, 1981 | Bitter Harvest | Ned De Vries | 1 | |
September 24th, 1980 | Act of Love | Leon Cybulkowski | 6 | |
August 3rd, 1979 | More American Graffiti | Steve Bolander | 5.2 | |
March 1st, 1979 | A Walking Tour of Sesame Street | Richie Cunningham (archive footage) | TBD | |
January 1st, 1979 | Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall | Self | 9 | |
September 13th, 1978 | NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney | Self - Host | 7 | |
April 6th, 1978 | Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel | Self | 7.7 | |
March 31st, 1978 | Huckleberry Finn | Huckleberry Finn | 6.2 | |
June 16th, 1977 | Grand Theft Auto | Sam Freeman | 5.2 | |
April 5th, 1977 | I'm a Fool | Andy | 6 | |
November 17th, 1976 | A Special: Olivia Newton-John | TBD | 7.7 | |
July 21st, 1976 | The Shootist | Gillom Rogers | 7.1 | |
April 1st, 1976 | Eat My Dust | Hoover Niebold | 5.8 | |
January 1st, 1976 | The First Nudie Musical | Auditioning Actor | 5 | |
October 9th, 1974 | Locusts | Donny Fletcher | 5.3 | |
April 11th, 1974 | The Spikes Gang | Les | 6.7 | |
February 3rd, 1974 | The Migrants | Lyle Barlow | 6.1 | |
August 17th, 1973 | Happy Mother's Day, Love George | Johnny | 6.5 | |
August 11th, 1973 | American Graffiti | Steve Bolander | 7 | |
December 16th, 1970 | The Wild Country | Virgil Tanner | 6.1 | |
February 1st, 1970 | Smoke | Chris (as Ronny Howard) | TBD | |
December 10th, 1967 | A Boy Called Nuthin’ | Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell | 6.5 | |
October 20th, 1965 | Village of the Giants | Genius | 3.6 | |
March 27th, 1963 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Eddie Corbett | 6 | |
June 19th, 1962 | The Music Man | Winthrop Paroo | 7.1 | |
December 7th, 1961 | Five Minutes to Live | Bobby Wilson | 5.5 | |
February 11th, 1959 | The Journey | Billy Rhinelander | 6.3 |