8.0
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
Ron Howard
Directing
Born March 1, 1954Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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.
Movies
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7.9
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
0.0
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away
2024
8.0
Music by John Williams
2024
5.5
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023
7.0
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
2023
4.3
Willow: Behind the Magic
2023
5.0
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022
7.2
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022
0.0
Fuck Coin
2021
7.0
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021
8.0
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
10.0
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
6.9
Dads
2019
6.3
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
2019
0.0
Kasdan on Kasdan
2018
5.5
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
8.0
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016
5.3
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016
6.0
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013
6.3
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013
6.3
Radioman
2012
7.0
Corman's World
2011
0.0
The Death and Return of Superman
2011
2.0
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
10.0
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011
6.7
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
6.0
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
2010
0.0
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
2008
3.2
Cannes: All Access
2007
6.2
Tell Them Who You Are
2004
4.6
Making a 'Splash'
2004
8.6
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004
4.7
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
2002
6.0
Inside a Beautiful Mind
2002
5.0
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2002
7.9
A Beautiful Mind
2001
6.5
Osmosis Jones
2001
7.0
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001
4.8
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2001
5.5
The Independent
2000
7.1
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
4.2
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
7.8
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
Television: The First Fifty Years
0.0
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
7.8
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
6.3
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
7.0
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
8.0
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
6.2
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
10.0
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996
0.0
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13
1995
0.0
Hollywood on Hollywood
1993
8.0
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
The Horror Hall of Fame II
2.0
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
7.0
First Works
1989
0.0
Channel 99
1988
7.3
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
6.2
Return to Mayberry
1986
2.0
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
6.1
Night Shift
1982
7.0
Fire on the Mountain
1981
1.0
Bitter Harvest
1981
6.0
Act of Love
1980
5.2
More American Graffiti
1979
0.0
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
9.0
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
7.0
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
7.7
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978
6.2
Huckleberry Finn
1978
5.3
Grand Theft Auto
1977
6.0
I'm a Fool
1977
7.7
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
1976
7.1
The Shootist
1976
0.0
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular
1976
5.8
Eat My Dust
1976
5.0
The First Nudie Musical
1976
5.4
Locusts
1974
6.7
The Spikes Gang
1974
6.1
The Migrants
1974
6.5
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973
7.1
American Graffiti
1973
6.0
The Wild Country
1970
0.0
Smoke
1970
6.5
A Boy Called Nuthin’
1967
3.7
Village of the Giants
1965
5.9
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
7.1
The Music Man
1962
5.5
Five Minutes to Live
1961
6.3
The Journey
1959
TV Shows
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7.8
The Studio
6.6
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
7.6
100 Years of Warner Bros.
7.9
LIGHT & MAGIC
7.9
LIGHT & MAGIC
7.9
LIGHT & MAGIC
7.9
LIGHT & MAGIC
8.4
Only Murders in the Building
8.1
How To with John Wilson
5.5
Reunited Apart
6.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show
8.2
This Is Us
5.1
Chelsea
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
5.8
The Odd Couple
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
7.2
The Graham Norton Show
7.0
The Colbert Report
6.0
Kulturplatz
7.9
Arrested Development
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
6.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
7.6
Top Gear
Where Are They Now?
6.7
Where Are They Now?
5.3
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
4.3
The View
4.3
The View
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
6.4
The Daily Show
7.1
MADtv
0.0
Inside the Actors Studio
7.7
Frasier
5.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
8.0
The Simpsons
7.8
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
5.6
The South Bank Show
6.4
Battle of the Network Stars
7.5
The Captain and Tennille
7.1
Laverne & Shirley
6.8
Donny & Marie
6.9
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Saturday Night Live
8.3
People's Choice Awards
7.0
Dinah!
7.6
Happy Days
7.6
Happy Days
6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
7.9
M*A*S*H
7.1
The Waltons
6.1
Great Performances
7.3
The Smith Family
7.0
The Headmaster
6.2
Love, American Style
4.8
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
5.6
Lancer
6.2
Mayberry R.F.D.
6.8
Land of the Giants
6.7
Gentle Ben
6.7
Gentle Ben
7.7
Judd, for the Defense
6.8
The Monroes
5.6
The F.B.I.
6.5
I Spy
6.2
The Big Valley
7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.0
Daniel Boone
10.0
The Great Adventure
7.0
The Danny Kaye Show
7.3
The Fugitive
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
7.7
The New Breed
5.7
Dr. Kildare
6.7
Route 66
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
6.2
Pete and Gladys
6.6
Dennis the Menace
10.0
Five Fingers
6.6
Dennis the Menace
5.9
Johnny Ringo
8.5
The Twilight Zone
6.3
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
6.3
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
6.3
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
6.8
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
7.5
Bonanza
6.7
Gunsmoke
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
6.3
Lassie
6.2
The Danny Thomas Show
7.1
The Oscars
6.8
General Electric Theater
6.8
General Electric Theater
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
7.0