
Ron Howard
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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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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

General Electric Theater

The Graham Norton Show

The Oscars

Golden Globe Awards

Gunsmoke

Frasier

The Twilight Zone

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Wonderful World of Disney

E! True Hollywood Story

The F.B.I.

The Simpsons

Dr. Kildare

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Top Gear

MADtv

The Fugitive

Real Time with Bill Maher

Lassie

Only Murders in the Building

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

Land of the Giants

The Colbert Report

Laverne & Shirley

The Danny Kaye Show

This Is Us

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Route 66

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

From the Earth to the Moon

Chelsea

The Waltons

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Daniel Boone

Johnny Ringo

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

Bonanza

Dennis the Menace

M*A*S*H

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

100 Years of Warner Bros.

Pete and Gladys

The Odd Couple

How To with John Wilson

Mayberry R.F.D.

Lancer

The Danny Thomas Show

Light & Magic

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The First Nudie Musical

Night Shift

Showbiz Kids

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Studio

Music by John Williams

Arrested Development

More American Graffiti

Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982

The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

The Independent

I Spy

Gentle Ben

Five Fingers

The Andy Griffith Show

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

Insight

HBO First Look

The Shootist

Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10

The Migrants

Locusts

American Graffiti

Happy Days

Act of Love

Grand Theft Auto

Smoke

Willow: Behind the Magic

Saturday Night Live

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Production Credits

Changeling

From the Earth to the Moon

On Pointe

Cocoon

Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer

Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields

Katy Perry: Part of Me

Frida

The Dark Tower

Thirteen Lives

Angels & Demons

Sports Night

Judy Blume Forever

Eden

Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet

Night Shift

Lucy and Desi

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman

Solo: A Star Wars Story

The Dynasty: New England Patriots

The Fixer

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

A Beautiful Mind

Grand Theft Auto

Far and Away

Arrested Development

The Beanie Bubble

Light & Magic

Choir

Under the Banner of Heaven

Genius

David Blaine Do Not Attempt

Ransom

Curious George

The Day Sports Stood Still

Tetris

Downfall: The Case Against Boeing

Harlem Ice

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol

Who Are You, Charlie Brown?

The Super Models

Willow

Cowboys & Aliens

Clean and Sober

Splash

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Splash

Inferno

tick, tick... BOOM!

The Da Vinci Code

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

68 Whiskey

Parenthood

Apollo 13

Hillbilly Elegy

Parenthood

Cinderella Man

Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

Churchill at War

Gung Ho

Music by John Williams

Inventing the Abbotts

Backdraft

Willow

In the Heart of the Sea

Jim Henson Idea Man

I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders

Curious George: Go West, Go Wild

Rush

We Are: The Brooklyn Saints

The 'Burbs

Curious George

Gossip

Parenthood

Taiwan Crime Stories

The Gringo Hunters
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