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