Ron Howard
b. 1954 (age 72)
Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Actor
Writer
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.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 6.7
Avedon
2026 Director
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★ 8.1
David Frost Vs
2025 Self
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★ 6.5
Eden
2024 Director
Writer
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★ 7.7
Jim Henson: Idea Man
2024 Director
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The 9th Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards
2024 Self
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13th AACTA Awards
2024 Self
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23rd Annual Newport Beach Film Festival HONORS
2023 Self
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Los Angeles Times: In Studio
2023 Self
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★ 7.8
Thirteen Lives
2022 Director
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★ 7.3
We Feed People
2022 Director
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★ 7.2
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
2022 Self
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★ 6.7
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022 Self
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★ 7.3
Roger Corman: The Pope of Pop Cinema
2021 Self
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★ 6.7
Hillbilly Elegy
2020 Director
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★ 6.9
Rebuilding Paradise
2020 Director
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★ 8.3
Reunited Apart
2020 Self
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★ 8.1
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020 Self
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25th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame
2020 Self
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★ 7.5
Pavarotti
2019 Director
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★ 6.9
Dads
2019 Self
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★ 6.4
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
2019 Self
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★ 6.9
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018 Director
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★ 8.3
IMDb Me
2018 Self
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2019 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony
2018 Self
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★ 8.2
Genius
2017 Director
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★ 7.3
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017 Self
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World's Greatest Kids' Films
2017 Self
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★ 6.2
Inferno
2016 Director
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★ 7.8
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016 Director
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★ 5.9
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016 Self
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★ 6.5
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016 Self
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Super Bowl 50: Dream on Remix
2016 Self
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★ 6.9
In the Heart of the Sea
2015 Director
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★ 7.5
Breakthrough
2015 Actor
Director
Narrator
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★ 6.9
Apollo 13: Twenty Years Later
2015 Self
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★ 7.2
No No: A Dockumentary
2014 Self
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A Tribute to David Zaslav: Newhouse Mirror Awards
2014 Self
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Frank Langella: An Actor's Actor
2014 Self
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★ 8.1
Rush
2013 Director
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★ 5.1
Made in America
2013 Director
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★ 6.8
Nash
2013 Self
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Contender Conversations
2013 Self
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★ 8.6
L.A. City Works
2012 Self
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★ 5.3
The Dilemma
2011 Director
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★ 7.3
Super Bowl XLV
2011 Self
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★ 7.5
America in Primetime
2011 Actor
Self
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★ 8.3
Parenthood
2010 Writer
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★ 6.3
Presidential Reunion
2010 Director
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★ 7.5
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010 Self
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★ 2.7
Heidi Montag Says No to Plastic
2010 Director
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★ 7.4
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
2010 Self
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★ 6.7
Angels & Demons
2009 Director
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★ 6.3
The Orange British Academy Film Awards: Red Carpet
2009 Self
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★ 7.6
Frost/Nixon
2008 Director
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Variety Screening Series
2008 Self
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★ 6.2
Bienvenue à Cannes
2007 Self
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The 21th Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards
2007 Self
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★ 6.7
The Da Vinci Code
2006 Director
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★ 8.0
Cinderella Man
2005 Director
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★ 7.6
Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion
2005 Self
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★ 5.7
Steve Martin: An American Cinematheque Tribute
2005 Self
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★ 4.6
E! Entertainment Special: Tom Cruise
2004 Self
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★ 8.6
Arrested Development
2003 Actor
Self
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★ 6.5
The Missing
2003 Director
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★ 6.6
Sunday Morning Shootout
2003 Self
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★ 8.3
The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back to Mayberry
2003 Self
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★ 6.3
Inside a Beautiful Mind
2002 Self
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★ 8.6
The Clint Howard Variety Show
2002 Self
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Bio Extra
2002 Self
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★ 8.2
A Beautiful Mind
2001 Director
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★ 6.3
Osmosis Jones
2001 Actor
Tom Colonic
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★ 7.9
TVography: Laverne & Shirley
2001 Self
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★ 7.6
TVography: Happy Days
2001 Self
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★ 6.4
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 Director
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★ 5.9
The Independent
2000 Actor
Ron Howard
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★ 6.6
Jim Carrey Uncensored
2000 Self
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Step by Step, Inch by Inch, How Jim Carrey Became the Grinch
2000 Self
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We All Dream of Oz
2000 Self
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★ 6.1
Edtv
1999 Director
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The Annual National Board of Review Awards
1999 Self
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Entertainment Tonight Presents: Happy Days - Secrets
1999 Self
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★ 7.4
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998 Self
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★ 4.3
One Vision
1998 Self
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★ 3.8
Behind the Laughs
1998 Self
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★ 7.4
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997 Self
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★ 6.1
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 Self
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★ 6.7
Ransom
1996 Director
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★ 7.7
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996 Actor
Herbert Biberman
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The 48th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards
1996 Self
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★ 7.7
Apollo 13
1995 Director
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A Day With
1995 Self
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Olhó Popular
1995 Self
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The Annual American Cinematheque Tribute Award Honors Mel Gibson
1995 Self
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★ 6.7
The Paper
1994 Director
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★ 6.1
Homeward Bound
1994 Self
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Moving Image Salutes Steven Spielberg
1994 Self
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★ 7.4
Andy Griffith Show Reunion
1993 Self
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Hollywood on Hollywood
1993 Self
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★ 6.6
Far and Away
1992 Director
Writer
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★ 7.5
Happy Days Reunion Special
1992 Self