Directing
Ron Howard
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. Howard 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.
Filmography
Marty, Life Is Short
Film · 2026
John Candy: I Like Me
Film · 2025
The Studio
Series · 2025
Music by John Williams
Film · 2024
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away
Film · 2024
Willow: Behind the Magic
Film · 2023
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
Film · 2023
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
Film · 2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Series · 2023
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
Series · 2023
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
Film · 2022
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
Film · 2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Series · 2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Series · 2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Series · 2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Series · 2022
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
Film · 2021
Fuck Coin
Film · 2021
Only Murders in the Building
Series · 2021
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
Film · 2020
Reunited Apart
Series · 2020
How To with John Wilson
Series · 2020
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Film · 2019
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
Film · 2019
Dads
Film · 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Series · 2019
Kasdan on Kasdan
Film · 2018
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Film · 2017
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
Film · 2016
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Film · 2016
Chelsea
Series · 2016
This Is Us
Series · 2016
The Odd Couple
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Series · 2014
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
Film · 2013
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Film · 2013
Radioman
Film · 2012
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
Film · 2011
Corman's World
Film · 2011
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Film · 2011
The Death and Return of Superman
Film · 2011
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Film · 2010
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Film · 2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
Film · 2008
Cannes: All Access
Film · 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
The Colbert Report
Series · 2005
Tell Them Who You Are
Film · 2004
Making a 'Splash'
Film · 2004
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
Film · 2004
Kulturplatz
Series · 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Arrested Development
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Film · 2002
Inside a Beautiful Mind
Film · 2002
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
Film · 2002
Top Gear
Series · 2002
Osmosis Jones
Film · 2001
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
Film · 2001
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
Film · 2001
A Beautiful Mind
Film · 2001
The Independent
Film · 2000
Welcome to Hollywood
Film · 2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
Film · 2000
Television: The First Fifty Years
Film · 1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
Film · 1999
Where Are They Now?
Series · 1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Series · 1999
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Film · 1998
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Film · 1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Film · 1997
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Film · 1996
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13
Film · 1995
MADtv
Series · 1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
Hollywood on Hollywood
Film · 1993
Frasier
Series · 1993
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
The Horror Hall of Fame II
Film · 1991
First Works
Film · 1989
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Film · 1988
Channel 99
Film · 1988
Return to Mayberry
Film · 1986
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
Film · 1985
Night Shift
Film · 1982
Bitter Harvest
Film · 1981
Fire on the Mountain
Film · 1981
Act of Love
Film · 1980
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
Series · 1980
More American Graffiti
Film · 1979
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
Film · 1979
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
Film · 1979
Huckleberry Finn
Film · 1978
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Film · 1978
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Film · 1978
The South Bank Show
Series · 1978
Grand Theft Auto
Film · 1977
I'm a Fool
Film · 1977
The Shootist
Film · 1976
Eat My Dust
Film · 1976
The First Nudie Musical
Film · 1976
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
Film · 1976
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular
Film · 1976
Donny & Marie
Series · 1976
Laverne & Shirley
Series · 1976
Battle of the Network Stars
Series · 1976
The Captain and Tennille
Series · 1976
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
The Spikes Gang
Film · 1974
Locusts
Film · 1974
The Migrants
Film · 1974
Happy Days
Series · 1974
Happy Days
Series · 1974
Dinah!
Series · 1974
American Graffiti
Film · 1973
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
Film · 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
M*A*S*H
Series · 1972
The Waltons
Series · 1972
The Smith Family
Series · 1971
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Smoke
Film · 1970
The Wild Country
Film · 1970
The Headmaster
Series · 1970
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Series · 1969
Lancer
Series · 1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
Series · 1968
Land of the Giants
Series · 1968
A Boy Called Nuthin’
Film · 1967
Judd, for the Defense
Series · 1967
Gentle Ben
Series · 1967
Gentle Ben
Series · 1967
The Monroes
Series · 1966
Village of the Giants
Film · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
I Spy
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
Daniel Boone
Series · 1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Series · 1964
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Film · 1963
The Great Adventure
Series · 1963
The Fugitive
Series · 1963
The Danny Kaye Show
Series · 1963
The Music Man
Film · 1962
Five Minutes to Live
Film · 1961
The New Breed
Series · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Andy Griffith Show
Series · 1960
Route 66
Series · 1960
Pete and Gladys
Series · 1960
The Journey
Film · 1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Series · 1959
Dennis the Menace
Series · 1959
Johnny Ringo
Series · 1959
Five Fingers
Series · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Series · 1959
Dennis the Menace
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Series · 1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Series · 1959
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Lassie
Series · 1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
The Danny Thomas Show
Series · 1953
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Bob Hope Show
Series · 1950
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944