Ron Howard (

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Ron Howard

Birth Name:
Ronald William Howard

Date of Birth:
March 1, 1954,

Height:
5' 9" (1.75 m)

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Ron Howard Biography

Ron was born in Oklahoma, into an acting family - his father had realized a boyhood dream of acting by attending the University of Oklahoma and majoring in drama, and his mother went through acting school in New York. He was in his first movie at 18 months, Frontier Woman (1956), although his first real part was at the age of 4. Soon a regular on "Playhouse 90" (1956), he was cast as Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960), and later moved from a child in Mayberry to America's teenager as Richie Cunningham in "Happy Days" (1974). The life of a child star is certainly not routine, but Ron's parents wanted his life to be as normal as possible - he attended public schools and at age 15 even took nine months off to play a basketball season. The transition from child actor to adult actor is always difficult, but for Ron the real transition was from child actor to adult director. There were some film roles, such as The Shootist (1976) for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, but his dream and now his focus was directing. He had begun shooting films at age 15 with a Super-8 camera, and after high school spent two years in a film program at the University of Southern California, but then left, feeling he could learn more from actual experience. That first film was the hardest to finance, but he struck a deal with Roger Corman - he would star in Eat My Dust (1976) and Corman would produce Grand Theft Auto (1977) which Howard would direct (he also wrote the script and starred). It was a success, and his directorial career was jump-started. Married since 1975 to his high school sweetheart, he, in 1997, is enjoying a life of telling stories as one of Hollywood's top directors.

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Ron Howard filmography

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1. Osmosis Jones (2001)
Tom Colonic (voice)

actor

2. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Man at Gouverners Ball (uncredited)

actor

3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Whoville Townsperson (uncredited)

actor

4. "Frasier" (1993)
(TV series) Stephen

actor

5. Channel 99 (1988)
(TV movie) Ron Howard

actor

6. Return to Mayberry (1986)
(TV movie) Opie Taylor

actor

7. When Your Lover Leaves (1983)
(TV movie) (uncredited)

actor

8. Night Shift (1982)
Annoying Sax Player/Boy Making out with Girlfriend in Front of Chuck's Apartment (uncredited)

actor

9. Fire on the Mountain (1981)
(TV movie) Lee Mackie

actor

10. Bitter Harvest (1981)
(TV movie) Ned De Vries

actor

11. Act of Love (1980)
(TV movie) Leon Cybulkowski

actor

12. More American Graffiti (1979)
Steve Bolander

actor

13. I'm a Fool (1977)
(TV movie) Andy

actor

14. Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Sam Freeman

actor

15. The First Nudie Musical (1976)
Auditioning actor (uncredited)

actor

16. Eat My Dust (1976)
Hoover Niebold

actor

17. The Shootist (1976)
Gillom Rogers

actor

18. Huckleberry Finn (1975)
(TV movie) Huckleberry Finn

actor

19. "Saturday Night Live" (1975)
(TV series) Contestant #2

actor

20. The Spikes Gang (1974)
Les

actor

21. The Migrants (1974)
(TV movie) Lyle Barlow

actor

22. Locusts (1974)
(TV movie) Donny Fletcher

actor

23. Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973)
Johnny

actor

24. American Graffiti (1973)
Steve (as Ronny Howard)

actor

25. "M*A*S*H" (1972)
(TV series) Private Walter / Wendell Peterson

actor

26. "The Waltons" (1972)
(TV series) Seth Turner

actor

27. Smoke (1970)
(TV movie) Chris (as Ronny Howard)

actor

28. The Wild Country (1970)
Virgil Tanner (as Ronny Howard)

actor

29. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" (1969)
(TV series) Cory Merlino

actor

30. "Love, American Style" (1969)
(TV series) Richie Cunningham (segment "Love and Happy Days")

actor

31. "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968)
(TV series) Opie Taylor

actor

32. "Land of the Giants" (1968)
(TV series) Jodar

actor

33. A Boy Called Nuthin' (1967)
TV (as Ronny Howard) Richie `Nuthin'´ Caldwell

actor

34. "Judd for the Defense" (1967)
(TV series) Phil Beeton

actor

35. "The Monroes" (1966)
(TV series) Timothy Prescott

actor

36. Village of the Giants (1965)
Genius (as Ronny Howard)

actor

37. "I Spy" (1965)
(TV series) Alan Loden

actor

38. "The Big Valley" (1965)
(TV series) Tommy

actor

39. "The F.B.I." (1965)
(TV series) Jess Orkin

actor

40. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964)
(TV series) Opie Taylor

actor

41. "Daniel Boone" (1964)
(TV series) Luke

actor

42. "The Great Adventure" (1963)
(TV series) Daniel Waterhouse

actor

43. The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
Eddie Corbett (as Ronny Howard)

actor

44. "The Fugitive" (1963)
(TV series) Gus

actor

45. The Music Man (1962)
Winthrop Paroo (as Ronny Howard)

actor

46. "The Eleventh Hour" (1962)
(TV series) Barry Stewart

actor

47. Door-to-Door Maniac (1961)
Bobby Wilson (as Ronnie Howard)

actor

48. "The New Breed" (1961)
(TV series) Tommy Simms

actor

49. "Route 66" (1960)
(TV series) Chet

actor

50. The Journey (1959)
Billy Rhinelander (as Ronny Howard)

actor

51. "The Twilight Zone" (1959)
(TV series) The Wilcox Boy

actor

52. "Five Fingers" (1959)
(TV series)

actor

53. "Bonanza" (1959)
(TV series) Ted Hoag

actor

54. Frontier Woman (1956)
uncredited Bit Part

actor

55. "Cheyenne" (1955)
(TV series) Timmy

actor

56. "Gunsmoke" (1955)
(TV series) Jamie

actor

57. "Lassie" (1954)
(TV series) Gary

actor

58. "Make Room for Daddy" (1953)
(TV series) Opie Taylor

actor

59. "The Red Skelton Show" (1951)
(TV series) Joey

actor

60. "The Headmaster"
(TV series) Tony Landis

actor

61. "Pete and Gladys"
(TV series) Tommy

actor

62. "The Smith Family"
Bob Smith (39 episodes, 1971-1972)

actor

63. "The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang"
(TV series) Richie Cunningham

actor

64. "Dennis the Menace"
Stewart (5 episodes, 1959-1960)

actor

65. "The DuPont Show with June Allyson"
(TV series) Wim Wegless

actor

66. "Johnny Ringo"
(TV series) Ricky Parrott

actor

67. "Dr. Kildare"
(TV series) Jerry Prentice

actor

68. Cotton Candy (1978)
TV (writer)

writer

69. The Dark Tower (2012)
(TV series) (producer) (pre-production)

producer

70. The Dark Tower (2012)
(producer) (announced)

producer

71. The Alamo (2004)
producer

producer

72. Student Affairs (1999)
TV (producer)

producer

73. "Hiller and Diller" (1997)
(executive producer) (unknown episodes)

producer

74. Poison (1988)
TV (executive producer)

producer

75. Leo and Loree (1980)
executive producer

producer

76. "Curious George"
executive producer (15 episodes, 2006-2007)

producer

77. Take Five (1987)
TV

director

78. Littleshots (1983)
TV

director

79. Through the Magic Pyramid (1981)
TV

director

80. Skyward (1980)
TV

director

81. Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore and Death (1969)

director

82. Old Paint (1969)

director

83. Ron Howard's Call to Action (2009)

84. In the Shadow of the Moon: Introduction by Ron Howard (2008)

85. 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (2008)
uncredited

86. Bienvenue à Cannes (2007)

87. Backdraft: Igniting the Story (2006)

88. Backdraft: Bringing Together the Team (2006)

89. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006)

90. Sunnyvale (2005)
archive footage

91. AFI Tribute to George Lucas (2005)

92. Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2005)

93. The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005)

94. New Frontiers: Making 'The Missing' (2004)

95. Biography Special: The Fondas (2004)

96. Making a 'Splash' (2004)

97. Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (2004)
uncredited

98. Tell Them Who You Are (2004)

99. The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2004)

100. Christmas from Hollywood (2003)
archive footage

101. "Arrested Development" (2003)
53 episodes, 2003-2006

102. "Sunday Morning Shootout" (2003)
5 episodes, 2003-2006

103. The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)
uncredited

104. "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003)
2 episodes, 2003-2006

105. A Beautiful Mind: Creation of the Special Effects (2002)

106. A Beautiful Mind: The Process of Age Progression (2002)

107. A Beautiful Mind: Meeting John Nash (2002)

108. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks (2002)

109. Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002)

110. The Shootist: The Legend Lives On (2001)
uncredited

111. From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking (2001)

112. TVography: Laverne & Shirley (2001)

113. "+ de cinéma" (2001)
1 episode, 2002

114. Jim Carrey Uncensored (2000)

115. The Independent (2000)

116. "The Directors" (1999)
2 episodes, 1999

117. The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998)

118. 1998 MTV Movie Awards (1998)

119. Welcome to Hollywood (1998)

120. CBS: The First 50 Years (1998)

121. "Corazón de..." (1997)
3 episodes, 2005-2006

122. Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 (1996)

123. George Lucas: Heroes, Myths and Magic (1993)

124. Happy Days Reunion Special (1992)

125. "HBO First Look" (1992)
3 episodes, 1998-2005

126. "The Charlie Rose Show" (1991)
2 episodes, 2005

127. "The Simpsons" (1989)
2 episodes, 1998-1999

128. Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988)

129. "Biography" (1987)
7 episodes, 1997-2006

130. "Entertainment Tonight" (1981)
5 episodes, 2008

131. The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda (1978)

132. Battle of the Network Stars II (1977)
ABC Team

133. A Special Olivia Newton-John (1976)

134. "Laverne & Shirley" (1976)
2 episodes, 1976-1979

135. An All-Star Tribute to John Wayne (1976)

136. "Happy Days" (1974)
171 episodes, 1974-1984

137. "Film '72" (1972)
3 episodes, 2004-2006

138. "Lancer" (1968)
2 episodes, 1968-1969

139. "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960)
210 episodes, 1960-1968

140. "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (1959)
3 episodes, 1959-1960

141. "Disneyland" (1954)
6 episodes, 1967-1978

142. E! Entertainment Special: Tom Cruise (2004)
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self

143. The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Back to Mayberry (2003)
TV Himself / Opie Taylor

self

144. "The Clint Howard Variety Show" (2002)
Himself

self

145. Inside a Beautiful Mind (2002)
TV Himself

self

146. TVography: Happy Days (2001)
TV Himself

self

147. Inside TV Land: The Andy Griffith Show (2000)
TV Himself

self

148. Edtv: Caught in the Camera's Eye (1999)
V Himself

self

149. Entertainment Tonight Presents: Happy Days - Secrets (1999)
TV Himself

self

150. Film-Fest DVD: Issue 2 - Cannes (1999)
V Himself

self

151. One Vision (1998)
Himself

self

152. Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)
TV Himself (Host/Narrator)

self

153. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996)
Himself (4 episodes, 1997-2001)

self

154. A Day with (1995)
TV Himself

self

155. Homeward Bound (1994)
TV Himself

self

156. Andy Griffith Show Reunion (1993)
TV Himself

self

157. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)
Himself (1 episode, 2003)

self

158. The Magical World of Chuck Jones (1992)
Himself

self

159. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)
Himself (6 episodes, 2002-2006)

self

160. David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival (1985)
TV Himself (segment "But I'm Happy")

self

161. Where Have All the Children Gone (1980)
TV

self

162. Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall (1979)
TV Himself

self

163. NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (1978)
TV Himself

self

164. "This Is Your Life"
Himself (1 episode, 1984)

self

165. "Bio Extra"
Himself (1 episode, 2002)

self

166. "Intimate Portrait"
Himself (1 episode, 2001)

self

167. From Dollars to Donuts: An Undressing of the First Nudie Musical (2002)
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