Ron Howard
Directing
192
Acting Credits
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Directed
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 su...
Known For
Filmography
Marty, Life Is Short
2026
as Self
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Director, Splash (archive footage)
The Studio
2025
as Ron Howard
Music by John Williams
2024
as Self - Filmmaker
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away
2024
as Self
Willow: Behind the Magic
2023
as Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
2023
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
2023
as Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
as Self
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
2023
as Self
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
2022
as Self
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
2022
as Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self - Director, Cocoon
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self - Director, Willow
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
2021
as Self
Fuck Coin
2021
as Self
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Ron Howard
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
2020
as Self
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
How To with John Wilson
2020
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
as Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
2019
as Self
Dads
2019
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Kasdan on Kasdan
2018
as Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
as Self
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
2016
as Himself
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016
as Self
Chelsea
2016
as Self
This Is Us
2016
as Ron Howard (uncredited)
The Odd Couple
2015
as Stanley
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
2013
as Self
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013
as Self
Radioman
2012
as Self
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
2011
as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Corman's World
2011
as Self - Filmmaker
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011
as Self
The Death and Return of Superman
2011
as Max's Son
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
2010
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
2008
as Self
Cannes: All Access
2007
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
as Self
The Colbert Report
2005
Tell Them Who You Are
2004
as Self
Making a 'Splash'
2004
as Self - Director
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
2004
as Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
Kulturplatz
2004
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Arrested Development
2003
as Narrator
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Inside a Beautiful Mind
2002
as Self
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
2002
as Self
Top Gear
2002
as Self
Osmosis Jones
2001
as Tom Colonic (voice)
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
2001
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
2001
as Self - Director
A Beautiful Mind
2001
as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
The Independent
2000
as Ron Howard
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as Ron Howard
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
as Self
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999
as Self
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self - Guest
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
1997
as Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
1996
as Self
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996
as Herbert Biberman
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13
1995
as Self
MADtv
1995
as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Hollywood on Hollywood
1993
as Host
Frasier
1993
as Stephen (voice)
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
1992
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Horror Hall of Fame II
1991
as Self
First Works
1989
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as Ron Howard (voice)
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
as Self - Director
Channel 99
1988
Return to Mayberry
1986
as Opie Taylor
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
1985
as Self (archive footage)
Night Shift
1982
as Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
Bitter Harvest
1981
as Ned De Vries
Fire on the Mountain
1981
as Lee Mackie
Act of Love
1980
as Leon Cybulkowski
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
1980
as Richie Cunningham
More American Graffiti
1979
as Steve Bolander
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
1979
as Self
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
1979
as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
Huckleberry Finn
1978
as Huckleberry Finn
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978
as Self
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self - Host
Grand Theft Auto
1977
as Sam Freeman
I'm a Fool
1977
as Andy
The Shootist
1976
as Gillom Rogers
Eat My Dust
1976
as Hoover Niebold
The First Nudie Musical
1976
as Auditioning Actor
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
1976
Donny & Marie
1976
as Self
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
The Captain and Tennille
1976
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Contestant #2 (uncredited)
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Winner
The Spikes Gang
1974
as Les
Locusts
1974
as Donny Fletcher
The Migrants
1974
as Lyle Barlow
Happy Days
1974
Happy Days
1974
as Richie Cunningham
Dinah!
1974
as Self
American Graffiti
1973
as Steve Bolander
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
1973
as Johnny
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
M*A*S*H
1972
as Wendell
The Waltons
1972
The Smith Family
1971
as Bob Smith
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Smoke
1970
as Chris (as Ronny Howard)
The Wild Country
1970
as Virgil Tanner
The Headmaster
1970
Love, American Style
1969
as Richie Cunningham
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Cory Merlino
Lancer
1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as Opie Taylor
Land of the Giants
1968
as Jodar
A Boy Called Nuthin’
1967
as Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Gentle Ben
1967
as Jerry
Gentle Ben
1967
as Jody Cutler
The Monroes
1966
Village of the Giants
1965
as Genius
The F.B.I.
1965
as Jess Orkin
I Spy
1965
as Alan Loden
The Big Valley
1965
as Tommy
Daniel Boone
1964
as Luke
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
as Opie Taylor
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
as Eddie Corbett
The Great Adventure
1963
as Daniel Waterhouse
The Fugitive
1963
as Gus
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
The Music Man
1962
as Winthrop Paroo
Five Minutes to Live
1961
as Bobby Wilson
The New Breed
1961
as Tommy Simms
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Jerry Prentice
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Opie Taylor
Route 66
1960
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Journey
1959
as Billy Rhinelander
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Dennis the Menace
1959
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Ricky Parrott
Five Fingers
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Wim
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Stewart
Bonanza
1959
as Ted Hoag
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Wilcox Boy
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Little Boy Eating Candy Bar
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Little Boy with Ray Gun
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jamie
Lassie
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Chris
General Electric Theater
1953
as Barnaby Baxter
The Oscars
1953
as Self
General Electric Theater
1953
as Randy
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Opie Taylor
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Joey
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Accepting Award for Best Motion Picture Drama / Nominee