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.
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Self (archive footage)
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Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
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Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker
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Self - Director, Cocoon
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Ron Howard
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Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
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Ron Howard (uncredited)
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Stanley
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2011
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Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
2003
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Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
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Tom Colonic (voice)
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Stephen (voice)
1992
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1989
Self
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Self - Director
1982
Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
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Ned De Vries
1980
Richie Cunningham
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Steve Bolander
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Huckleberry Finn
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Sam Freeman
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Gillom Rogers
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Hoover Niebold
1976
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Auditioning Actor
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Self - Host
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Lyle Barlow
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Richie Cunningham
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Steve Bolander
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Wendell
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Bob Smith
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Virgil Tanner
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Chris (as Ronny Howard)
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Richie Cunningham
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Cory Merlino
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Opie Taylor
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Jodar
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Jerry
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Jody Cutler
1967
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Genius
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Jess Orkin
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Alan Loden
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Tommy
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Opie Taylor
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Luke
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Daniel Waterhouse
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Gus
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Eddie Corbett
1962
Winthrop Paroo
1961
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Bobby Wilson
1961
Tommy Simms
1961
Jerry Prentice
1960
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Opie Taylor
1960
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1959
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1959
Little Boy with Ray Gun
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Little Boy Eating Candy Bar
1959
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1959
Billy Rhinelander
1955
Jamie
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1953
Opie Taylor
1953
Self
1953
Barnaby Baxter
1953
1950
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Self - Presenter
1944
Self - Accepting Award for Best Motion Picture Drama / Nominee
1944
Self - Nominee
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Crew
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Executive Music Producer
Infos
Ron Howard
Male
3/1/1954
Ronny Howard
Ronald William Howard
Ronnie Howard
Ronald William "Ron" Howard
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