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Ron Howard
Known for: DirectingRonald 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 92
Familie på livstid
as Narrator 
The Andy Griffith Show
as Opie Taylor 
Felicity
Producer 
Whalefall
Producer 
Et smukt sind
+3
Director, Producer 
The Dark Tower
+4
Producer 
Engle og dæmoner
+6
Director, Producer 
Rush
+4
Director, Producer 
Da Vinci-mysteriet
+8
Director, Producer 
Thirteen Lives
+2
Director, Producer 
Inferno
+4
Director, Producer 
Hele den pukkelryggede familie
+2
Director, Story 
Eden
Director, Story 
From the Earth to the Moon
Creator, Producer 
Flammehav
+3
Director 
Solo: A Star Wars Story
+4
Director 
Grinchen: Julen er stjålet
+6
Director, Producer 
Apollo 13
+3
Director 
I havets hjerte
+3
Director, Producer 
Cinderella Man
+2
Director, Producer 
Vild videnskab
Creator 
Far and Away
+4
Director, Story 
Splash
Director 
Peter Pedal
+4
Producer 
Løsepenge
Director 
The Beanie Bubble
Producer 
Mars
Creator 
The Missing
Director, Producer 
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self 
Changeling
+2
Producer 
Sidste nat med kliken
+4
as Steve Bolander 
Frost/Nixon
+2
Director, Producer 
The Good Lie
+4
Producer 
Willow
Director 
tick, tick... BOOM!
Producer 
Osmosis Jones
+2
as Tom Colonic (voice) 
Restless
Producer 
Cocoon
Director 
Seksløberen Som Blev Tavs
as Gillom Rogers 
Jim Henson Idea Man
Director, Producer 
Hillbilly Elegy
Director, Producer 
The Alamo
+1
Producer 
The Dilemma
+5
Director, Producer 
Dødskammeret
+3
Producer 
Parenthood
Producer 
The Paper
+1
Director 
Inventing the Abbotts
Producer 
Music by John Williams
as Self - Filmmaker 
EDtv
+2
Director, Producer 
Natholdet
Director 
Dads
as Self 
Historien om "Langt ned i halsen"
Producer 
The Music Man
as Winthrop Paroo 
Koks i kølerhjelmen
Director 
We Feed People
Director, Producer 
The Journey
as Billy Rhinelander 
Part of Me
Producer 
Sidste nyt fra kliken
as Steve Bolander 
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
+2
Director, Producer 
Pavarotti
+4
Director, Producer 
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
as Self 
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker 
Radioman
as Self 
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Eddie Corbett 
Beyond the Mat
Producer 
Hopla, vi skrider
as Sam Freeman 
The Spikes Gang
as Les 
Tell Them Who You Are
as Self 
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
as Self 
Fire on the Mountain
as Lee Mackie 
Being Frank
Producer 
Made in America
Director, Producer 
Act of Love
as Leon Cybulkowski 
Five Minutes to Live
+1
as Bobby Wilson 
Æd mit støv
as Hoover Niebold 
Sheriffen kommer til Jackson Hole
as Virgil Tanner 
Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel
Director, Producer 
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
as Self (archive footage) 
Rebuilding Paradise
Director, Producer 
I'm a Fool
as Andy
as Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage) 
Bitter Harvest
as Ned De Vries 
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
as Self 
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)