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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
Arrested Development
as Narrator 
The Andy Griffith Show
as Opie Taylor 
Felicity
Producer 
Η Πτώση της Φάλαινας
Producer 
Ένας Υπέροχος Άνθρωπος
Director, Producer 
Ο Μαύρος Πύργος
Producer 
Ιlluminati: Οι Πεφωτισμένοι
+1
Director, Producer 
Rush
Director, Producer 
Κώδικας Da Vinci
Director, Producer 
Δεκατρείς Ζωές
Director, Producer 
Inferno
Director, Producer 
Cinderella Man
Director, Producer 
Δεσμοί Στοργής
Director, Story 
Το Νησί
Director, Story 
From the Earth to the Moon
Creator, Producer 
Κύματα Φωτιάς
Director 
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Director 
Ο Κατεργάρης των Χριστουγέννων
Director, Producer 
Απόλλων 13
Director 
ΑΡΗΣ
Creator 
Στην Καρδιά της Θάλασσας
Director, Producer 
Breakthrough
Creator 
Μακρινός Ορίζοντας
Director, Story 
Η Γοργόνα
Director 
Ο Περίεργος Γιωργάκης
Producer 
The Missing
Director, Producer 
Η Απαγωγή
Director 
The Beanie Bubble
Producer 
Γουίλοου, η οργή των θρύλων
Director 
Μάρτι, η Ζωή Είναι Μικρή
as Self 
Παβαρότι
Director, Producer 
Η Ανταλλαγή
Producer 
Νεανικά Συνθήματα
as Steve Bolander 
Frost/Nixon
Director, Producer 
Ένα γενναίο ψέμα
Producer 
tick, tick... BOOM!
Producer 
Όσμοσις Τζόουνς
as Tom Colonic (voice) 
Restless
Producer 
Κοκούν
Director 
Με το Χέρι στη Σκανδάλη
as Gillom Rogers 
Τζιμ Χένσον: Ένας Άνθρωπος Γεμάτος Ιδέες
Director, Producer 
Το Τραγούδι του Χιλμπίλη
Director, Producer 
Το Άλαμο
Producer 
Parenthood
Producer 
Το Δίλημμα
+1
Director, Producer 
Ο Θάλαμος
Producer 
The Paper
Director 
Η Εποχή Της Αθωότητας
Producer 
Μουσική από τον Τζον Γουίλιαμς
as Self - Filmmaker 
EDtv
Director, Producer 
Τρελές Νύχτες στο... Νεκροτομείο
Director 
Μπαμπάδες
as Self 
Μέσα στο Βαθύ Λαρύγγι
Producer 
The Music Man
as Winthrop Paroo 
Gung Ho
Director 
We Feed People
Director, Producer 
The Journey
as Billy Rhinelander 
Katy Perry: Part of Me
Producer 
More American Graffiti
as Steve Bolander 
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
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 
Τρελλό Κυνηγητό Αυτοκινήτων
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
as Bobby Wilson 
Eat My Dust
as Hoover Niebold 
The Wild Country
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)