Ron Howard
Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. He started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, he has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Grammy Awards, as well as nominations for seven British Academy Film Awards. He was also awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2003 and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in
Howard first came to prominence as a child, acting in several television series before gaining 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. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), and became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days(1974–1980). He starred in the films The Spikes Gang (1974), The Shootist (1976), and Grand Theft Auto (1977), the latter being his directorial film debut.
In 1980, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing, and sometimes writing a variety of films and television series. His films included the comedies Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), and Cocoon (1985), as well as the fantasy Willow(1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), and the newspaper comedy-drama film The Paper (1994). Howard went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind (2001) and was nominated again for the same awards for the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008).
Howard has directed historical dramas such as Apollo 13 (1995), Cinderella Man (2005), Rush(2013), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and Thirteen Lives (2022), the children's fantasy film How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), the mystery-thriller series Robert Langdon (2006–2016), the comedy The Dilemma (2011), and the space drama Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also directed numerous documentaries such as The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016), Pavarotti (2019), and We Feed People (2022).
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Born
Mar 01, 1954
Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Directing
Movies
90 acting
158 crew
Popularity
2.9
Known For
A Beautiful Mind
2001
as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
American Graffiti
1973
as Steve Bolander
Osmosis Jones
2001
as Tom Colonic (voice)
More American Graffiti
1979
as Steve Bolander
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Director, Splash (archive footage)
Night Shift
1982
as Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
The Music Man
1962
as Winthrop Paroo
The Shootist
1976
as Gillom Rogers
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016
as Himself
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