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Ron Howard
9 FOLLOWERS • 141 CREDITS • MAR 1, 1954 • 70
Biography
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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Known For
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Saturday Night Live
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Graham Norton Show
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The Oscars
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Gunsmoke
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Frasier
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The Twilight Zone
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The Daily Show
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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E! True Hollywood Story
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The F.B.I.
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The Simpsons
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Dr. Kildare
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General Electric Theater
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MADtv
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The Fugitive
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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Lassie
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Land of the Giants
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The Colbert Report
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Laverne & Shirley
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The Danny Kaye Show
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This Is Us
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
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Route 66
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
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From the Earth to the Moon
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Chelsea
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The Waltons
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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
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Daniel Boone
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Johnny Ringo
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The DuPont Show with June Allyson
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100 Years of Warner Bros.
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Bonanza
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Dennis the Menace
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M*A*S*H
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The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
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Pete and Gladys
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The Odd Couple
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Mayberry R.F.D.
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Lancer
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The Danny Thomas Show
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Light & Magic
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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The First Nudie Musical
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Night Shift
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Showbiz Kids
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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
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Arrested Development
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More American Graffiti
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Gentle Ben
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Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
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The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
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Five Fingers
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I Spy
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The Independent
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The Andy Griffith Show
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The Shootist
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Insight
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The Making of 'American Graffiti'
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HBO First Look
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Locusts
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Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
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American Graffiti
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The Migrants
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Smoke
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Act of Love
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Happy Days
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Willow: Behind the Magic
Production Credits
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Light & Magic
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Inferno
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A Beautiful Mind
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Parenthood
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Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
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Willow
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Backdraft
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Angels & Demons
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On Pointe
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Beyond Belief with David Blaine
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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Rush
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Cowboys & Aliens
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Inventing the Abbotts
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Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
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Sports Night
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Cinderella Man
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Gung Ho
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Clean and Sober
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The Dark Tower
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The Spy Who Dumped Me
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The Beanie Bubble
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Ransom
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Gossip
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Judy Blume Forever
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Gringo Hunters
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Katy Perry: Part of Me
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Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
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Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
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Tetris
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Thirteen Lives
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From the Earth to the Moon
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The Dynasty: New England Patriots
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Splash
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Far and Away
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68 Whiskey
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Splash
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Jim Henson Idea Man
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Arrested Development
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Hillbilly Elegy
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Apollo 13
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tick, tick... BOOM!
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The Day Sports Stood Still
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Cocoon
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Curious George
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The Super Models
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The Fixer
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The Da Vinci Code
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Genius
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Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
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In the Heart of the Sea
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The 'Burbs
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Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
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Parenthood
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Frida
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Under the Banner of Heaven
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Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Curious George
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Taiwan Crime Stories
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Choir
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We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
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Night Shift
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Lucy and Desi
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Willow
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