Ron Howard
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. He started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, he has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Grammy Awards, as well as nominations for seven British Academy Film Awards. He was also awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2003 and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in film and television.
Howard first came to prominence as a child, acting in several television series before gaining 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. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), and became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days(1974–1980). He starred in the films The Spikes Gang (1974), The Shootist (1976), and Grand Theft Auto (1977), the latter being his directorial film debut.
In 1980, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing, and sometimes writing a variety of films and television series. His films included the comedies Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), and Cocoon (1985), as well as the fantasy Willow(1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), and the newspaper comedy-drama film The Paper (1994). Howard went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind (2001) and was nominated again for the same awards for the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008).
Howard has directed historical dramas such as Apollo 13 (1995), Cinderella Man (2005), Rush(2013), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and Thirteen Lives (2022), the children's fantasy film How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), the mystery-thriller series Robert Langdon (2006–2016), the comedy The Dilemma (2011), and the space drama Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also directed numerous documentaries such as The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016), Pavarotti (2019), and We Feed People (2022).
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Movies (206)
Alone at Dawn
2027 · Director, Producer
Avedon
2026 · Director, Producer
Whalefall
2026 · Producer
Caída libre: Toda la verdad sobre Boeing
2026 · Executive Producer
Kyle Larson vs. The Double
2026 · Executive Producer
Marty, Life Is Short: El documental
2026 · Self, Executive Producer
Summer of '94
2026 · Executive Producer
John Candy: me agrado
2025 · Self - Director, Splash (archive footage)
Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024
2025 · Executive Producer
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
2025 · Executive Producer
Mascotas
2025 · Executive Producer
Eden
2025 · Producer, Director, Story
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away
2024 · Self
The Lost Children
2024 · Executive Producer
La música de John Williams
2024 · Self - Filmmaker, Producer
Jim Henson: el hombre y las ideas
2024 · Director, Producer
Frida
2024 · Executive Producer
Carlos
2023 · Executive Producer
Pijamada de locos
2023 · Executive Producer
La fiebre de los peluches Beanie
2023 · Producer
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023 · Self (archive footage)
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
2023 · Self
Bono & The Edge A SORT OF HOMECOMING con Dave Letterman
2023 · Executive Producer
Tetris
2023 · Executive Producer
Willow: Así se hizo la magia
2023 · Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
Judy Blume Forever
2023 · Executive Producer
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022 · Self - Commentator
El volcán: rescate de Whakaari
2022 · Executive Producer
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022 · Self
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022 · Executive Producer
Louis Armstrong: Black & Blues
2022 · Executive Producer
Temporada de bodas
2022 · Executive Producer
13 Vidas
2022 · Director, Producer
Scouts: La historia oculta
2022 · Executive Producer
Cocinas de emergencia
2022 · Director, Producer
Descenso: El caso contra Boeing
2022 · Executive Producer
Lucy and Desi
2022 · Executive Producer
Paper & Glue
2021 · Executive Producer
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Producer
Julia
2021 · Executive Producer
¿Quién eres, Charlie Brown?
2021 · Executive Producer
El día que el deporte se detuvo
2021 · Executive Producer
Fuck Coin
2021 · Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021 · Self
Hillbilly, una elegía rural
2020 · Producer, Director
Jorge el curioso: Va al Oeste, Va Salvaje
2020 · Executive Producer
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020 · Self
D. Wade: Life Unexpected
2020 · Producer
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2020 · Executive Producer
La Reconsutrucción de Paradise
2020 · Director, Producer
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019 · Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
Dads
2019 · Self, Producer
Being Frank
2019 · Producer
Pavarotti
2019 · Director, Producer
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
2019 · Self
Marea de Fuego 2
2019 · Executive Producer
Kasdan on Kasdan
2018 · Self
Mi ex es un espía
2018 · Executive Producer
Han Solo: Una historia de Star Wars
2018 · Director
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017 · Self
La Torre Oscura
2017 · Producer
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016 · Self
Inferno
2016 · Director, Producer
The Beatles: Ocho días a la semana
2016 · Director, Producer
Blood of the Tribades
2016 · Thanks
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016 · Himself
En el corazón del mar
2015 · Director, Producer
Prophet's Prey
2015 · Executive Producer
Magnetic
2015 · Thanks
Jorge el Curioso 3: De regreso a la jungla
2015 · Executive Producer
Una buena mentira
2014 · Producer
Made in America
2013 · Director, Producer
Out of the Blue
2013 · Executive Producer
Rush: Pasión y Gloria
2013 · Producer, Director
Jorge el Curioso: El festival de Halloween
2013 · Executive Producer
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013 · Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013 · Self
Radioman
2012 · Self
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012 · Producer
Corman's World
2011 · Self - Filmmaker
The Death and Return of Superman
2011 · Max's Son
Cuando el amor es para siempre
2011 · Producer
Cowboys & Aliens
2011 · Producer
El dilema
2011 · Director, Producer
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011 · Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011 · Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creando lo Imposible
2010 · Self
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
2010 · Self
Presidential Reunion
2010 · Director
Mademoiselle Chambon
2009 · Thanks
Jorge el Curioso 2: ¡Sigue a ese mono!
2009 · Executive Producer
Ángeles y demonios
2009 · Producer, Director
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
2008 · Self
El sustituto
2008 · Producer
Frost/Nixon
2008 · Director, Producer
Cannes: All Access
2007 · Self
El Código Da Vinci
2006 · Producer, Director
Jorge el Curioso
2006 · Producer
El Luchador
2005 · Director, Producer
Dentro de Garganta profunda
2005 · Producer
Tell Them Who You Are
2004 · Self
The Alamo
2004 · Producer
Making a 'Splash'
2004 · Self - Director
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004 · Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Las desapariciones
2003 · Producer, Director
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
2002 · Self
Inside a Beautiful Mind
2002 · Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2002 · Self
Una Mente Brillante
2001 · Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited), Producer, Director
Ósmosis Jones
2001 · Tom Colonic (voice)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2001 · Self - Director
Silicon Follies
2001 · Executive Producer
El Grinch
2000 · Director, Producer
The Independent
2000 · Ron Howard
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000 · Self
Welcome to Hollywood
2000 · Ron Howard
Beyond the Mat
1999 · Producer
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999 · Self
EDtv
1999 · Producer, Director
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999 · Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998 · Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997 · Self
Círculo de Pasiones
1997 · Producer
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997 · Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 · Self
El rescate
1996 · Director
The Chamber
1996 · Producer
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996 · Self
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996 · Herbert Biberman
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13
1995 · Self
Apolo 13
1995 · Director, Executive Music Producer
El periódico
1994 · Director
Hollywood on Hollywood
1993 · Host
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992 · Self
Un horizonte lejano
1992 · Producer, Director, Story
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991 · Self
Marea de Fuego
1991 · Director
Closet Land
1991 · Executive Producer
First Works
1989 · Self
Parenthood
1989 · Director, Story
The 'Burbs
1989 · Executive Producer
Clean and Sober
1988 · Executive Producer
Vibes
1988 · Executive Producer
Channel 99
1988
Willow
1988 · Director
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988 · Self - Director
No Man's Land
1987 · Executive Producer
Return to Mayberry
1986 · Opie Taylor
Gung Ho
1986 · Director, Executive Producer
The Lone Star Kid
1986 · Executive Producer
Into Thin Air
1985 · Executive Producer
No Greater Gift
1985 · Executive Producer
Cocoon
1985 · Director
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985 · Self (archive footage)
Splash
1984 · Director
When Your Lover Leaves
1983 · Executive Producer
Night Shift
1982 · Annoying Sax Player (uncredited), Director
Through the Magic Pyramid
1981 · Executive Producer, Director
Skyward Christmas
1981 · Executive Producer
Fire on the Mountain
1981 · Lee Mackie
Bitter Harvest
1981 · Ned De Vries
Skyward
1980 · Executive Producer, Director
Act of Love
1980 · Leon Cybulkowski
Leo and Loree
1980 · Executive Producer
More American Graffiti
1979 · Steve Bolander
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979 · Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979 · Self
Cotton Candy
1978 · Director, Writer
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978 · Self - Host
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978 · Self
Huckleberry Finn
1978 · Huckleberry Finn
Grand Theft Auto
1977 · Sam Freeman, Director, Writer
I'm a Fool
1977 · Andy
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
1976
The Shootist
1976 · Gillom Rogers
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular
1976 · Self
Eat My Dust
1976 · Hoover Niebold
The First Nudie Musical
1976 · Auditioning Actor
Locusts
1974 · Donny Fletcher
The Spikes Gang
1974 · Les
The Migrants
1974 · Lyle Barlow
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973 · Johnny
American Graffiti
1973 · Steve Bolander
The Wild Country
1970 · Virgil Tanner
Smoke
1970 · Chris (as Ronny Howard)
Old Paint
1969 · Director
Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...
1969 · Director
Deed of Daring-Do
1969 · Director
A Boy Called Nuthin’
1967 · Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
Village of the Giants
1965 · Genius
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963 · Eddie Corbett
The Music Man
1962 · Winthrop Paroo
Five Minutes to Live
1961 · Bobby Wilson
The Journey
1959 · Billy Rhinelander
Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell
· Producer
The Sound of Philadelphia
· Executive Producer
The Shrinking of Treehorn
· Director, Producer
Splash
· Producer
Spy vs. Spy
· Producer
The Fixer
· Director
Curious George
· Producer
Untitled Ron Howard Firefighter Film
· Director, Producer
Dangerously Funny
· Producer
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
· Executive Producer
Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel
· Director, Producer
TV shows (129)
Swipe Right on the Devil
2026 · Executive Producer
The Gringo Hunters
2025 · Executive Producer
Earnhardt
2025 · Executive Producer
Serie Mundial 2024: La lucha por la gloria
2025 · Executive Producer
The Studio
2025 · Ron Howard
David Blaine: Do Not Attempt
2025 · Executive Producer
Harlem sobre hielo
2025 · Executive Producer
Churchill y la guerra
2024 · Executive Producer
No Soy un Monstruo: Los Asesinatos de Lois Riess
2024 · Executive Producer
New England Patriots: La dinastía
2024 · Executive Producer
The Truth About Jim
2024 · Executive Producer
Educando a través de la música
2024 · Executive Producer
Supermodelos
2023 · Executive Producer
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
2023 · Self
100 Años de Warner Bros.
2023 · Self
Bossy Bear
2023 · Executive Producer
Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
2023 · Executive Producer
Taiwan Crime Stories
2023 · Executive Producer
Willow
2022 · Executive Producer
Escena del crimen: Los campos de la muerte de Texas
2022 · Executive Producer
The Tiny Chef Show
2022 · Executive Producer
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker, Self, Self - Director, Cocoon, Self - Director, Willow, Executive Producer
Red de engaños: Muerte, mentiras e internet
2022 · Executive Producer
Por mandato del cielo
2022 · Executive Producer
Escena del crimen: Asesinato en Times Square
2021 · Executive Producer
Dan Brown: El símbolo perdido
2021 · Executive Producer
Solo Asesinatos en el Edificio
2021 · Ron Howard
Gossip
2021 · Executive Producer
Escena del crimen: Desaparición en el hotel Cecil
2021 · Executive Producer
Somos los Brooklyn Saints
2021 · Executive Producer
Escuela de Ballet
2020 · Executive Producer
Los Astronautas
2020 · Executive Producer
How To with John Wilson
2020 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
68 Whiskey
2020 · Executive Producer
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Genius: Einstein
2017 · Executive Producer
Mars: Marte
2016 · Creator
This Is Us
2016 · Ron Howard (uncredited)
Chelsea
2016 · Self
Inventos extraordinarios
2015 · Director, Creator
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
Una rara pareja
2015 · Stanley
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
Todo en Familia
2010 · Producer, Executive Producer
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
Jorge El curioso
2006 · Executive Producer
The Colbert Report
2005
Kulturplatz
2004 · Self
Arrested Development
2003 · Narrator, Executive Producer
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest, Self
Top Gear
2002 · Self
The Beast
2001 · Producer
Wonderland
2000 · Producer
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999 · Self - Guest
The PJs
1999 · Executive Producer
Felicity
1998 · Producer, Executive Producer
Sports Night
1998 · Producer, Executive Producer
De La Tierra A La Luna
1998 · Producer, Creator
Hiller and Diller
1997 · Producer
The View
1997 · Self, Self - Guest
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
MADtv
1995 · Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
Frasier
1993 · Stephen (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Parenthood
1990 · Producer
Los Simpson
1989 · Ron Howard (voice)
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
1980 · Richie Cunningham
The South Bank Show
1978
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
The Captain and Tennille
1976 · Self - Guest
Laverne & Shirley
1976 · Richie Cunningham
Donny & Marie
1976 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Contestant #2 (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Winner
Dinah!
1974 · Self
Happy Days
1974 · Richie Cunningham
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
M*A*S*H
1972 · Wendell
The Waltons
1972
Great Performances
1971 · Self
The Smith Family
1971 · Bob Smith
The Headmaster
1970
Love, American Style
1969 · Richie Cunningham
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · Cory Merlino
Lancer
1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968 · Opie Taylor
Land of the Giants
1968 · Jodar
Gentle Ben
1967 · Jerry, Jody Cutler
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Monroes
1966
The F.B.I.
1965 · Jess Orkin
I Spy
1965 · Alan Loden
The Big Valley
1965 · Tommy
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · Opie Taylor
Daniel Boone
1964 · Luke
The Great Adventure
1963 · Daniel Waterhouse
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
The Fugitive
1963 · Gus
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host, Self
The New Breed
1961 · Tommy Simms
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Jerry Prentice
Route 66
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Opie Taylor
Pete and Gladys
1960
Dennis the Menace
1959 · Stewart
Five Fingers
1959
Johnny Ringo
1959 · Ricky Parrott
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Wilcox Boy
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Little Boy Eating Candy Bar, Little Boy with Ray Gun
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Wim
Bonanza
1959 · Ted Hoag
Gunsmoke
1955 · Jamie
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Chris
Lassie
1954
The Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Opie Taylor
The Oscars
1953 · Self
General Electric Theater
1953 · Barnaby Baxter, Randy
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · Joey
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee, Self - Accepting Award for Best Motion Picture Drama / Nominee