Ron Howard
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 su…
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Filmography
Acting (176)
Movies (88)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025as Self - Director, Splash (archive footage)
The Studio: How to Shoot a Oner
2025as Self
Music by John Williams
2024as Self - Filmmaker
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away
2024as Self
Willow: Behind the Magic
2023as Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
2023as Self
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023as Self (archive footage)
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022as Self
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
2022as Self
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022as Self
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021as Self
Fuck Coin
2021as Self
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020as Self
Dads
2019as Self
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019as Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
2019as Self
Kasdan on Kasdan
2018as Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017as Self
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016as Self
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016as Himself
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2013as Self - Director
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013as Self
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013as Self
Radioman
2012as Self
Corman's World
2011as Self - Filmmaker
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010as Self
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
2010as Self
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
2008as Self
Cannes: All Access
2007as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005as Self
Making a 'Splash'
2004as Self - Director
Tell Them Who You Are
2004as Self
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004as Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Inside a Beautiful Mind
2002as Self
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
2002as Self
A Beautiful Mind
2001as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
Osmosis Jones
2001as Tom Colonic (voice)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Independent
2000as Ron Howard
Welcome to Hollywood
2000as Ron Howard
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000as Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999as Self
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999as Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998as Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997as Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997as Self
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996as Self
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996as Herbert Biberman
Hollywood on Hollywood
1993as Host
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992as Self
First Works
1989as Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988as Self - Director
Channel 99
1988
Return to Mayberry
1986as Opie Taylor
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985as Self (archive footage)
Night Shift
1982as Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
Bitter Harvest
1981as Ned De Vries
Fire on the Mountain
1981as Lee Mackie
Act of Love
1980as Leon Cybulkowski
More American Graffiti
1979as Steve Bolander
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979as Self
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978as Self
Huckleberry Finn
1978as Huckleberry Finn
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978as Self - Host
Grand Theft Auto
1977as Sam Freeman
I'm a Fool
1977as Andy
The Shootist
1976as Gillom Rogers
The First Nudie Musical
1976as Auditioning Actor
Eat My Dust
1976as Hoover Niebold
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
1976
The Spikes Gang
1974as Les
Locusts
1974as Donny Fletcher
The Migrants
1974as Lyle Barlow
American Graffiti
1973as Steve Bolander
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973as Johnny
Smoke
1970as Chris (as Ronny Howard)
The Wild Country
1970as Virgil Tanner
A Boy Called Nuthin’
1967as Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
Village of the Giants
1965as Genius
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963as Eddie Corbett
The Music Man
1962as Winthrop Paroo
Five Minutes to Live
1961as Bobby Wilson
The Journey
1959as Billy Rhinelander
IMDb Me: Ron Howard Talks Ron Howard
Television (88)
The Studio
2025as Ron Howard
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023as Self
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
2023as Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022as Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker
Only Murders in the Building
2021as Ron Howard
Reunited Apart
2020as Self
How To with John Wilson
2020as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
This Is Us
2016as Ron Howard (uncredited)
Chelsea
2016as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Odd Couple
2015as Stanley
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
Kulturplatz
2004as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self - Guest
Arrested Development
2003as Narrator
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003as Self
Top Gear
2002as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999as Self - Guest
From the Earth to the Moon
1998as Ron Howard
The View
1997as Self
The Daily Show
1996as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
MADtv
1995as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994as Self
Frasier
1993as Stephen (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Simpsons
1989as Ron Howard (voice)
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
1980as Richie Cunningham
Donny & Marie
1976as Self
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
The Captain and Tennille
1976as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975as Contestant #2 (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
1975as Self - Winner
Dinah!
1974as Self
Happy Days
1974as Richie Cunningham
Happy Days
1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973as Self
M*A*S*H
1972as Wendell
The Waltons
1972
Great Performances
1971as Self
The Smith Family
1971as Bob Smith
The Headmaster
1970
Love, American Style
1969as Richie Cunningham
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969as Cory Merlino
Land of the Giants
1968as Jodar
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968as Opie Taylor
Lancer
1968
Gentle Ben
1967as Jerry
Judd for the Defense
1967
The Monroes
1966
The F.B.I.
1965as Jess Orkin
The Big Valley
1965as Tommy
Daniel Boone
1964as Luke
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964as Opie Taylor
The Fugitive
1963as Gus
The Danny Kaye Show
1963as Self
The Great Adventure
1963as Daniel Waterhouse
The Mike Douglas Show
1961as Self - Co-Host
Dr. Kildare
1961as Jerry Prentice
The New Breed
1961as Tommy Simms
The Andy Griffith Show
1960as Opie Taylor
Route 66
1960
Pete and Gladys
1960
Bonanza
1959as Ted Hoag
The Twilight Zone
1959as Wilcox Boy
Dennis the Menace
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Johnny Ringo
1959as Ricky Parrott
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959as Wim
Five Fingers
1959
Gunsmoke
1955as Jamie
Lassie
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954as Chris
The Oscars
1953as Self
The Danny Thomas Show
1953as Opie Taylor
General Electric Theater
1953as Barnaby Baxter
The Red Skelton Show
1951as Joey
The Bob Hope Show
1950as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944as Self - Accepting Award for Best Motion Picture Drama / Nominee
Crew (191)
Movies (147)
Whalefall
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2026Executive Producer
Eden
2025Director
Eden
2025Producer
Eden
2025Story
Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024
2025Executive Producer
Pets
2025Executive Producer
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything
2025Executive Producer
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024Director
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024Producer
Music by John Williams
2024Producer
The Lost Children
2024Executive Producer
Frida
2024Executive Producer
Tetris
2023Executive Producer
The Beanie Bubble
2023Producer
The Slumber Party
2023Executive Producer
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
2023Executive Producer
Carlos
2023Executive Producer
Judy Blume Forever
2023Executive Producer
Thirteen Lives
2022Director
Thirteen Lives
2022Producer
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari
2022Executive Producer
Wedding Season
2022Executive Producer
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022Executive Producer
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
2022Executive Producer
Lucy and Desi
2022Executive Producer
We Feed People
2022Director
We Feed People
2022Producer
Personality Crisis: One Night Only
2022Executive Producer
Leave No Trace
2022Executive Producer
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021Producer
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
2021Executive Producer
Julia
2021Executive Producer
The Day Sports Stood Still
2021Executive Producer
Paper & Glue
2021Executive Producer
Hillbilly Elegy
2020Director
Hillbilly Elegy
2020Producer
Rebuilding Paradise
2020Director
Rebuilding Paradise
2020Producer
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild
2020Executive Producer
D. Wade: Life Unexpected
2020Producer
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
2020Executive Producer
Dads
2019Producer
Backdraft 2
2019Executive Producer
Pavarotti
2019Director
Pavarotti
2019Producer
Being Frank
2019Producer
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018Director
The Spy Who Dumped Me
2018Executive Producer
The Dark Tower
2017Producer
Inferno
2016Director
Inferno
2016Producer
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016Director
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016Producer
In the Heart of the Sea
2015Director
In the Heart of the Sea
2015Producer
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle
2015Executive Producer
Prophet's Prey
2015Executive Producer
The Good Lie
2014Producer
Rush
2013Director
Rush
2013Producer
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest
2013Executive Producer
Made in America
2013Director
Made in America
2013Producer
Out of the Blue
2013Executive Producer
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012Producer
Cowboys & Aliens
2011Producer
The Dilemma
2011Director
The Dilemma
2011Producer
Restless
2011Producer
Presidential Reunion
2010Director
Angels & Demons
2009Director
Angels & Demons
2009Producer
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
2009Executive Producer
Mademoiselle Chambon
2009Thanks
Changeling
2008Producer
Frost/Nixon
2008Director
Frost/Nixon
2008Producer
The Da Vinci Code
2006Director
The Da Vinci Code
2006Producer
Curious George
2006Producer
Cinderella Man
2005Director
Cinderella Man
2005Producer
Inside Deep Throat
2005Producer
The Alamo
2004Producer
The Missing
2003Director
The Missing
2003Producer
A Beautiful Mind
2001Director
A Beautiful Mind
2001Producer
Silicon Follies
2001Executive Producer
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000Director
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000Producer
Beyond the Mat
1999Producer
EDtv
1999Director
EDtv
1999Producer
Inventing the Abbotts
1997Producer
Ransom
1996Director
The Chamber
1996Producer
Apollo 13
1995Director
Apollo 13
1995Executive Music Producer
The Paper
1994Director
Far and Away
1992Director
Far and Away
1992Producer
Far and Away
1992Story
Backdraft
1991Director
Closet Land
1991Executive Producer
The 'Burbs
1989Executive Producer
Parenthood
1989Director
Parenthood
1989Story
Willow
1988Director
Vibes
1988Executive Producer
Clean and Sober
1988Executive Producer
No Man's Land
1987Executive Producer
Gung Ho
1986Director
Gung Ho
1986Executive Producer
The Lone Star Kid
1986Executive Producer
Cocoon
1985Director
No Greater Gift
1985Executive Producer
Into Thin Air
1985Executive Producer
Splash
1984Director
When Your Lover Leaves
1983Executive Producer
Night Shift
1982Director
Through the Magic Pyramid
1981Director
Through the Magic Pyramid
1981Executive Producer
Skyward Christmas
1981Executive Producer
Skyward
1980Director
Skyward
1980Executive Producer
Cotton Candy
1978Director
Cotton Candy
1978Writer
Grand Theft Auto
1977Director
Grand Theft Auto
1977Writer
Deed of Daring-Do
1969Director
Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...
1969Director
Old Paint
1969Director
The Shrinking of Treehorn
Director
The Shrinking of Treehorn
Producer
The Sound of Philadelphia
Executive Producer
Alone at Dawn
Director
Dangerously Funny
Producer
Splash
Producer
Spy vs. Spy
Producer
Curious George
Producer
Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell
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Untitled Firefighter Film
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The Fixer
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Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
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Television (44)
The Gringo Hunters
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David Blaine Do Not Attempt
2025Executive Producer
Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series
2025Executive Producer
Harlem Ice
2025Executive Producer
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Churchill at War
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The Dynasty: New England Patriots
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Choir
2024Executive Producer
The Truth About Jim
2024Executive Producer
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders
2024Executive Producer
Taiwan Crime Stories
2023Executive Producer
Bossy Bear
2023Executive Producer
The Super Models
2023Executive Producer
Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA
2023Executive Producer
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022Executive Producer
Under the Banner of Heaven
2022Executive Producer
Willow
2022Executive Producer
The Tiny Chef Show
2022Executive Producer
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
2022Executive Producer
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
2022Executive Producer
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
2021Executive Producer
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
2021Executive Producer
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
2021Executive Producer
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
2021Executive Producer
Gossip
2021Executive Producer
68 Whiskey
2020Executive Producer
On Pointe
2020Executive Producer
The Astronauts
2020Executive Producer
Genius
2017Executive Producer
Breakthrough
2015Director
Parenthood
2010Executive Producer
Parenthood
2010Producer
Curious George
2006Executive Producer
Arrested Development
2003Executive Producer
The Beast
2001Producer
Wonderland
2000Producer
The PJs
1999Executive Producer
From the Earth to the Moon
1998Producer
Felicity
1998Executive Producer
Felicity
1998Producer
Sports Night
1998Executive Producer
Sports Night
1998Producer
Hiller and Diller
1997Producer
Parenthood
1990Producer
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