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Ron Howard

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.


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Born:
Mar 1, 1954 In Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
50
First Appeared:
In the movie The Journey 1959-02-11
Latest Project:
Movie Showbiz Kids 2020-07-14
Known For
Filmography
Movie Showbiz Kids Self (archive footage) 2020-07-14
Movie Solo: A Star Wars Story God 2018-05-15
Movie Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies Self 2017-11-12
Movie Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie Himself 2016-02-10
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Movie Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck Self 2013-04-28
Movie The Arrested Development Documentary Project Self 2013-05-02
Movie Corman's World Self - Filmmaker 2011-12-16
Movie Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible Self 2010-11-12
Movie Cannes: All Access Self 2007-10-27
Movie Tell Them Who You Are Self 2004-09-06
Series Arrested Development Narrator 2003-11-02
Movie Osmosis Jones Tom Colonic (voice) 2001-08-10
Movie Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation Self 2000-11-08
Movie The Independent Ron Howard 2000-11-10
Movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas Whoville Townsperson (uncredited) 2000-11-17
Movie From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic Self 1999-06-15
Movie The Making of 'American Graffiti' Self 1998-09-15
Movie Welcome to Hollywood Ron Howard 1998-10-01
Movie Frank Capra's American Dream Self 1997-01-01
Movie Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 Self 1996-07-16
Movie First Works Self 1989-10-10
Movie Return to Mayberry Opie Taylor 1986-04-13
Movie Night Shift Annoying Sax Player (uncredited) 1982-07-30
Movie Fire on the Mountain Lee Mackie 1981-11-23
Movie Act of Love Leon Cybulkowski 1980-09-24
Movie Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall Himself 1979-01-01
Movie More American Graffiti Steve Bolander 1979-08-03
Movie Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel Self 1978-04-06
Movie Grand Theft Auto Sam Freeman 1977-06-16
Movie The First Nudie Musical Auditioning Actor 1976-01-01
Movie Eat My Dust Hoover Niebold 1976-04-01
Movie Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry Finn 1975-03-25
Series Happy Days Richie Cunningham 1974-01-15
Movie The Migrants Lyle Barlow 1974-02-04
Movie The Spikes Gang Les 1974-04-11
Movie Locusts Donny Fletcher 1974-10-09
Movie American Graffiti Steve Bolander 1973-08-11
Movie Happy Mother's Day, Love George Johnny 1973-08-17
Movie The Wild Country Virgil Tanner 1970-12-16
Movie Smoke Chris (as Ronny Howard) 1970-02-01
Series I Spy Alan Loden 1965-09-15
Movie Village of the Giants Genius 1965-10-20
Movie The Courtship of Eddie's Father Eddie Corbett 1963-03-27
Movie The Music Man Winthrop Paroo 1962-06-19
Movie Five Minutes to Live Bobby Wilson 1961-12-07
Series Insight 1960-10-02
Series The Andy Griffith Show Opie Taylor 1960-10-03
Movie The Journey Billy Rhinelander 1959-02-11
Series Five Fingers 1959-10-04
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