Ron Howard

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.

Casted

A Beautiful Mind

Played Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.9

10710 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 2001

24 years ago
American Graffiti

Played Steve Bolander

Average Rating

7.0

1522 votes

Release Date

Aug 11, 1973

53 years ago
Osmosis Jones

Played Tom Colonic (voice)

Average Rating

6.5

1056 votes

Release Date

Aug 10, 2001

25 years ago
The Shootist

Played Gillom Rogers

Average Rating

7.0

365 votes

Release Date

Jul 21, 1976

50 years ago
Night Shift

Played Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.0

223 votes

Release Date

Jul 30, 1982

44 years ago
The Music Man

Played Winthrop Paroo

Average Rating

7.1

187 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 1962

64 years ago
More American Graffiti

Played Steve Bolander

Average Rating

5.1

103 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 1979

47 years ago
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

Played Himself

Average Rating

5.4

102 votes

Release Date

Feb 10, 2016

10 years ago
Corman's World

Played Self - Filmmaker

Average Rating

7.1

79 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 2011

14 years ago
Music by John Williams

Played Self - Filmmaker

Average Rating

8.0

71 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 2024

1 year ago
Return to Mayberry

Played Opie Taylor

Average Rating

6.2

68 votes

Release Date

Apr 13, 1986

40 years ago
Grand Theft Auto

Played Sam Freeman

Average Rating

5.2

56 votes

Release Date

Jun 16, 1977

49 years ago
The Spikes Gang

Played Les

Average Rating

6.6

39 votes

Release Date

Apr 11, 1974

52 years ago
The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Played Eddie Corbett

Average Rating

5.9

36 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 1963

63 years ago
Village of the Giants

Played Genius

Average Rating

3.5

35 votes

Release Date

Oct 20, 1965

61 years ago
Dads

Played Self

Average Rating

6.9

34 votes

Release Date

Sep 06, 2019

6 years ago
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

30 votes

Release Date

Nov 12, 2010

15 years ago
The Arrested Development Documentary Project

Played Self

Average Rating

5.7

26 votes

Release Date

May 02, 2013

13 years ago
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10

Played Self

Average Rating

6.4

25 votes

Release Date

May 18, 2019

6 years ago
Five Minutes to Live

Played Bobby Wilson

Average Rating

5.4

24 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 1961

65 years ago
The Journey

Played Billy Rhinelander

Average Rating

6.3

24 votes

Release Date

Feb 11, 1959

68 years ago
The First Nudie Musical

Played Auditioning Actor

Average Rating

4.8

23 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1976

50 years ago
Eat My Dust

Played Hoover Niebold

Average Rating

5.6

21 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 1976

50 years ago
The Independent

Played Ron Howard

Average Rating

5.4

17 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 2000

25 years ago
Willow: Behind the Magic

Played Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022

Average Rating

4.1

15 votes

Release Date

Jan 25, 2023

3 years ago
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

Played Self

Average Rating

7.2

14 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 2022

3 years ago
Welcome to Hollywood

Played Ron Howard

Average Rating

3.8

13 votes

Release Date

Oct 27, 2000

25 years ago
Tom Hanks: The Nomad

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

5.5

12 votes

Release Date

May 20, 2023

2 years ago
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

Played Self

Average Rating

5.4

11 votes

Release Date

Nov 12, 2017

8 years ago
Tell Them Who You Are

Played Self

Average Rating

5.9

11 votes

Release Date

Sep 06, 2004

21 years ago
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

Played Self

Average Rating

7.9

10 votes

Release Date

Jun 15, 1999

27 years ago
The Making of 'American Graffiti'

Played Self

Average Rating

7.8

9 votes

Release Date

Sep 15, 1998

27 years ago
The Wild Country

Played Virgil Tanner

Average Rating

6.0

8 votes

Release Date

Dec 16, 1970

56 years ago
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck

Played Self

Average Rating

6.1

7 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 2013

13 years ago
The Migrants

Played Lyle Barlow

Average Rating

5.7

7 votes

Release Date

Feb 03, 1974

52 years ago
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

Played Self

Average Rating

7.7

7 votes

Release Date

May 12, 2020

5 years ago
Frank Capra's American Dream

Played Self

Average Rating

6.2

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
Locusts

Played Donny Fletcher

Average Rating

4.8

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 09, 1974

52 years ago
Willow: The Making of an Adventure

Played Self - Director

Average Rating

6.8

6 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1988

38 years ago
Huckleberry Finn

Played Huckleberry Finn

Average Rating

6.0

5 votes

Release Date

Mar 31, 1978

48 years ago
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

Played Self

Average Rating

5.8

5 votes

Release Date

Jul 16, 1996

30 years ago
Radioman

Played Self

Average Rating

5.7

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 07, 2012

13 years ago
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

Played Self

Average Rating

7.4

5 votes

Release Date

Apr 06, 1978

48 years ago
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

Played Self

Average Rating

6.8

5 votes

Release Date

Nov 08, 2000

25 years ago
Making a 'Splash'

Played Self - Director

Average Rating

4.6

5 votes

Release Date

Mar 30, 2004

22 years ago
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002

Played Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)

Average Rating

9.0

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 23, 2004

22 years ago
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

Played Self

Average Rating

7.5

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 08, 2022

3 years ago
Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Played Johnny

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 1973

53 years ago
Fire on the Mountain

Played Lee Mackie

Average Rating

7.0

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 23, 1981

45 years ago
Cannes: All Access

Played Self

Average Rating

3.7

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 27, 2007

18 years ago
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking

Played Self - Director

Average Rating

3.7

3 votes

Release Date

Apr 05, 2013

13 years ago
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

Played Wilcox Boy (archive footage)

Average Rating

10.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 14, 2019

6 years ago
The Magical World of Chuck Jones

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 1992

33 years ago
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen

Played Self

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 27, 2022

3 years ago
Act of Love

Played Leon Cybulkowski

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 24, 1980

46 years ago
A Special: Olivia Newton-John

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1976

50 years ago
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On

Played Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jul 24, 2001

25 years ago
Inside a Beautiful Mind

Played Self

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 03, 2002

24 years ago
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 2002

23 years ago
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jul 25, 2010

15 years ago
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 14, 2016

9 years ago
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2011

15 years ago
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 19, 2021

5 years ago
George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Played Self

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 27, 2005

21 years ago
Bitter Harvest

Played Ned De Vries

Average Rating

1.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 18, 1981

45 years ago
I'm a Fool

Played Andy

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 05, 1977

49 years ago
A Boy Called Nuthin’

Played Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 10, 1967

59 years ago
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1985

41 years ago
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Played Richie Cunningham (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2011

15 years ago
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 06, 1997

29 years ago
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial

Played Herbert Biberman

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 27, 1996

30 years ago
Smoke

Played Chris (as Ronny Howard)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 01, 1970

56 years ago
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 23, 2023

3 years ago
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 1997

29 years ago
Television: The First Fifty Years

Played Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1999

27 years ago
Kasdan on Kasdan

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 25, 2018

7 years ago
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1979

47 years ago
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

Played Self - Host

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 13, 1978

48 years ago
First Works

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 10, 1989

37 years ago
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street

Played Richie Cunningham (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1979

47 years ago
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 29, 2008

17 years ago
Fuck Coin

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 16, 2021

5 years ago
Channel 99

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 04, 1988

38 years ago
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 17, 2024

1 year ago

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