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Ron Howard
9 FOLLOWERS • 141 CREDITS • MAR 1, 1954 • 70
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 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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Saturday Night Live
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Graham Norton Show
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The Oscars
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Gunsmoke
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Frasier
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The Twilight Zone
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The Daily Show
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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E! True Hollywood Story
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The F.B.I.
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The Simpsons
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Dr. Kildare
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General Electric Theater
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MADtv
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The Fugitive
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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Lassie
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Land of the Giants
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The Colbert Report
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Laverne & Shirley
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The Danny Kaye Show
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This Is Us
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
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Route 66
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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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From the Earth to the Moon
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Chelsea
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The Waltons
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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
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Daniel Boone
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Johnny Ringo
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The DuPont Show with June Allyson
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100 Years of Warner Bros.
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Bonanza
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Dennis the Menace
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M*A*S*H
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The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
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Pete and Gladys
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The Odd Couple
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Mayberry R.F.D.
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The Danny Thomas Show
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Lancer
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Light & Magic
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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The First Nudie Musical
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Night Shift
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Showbiz Kids
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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
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Arrested Development
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More American Graffiti
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Five Fingers
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The Independent
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Gentle Ben
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Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
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I Spy
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The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
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The Andy Griffith Show
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Insight
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The Shootist
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HBO First Look
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The Making of 'American Graffiti'
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Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
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American Graffiti
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The Migrants
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Locusts
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Smoke
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Happy Days
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Act of Love
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Willow: Behind the Magic
Production Credits
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Inventing the Abbotts
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Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields
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Cowboys & Aliens
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Lucy and Desi
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Parenthood
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The Beanie Bubble
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Cocoon
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Hillbilly Elegy
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The Da Vinci Code
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In the Heart of the Sea
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Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet
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The Spy Who Dumped Me
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Light & Magic
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Inferno
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The Day Sports Stood Still
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Choir
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Taiwan Crime Stories
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Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
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68 Whiskey
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Splash
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Gung Ho
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Beyond Belief with David Blaine
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Tetris
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From the Earth to the Moon
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Willow
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Night Shift
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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!
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Frida
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tick, tick... BOOM!
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Judy Blume Forever
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Apollo 13
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Curious George
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Gringo Hunters
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Jim Henson Idea Man
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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Angels & Demons
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Splash
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We Are: The Brooklyn Saints
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Sports Night
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Downfall: The Case Against Boeing
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On Pointe
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The Dark Tower
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The Fixer
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Gossip
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Ransom
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Far and Away
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Parenthood
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The Super Models
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The Dynasty: New England Patriots
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A Beautiful Mind
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Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
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Curious George
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Katy Perry: Part of Me
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Thirteen Lives
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Rush
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Cinderella Man
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Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer
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Willow
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Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel
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Genius
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Clean and Sober
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Arrested Development
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Under the Banner of Heaven
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Backdraft
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