Ron Howard
Born March 01, 1954
Place of birth: Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
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. Duri...
Filmography
Actor (184 credits)
Movies
Music by John WilliamsSelf - Filmmaker
2024Willow: Behind the MagicSelf - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
2023Tom Hanks: The NomadSelf (archive footage)
2023John Wayne: Cowboys & DemonsSelf
2023Hans Zimmer: Hollywood RebelSelf
2022'Tis the Season: The Holidays on ScreenSelf
20221982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!Self
2022Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop CinemaSelf
2021Showbiz KidsSelf (archive footage)
2020The Happy Days of Garry MarshallSelf
2020The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary CelebrationWilcox Boy (archive footage)
2019Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10Self
2019DadsSelf
2019Kasdan on KasdanSelf
2018Laddie: The Man Behind the MoviesSelf
2017Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The MovieHimself
2016And the Oscar Goes To...Self (archive footage)
2014The Arrested Development Documentary ProjectSelf
2013Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. ZanuckSelf
2013From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital FilmmakingSelf - Director
2013RadiomanSelf
2012Classic TV Bloopers UncensoredRichie Cunningham (archive footage)
2011Corman's WorldSelf - Filmmaker
2011Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful LifeSelf
2011Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the ImpossibleSelf
2010Jews and Baseball: An American Love StorySelf
2010Ron Howard: 50 Years in FilmSelf
2008Cannes: All AccessSelf
2007George Lucas: Creating an EmpireSelf
2005Tell Them Who You AreSelf
2004Making a 'Splash'Self - Director
2004Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
2004Inside a Beautiful MindSelf
2002Christopher Plummer: A Man For All StagesSelf
2002Osmosis JonesTom Colonic (voice)
2001The Shootist: The Legend Lives OnSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001A Beautiful MindMan at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
2001The IndependentRon Howard
2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationSelf
2000Television: The First Fifty YearsSelf / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
1999From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicSelf
1999The Making of 'American Graffiti'Self
1998Welcome to HollywoodRon Howard
1998Star Wars: The Magic & the MysterySelf
1997Frank Capra's American DreamSelf
1997Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet HeroSelf
1997Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13Self
1996Blacklist: Hollywood on TrialHerbert Biberman
1996The Magical World of Chuck JonesSelf
1992First WorksSelf
1989Willow: The Making of an AdventureSelf - Director
1988Return to MayberryOpie Taylor
1986Hollywood's Funniest All-Star BloopersSelf (archive footage)
1985Night ShiftAnnoying Sax Player (uncredited)
1982Bitter HarvestNed De Vries
1981Fire on the MountainLee Mackie
1981Act of LoveLeon Cybulkowski
1980More American GraffitiSteve Bolander
1979Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry MarshallSelf
1979A Walking Tour of Sesame StreetRichie Cunningham (archive footage)
1979Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild AngelSelf
1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneySelf - Host
1978Grand Theft AutoSam Freeman
1977I'm a FoolAndy
1977The ShootistGillom Rogers
1976Eat My DustHoover Niebold
1976The First Nudie MusicalAuditioning Actor
1976A Special: Olivia Newton-John
1976Huckleberry FinnHuckleberry Finn
1975The Spikes GangLes
1974LocustsDonny Fletcher
1974The MigrantsLyle Barlow
1974American GraffitiSteve Bolander
1973Happy Mother's Day, Love GeorgeJohnny
1973SmokeChris (as Ronny Howard)
1970The Wild CountryVirgil Tanner
1970A Boy Called Nuthin’Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
1967Village of the GiantsGenius
1965The Courtship of Eddie's FatherEddie Corbett
1963The Music ManWinthrop Paroo
1962Five Minutes to LiveBobby Wilson
1961The JourneyBilly Rhinelander
1959Tv
The StudioRon Howard
2025100 Years of Warner Bros.Self
2023Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982Self
2023Light & MagicSelf - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker
2022Light & MagicSelf
2022Light & MagicSelf - Director, Cocoon
2022Light & MagicSelf - Director, Willow
2022Only Murders in the BuildingRon Howard
2021Reunited ApartSelf
2020How To with John WilsonSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019ChelseaSelf
2016This Is UsRon Howard (uncredited)
2016The Odd CoupleStanley
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf
2014Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2009The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2007The Colbert Report
2005KulturplatzSelf
2004The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003Arrested DevelopmentNarrator
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf
2003Top GearSelf
2002Where Are They Now?Self
1999The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf - Guest
1999From the Earth to the MoonRon Howard
1998The ViewSelf
1997The ViewSelf - Guest
1997The Daily ShowSelf
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996MADtvSelf
1995Inside the Actors StudioSelf
1994FrasierStephen (voice)
1993The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The SimpsonsRon Howard (voice)
1989The Fonz and the Happy Days GangRichie Cunningham
1980Donny & MarieSelf
1976Laverne & Shirley
1976Battle of the Network Stars
1976The Captain and TennilleSelf
1976Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
1975Happy DaysRichie Cunningham
1974Happy Days
1974Dinah!Self
1974The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
1973M*A*S*HWendell
1972The Waltons
1972The Smith FamilyBob Smith
1971Great PerformancesSelf
1971The Headmaster
1970Love, American StyleRichie Cunningham
1969The Bold Ones: The New DoctorsCory Merlino
1969Lancer
1968Mayberry R.F.D.Opie Taylor
1968Land of the GiantsJodar
1968Judd for the Defense
1967Gentle BenJerry
1967Gentle BenJody Cutler
1967The Monroes
1966The F.B.I.Jess Orkin
1965I SpyAlan Loden
1965The Big ValleyTommy
1965Daniel BooneLuke
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Opie Taylor
1964The Great AdventureDaniel Waterhouse
1963The FugitiveGus
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf
1963The New BreedTommy Simms
1961Dr. KildareJerry Prentice
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961The Andy Griffith ShowOpie Taylor
1960Route 66
1960Pete and Gladys
1960Insight
1960The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959Dennis the Menace
1959Johnny RingoRicky Parrott
1959Five Fingers
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonWim
1959Dennis the MenaceStewart
1959BonanzaTed Hoag
1959The Twilight ZoneWilcox Boy
1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisLittle Boy Eating Candy Bar
1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisLittle Boy with Ray Gun
1959GunsmokeJamie
1955Lassie
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyChris
1954General Electric TheaterBarnaby Baxter
1953The OscarsSelf
1953General Electric TheaterRandy
1953The Danny Thomas ShowOpie Taylor
1953The Bob Hope ShowSelf
1950Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Accepting Award for Best Motion Picture Drama /Nominee
1944Director (44 credits)
Movie
EdenDirector
2025Jim Henson Idea ManDirector
2024We Feed PeopleDirector
2022Thirteen LivesDirector
2022Hillbilly ElegyDirector
2020Rebuilding ParadiseDirector
2020PavarottiDirector
2019Solo: A Star Wars StoryDirector
2018InfernoDirector
2016The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring YearsDirector
2016In the Heart of the SeaDirector
2015RushDirector
2013Made in AmericaDirector
2013The DilemmaDirector
2011Presidential ReunionDirector
2010Angels & DemonsDirector
2009Frost/NixonDirector
2008The Da Vinci CodeDirector
2006Cinderella ManDirector
2005The MissingDirector
2003A Beautiful MindDirector
2001How the Grinch Stole ChristmasDirector
2000EDtvDirector
1999RansomDirector
1996Apollo 13Director
1995The PaperDirector
1994Far and AwayDirector
1992BackdraftDirector
1991ParenthoodDirector
1989WillowDirector
1988Gung HoDirector
1986CocoonDirector
1985SplashDirector
1984Night ShiftDirector
1982Through the Magic PyramidDirector
1981SkywardDirector
1980Cotton CandyDirector
1978Grand Theft AutoDirector
1977Deed of Daring-DoDirector
1969Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...Director
1969Old PaintDirector
1969The Shrinking of TreehornDirector
The FixerDirector
Writer (4 credits)
Producer (131 credits)
Movie
EdenProducer
2025FridaExecutive Producer
2024The Slumber PartyExecutive Producer
2023The Beanie BubbleProducer
2023Downfall: The Case Against BoeingExecutive Producer
2022Leave No TraceExecutive Producer
2022Wedding SeasonExecutive Producer
2022Personality Crisis: One Night OnlyExecutive Producer
2022We Feed PeopleProducer
2022The Volcano: Rescue from WhakaariExecutive Producer
2022The Day Sports Stood StillExecutive Producer
2021Paper & GlueExecutive Producer
2021Who Are You, Charlie Brown?Executive Producer
2021JuliaExecutive Producer
2021The Dark TowerProducer
2017The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring YearsProducer
2016Prophet's PreyExecutive Producer
2015Curious George 3: Back to the JungleExecutive Producer
2015In the Heart of the SeaProducer
2015The Good LieProducer
2014RushProducer
2013Out of the BlueExecutive Producer
2013Katy Perry: Part of MeProducer
2012Cowboys & AliensProducer
2011Angels & DemonsProducer
2009ChangelingProducer
2008Frost/NixonProducer
2008The Da Vinci CodeProducer
2006Curious GeorgeProducer
2006Cinderella ManProducer
2005Inside Deep ThroatProducer
2005The AlamoProducer
2004The MissingProducer
2003A Beautiful MindProducer
2001How the Grinch Stole ChristmasProducer
2000EDtvProducer
1999Inventing the AbbottsProducer
1997The ChamberProducer
1996Far and AwayProducer
1992The 'BurbsExecutive Producer
1989VibesExecutive Producer
1988Through the Magic PyramidExecutive Producer
1981Skyward ChristmasExecutive Producer
1981SkywardExecutive Producer
1980Love Advice from the Great Duke of HellProducer
PetsExecutive Producer
2025Jim Henson Idea ManProducer
2024Music by John WilliamsProducer
2024The Lost ChildrenExecutive Producer
2024Judy Blume ForeverExecutive Producer
2023Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave LettermanExecutive Producer
2023Louis Armstrong's Black & BluesExecutive Producer
2022Thirteen LivesProducer
2022Lucy and DesiExecutive Producer
2022tick, tick... BOOM!Producer
2021D. Wade: Life UnexpectedProducer
2020The Spy Who Dumped MeExecutive Producer
2018InfernoProducer
2016Curious George: A Halloween Boo FestExecutive Producer
2013Made in AmericaProducer
2013The Sound of PhiladelphiaExecutive Producer
WhalefallProducer
CarlosExecutive Producer
2023TetrisExecutive Producer
2023Curious George: Go West, Go WildExecutive Producer
2020Hillbilly ElegyProducer
2020Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The BandExecutive Producer
2020Rebuilding ParadiseProducer
2020Being FrankProducer
2019PavarottiProducer
2019Backdraft 2Executive Producer
2019DadsProducer
2019The DilemmaProducer
2011RestlessProducer
2011Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!Executive Producer
2009Silicon FolliesExecutive Producer
2001Beyond the MatProducer
1999Mulholland Dr.Executive Producer
1999Clean and SoberExecutive Producer
1988No Man's LandExecutive Producer
1987Gung HoExecutive Producer
1986The Lone Star KidExecutive Producer
1986No Greater GiftExecutive Producer
1985When Your Lover LeavesExecutive Producer
1983Untitled Barbara Walters DocumentaryExecutive Producer
The Shrinking of TreehornProducer
SplashProducer
Spy vs. SpyProducer
Into Thin AirExecutive Producer
1985Curious GeorgeProducer
Tv
David Blaine Do Not AttemptExecutive Producer
2025Harlem IceExecutive Producer
2025Fight for Glory: 2024 World SeriesExecutive Producer
2025The Dynasty: New England PatriotsExecutive Producer
2024ChoirExecutive Producer
2024The Truth About JimExecutive Producer
2024I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess MurdersExecutive Producer
2024Churchill at WarExecutive Producer
2024Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USAExecutive Producer
2023Taiwan Crime StoriesExecutive Producer
2023Bossy BearExecutive Producer
2023The Super ModelsExecutive Producer
2023WillowExecutive Producer
2022Under the Banner of HeavenExecutive Producer
2022Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the InternetExecutive Producer
2022Light & MagicExecutive Producer
2022Crime Scene: The Texas Killing FieldsExecutive Producer
2022The Tiny Chef ShowExecutive Producer
2022We Are: The Brooklyn SaintsExecutive Producer
2021Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil HotelExecutive Producer
2021Dan Brown's The Lost SymbolExecutive Producer
2021GossipExecutive Producer
2021Crime Scene: The Times Square KillerExecutive Producer
202168 WhiskeyExecutive Producer
2020The AstronautsExecutive Producer
2020On PointeExecutive Producer
2020GeniusExecutive Producer
2017ParenthoodProducer
2010Curious GeorgeExecutive Producer
2006Arrested DevelopmentExecutive Producer
2003The BeastProducer
2001WonderlandProducer
2000The PJsExecutive Producer
1999From the Earth to the MoonProducer
1998Sports NightProducer
1998FelicityProducer
1998Sports NightExecutive Producer
1998FelicityExecutive Producer
1998Hiller and DillerProducer
1997ParenthoodProducer
1990The Gringo HuntersExecutive Producer
