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Ron Howard started off as a child actor by starring on the Andy Griffith Show, but after a starring role on Happy Days, Howard moved to directing, achieving critical acclaim and box office success for many of his films.

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Director Credits (23) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2014 The Dark Tower
2013 Rush Director
2011 The Dilemma director
2009 Angels & Demons
2009 Frost/Nixon
2006 The Da Vinci Code
2005 Cinderella Man
2003 The Missing
2001 A Beautiful Mind direcctor
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
1999 Edtv: Caught in the Camera's Eye
1996 Ransom
1995 Apollo 13
1994 The Paper
1992 Far and Away
1991 Backdraft
1989 Parenthood
1988 Willow
1986 Gung Ho
1985 Cocoon
1984 Splash
1982 Night Shift
1977 Grand Theft Auto Director
Actor Credits (62) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2013 From up on Poppy Hill Akio Kazama (U.S. version)
2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel
2009 Late Show with David Letterman (1) Himself - Top Ten List Presenter
2009 The Colbert Report (1) Himself - Guest
2009 Real Time with Bill Maher (1) Himself
2009 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1)
2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1)
2006 Sunday Morning Shootout (5)
  • 2006 Arrested Development (53) Narrator
    2002 Life and Times (1) Himself
    2002 Rank (1) Himself
    2002 Everybody Loves Raymond (1)
    2001 A Beautiful Mind Man at Gouverners Ball
    2001 Osmosis Jones Tom Colonic
    2000 MADtv (1)
    2000 The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1) Himself
    2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Whoville Townsperson
    2000 E! True Hollywood Story (1) Himself
    1999 Frasier (1)
    1999 The Directors (2) Himself
    1994 HBO First Look (3)
    1991 Charlie Rose (3) Himself
    1988 This Morning (1) Himself
    1986 Return to Mayberry Opie Taylor
    1984 Happy Days (171) Richard \'Richie\' Cunningham
    1982 Saturday Night Live (2) Contestant #2
    1982 Night Shift Annoying Sax Player / Boy Making out with Girlfriend in Front of Chuck's Apartment
    1980 The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1) Richard 'Richie' Cunningham
    1979 Laverne & Shirley (1)
    1979 More American Graffiti Steve Bolander
    1977 Grand Theft Auto Sam Freeman
    1977 I'm a Fool Andy
    1976 The Shootist Gillom Rogers
    1976 Eat My Dust! Hoover Niebold
    1975 Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry Finn
    1974 The Migrants Lyle Barlow
    1973 Happy Mother's Day, Love George Johnny
    1973 American Graffiti Steve Bolander
    1973 M*A*S*H (1)
    1972 Bonanza (1)
    1972 The Smith Family (9) Bob Smith
    1970 The Wild Country Virgil
    1970 Lassie (2)
    1969 Gunsmoke (1)
    1969 Daniel Boone (1)
    1969 Land of the Giants (1)
    1968 The F.B.I. (1)
    1968 The Andy Griffith Show (208) Opie Taylor
    1966 I Spy (0)
    1965 Five Minutes to Live Bobby
    1965 The Big Valley (1)
    1965 Village of the Giants Genius
    1964 Dr. Kildare (1)
    1963 The Courtship of Eddie's Father
    1962 Route 66 (0)
    1962 The Music Man
    1962 The New Breed (1)
    1961 G.E. True Theater (2)
    1961 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1)
    1960 Cheyenne (1)
    1959 Twilight Zone (1)
    1959 The Journey Billy Rhinelander
    Producer Credits (39) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
    2013 Rush Producer
    2012 Katy Perry: Part of Me Producer
    2011 J. Edgar
    2011 Restless producer
    2011 Cowboys and Aliens producer
    2010 Parenthood (2)
    2009 Angels & Demons producer
    2009 Frost/Nixon producer
    2008 Changeling producer
    2008 Wonderland (1)
    2006 The Da Vinci Code producer
  • 2006 Arrested Development (51)
    2006 Curious George producer
    2005 The Inside (8)
    2005 Cinderella Man producer
    2005 Inside Deep Throat producer
    2004 The Alamo producer
    2003 The Missing producer
    2001 A Beautiful Mind producer
    2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas producer
    2000 Beyond the Mat producer
    1999 Edtv: Caught in the Camera's Eye producer
    1999 The PJs (4)
  • 1998 Felicity (50)
    1998 Sports Night (45)
  • 1998 From the Earth to the Moon (12)
    1997 Inventing the Abbotts producer
    1992 Far and Away producer
    1991 Closet Land executive producer
    1991 The Doors executive producer
    1989 The 'burbs executive producer
    1988 Clean and Sober executive producer
    1988 Vibes executive producer
    1987 No Man's Land executive producer
    1986 Gung Ho executive producer
    1986 Lone Star Kid executive producer
    1985 Into Thin Air executive producer
    1984 Maximum Security (2)
    n/a Curious George (15)
    Writer Credits (3) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
    1992 Far and Away
    1989 Parenthood
    1977 Grand Theft Auto
    General Information Edit
    Credited Name Ron Howard
    Gender Male
    Birthday March 1, 1954
    Death
    Primary Role Director
    Hometown Duncan, Oklahoma
    Country United States
    Website
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    Clint Howard Clint Howard
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    Tom Hanks Tom Hanks
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    James Ritz James Ritz
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    Cheryl Howard
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    Michael Keaton Michael Keaton
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    Cindy Williams
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    Paul Linke
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    Louisa Marie
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    Danny Leiner Danny Leiner
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    George Tyne
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    Robert Totten
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    Herb Wallerstein
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    Marc Buckland
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    Kenneth R. Shapiro
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    Joseph H. Lewis
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    Don Weis
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    William Wiard
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    Lowell Ganz
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    Babaloo Mandel
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    Akiva Goldsman Akiva Goldsman
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    Rance Howard Rance Howard
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    Bill Idelson
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    Peter Morgan Peter Morgan
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    Sherwood Anderson
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    Richard Morgan
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    Dick Bensfield
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    Brian Grazer Brian Grazer
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    Brian Glazer
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    Todd Hallowell
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    Louisa Velis
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    Kathleen McGill
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    Tony Ganz
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    Aldric La'Auli Porter
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    Tony Krantz
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      Career $4.4B
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