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Biography

The world watched as Ron Howard grew up. And Howard responded by landing three distinct monster roles before his 21st birthday. When he was…more

Born

3/1/1954, Duncan, Oklahoma

Birth Name

Ronald William Howard

Gender

Male

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Star (7)

Role
- Arrested Development
  Narrator
  - S 3: Ep 13 Development Arrested
    2/10/06
  - S 3: Ep 12 Exit Strategy
    2/10/06
  - S 3: Ep 11 Family Ties
    2/10/06
  - S 3: Ep 10 Fakin' It
    2/10/06
  - S 3: Ep 9 S.O.B.s
    1/2/06
  - + 45 More Credits
- Arrested Development
  narrator (uncredited)
  - S 2: Ep 18 Righteous Brothers
    4/17/05
  - S 2: Ep 17 Spring Breakout
    4/10/05
  - S 2: Ep 13 Motherboy XXX
    3/13/05
- Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
  Richie Cunningham
  - S 2: Ep 11 Give Me a Hand--Something's Afoot
    11/28/81
  - S 2: Ep 10 All This and Timbuktu
    11/21/81
  - S 2: Ep 9 Around the World in 80 Ways
    11/14/81
  - S 2: Ep 8 Perilous Pauline
    11/7/81
  - S 2: Ep 7 There's No Place Like Rome
    10/31/81
  - + 19 More Credits
- Happy Days
  Richard J. Cunningham
  - S 7: Ep 25 Ralph's Family Problem
    5/6/80
  - S 7: Ep 24 The Roaring Twenties
    3/25/80
  - S 7: Ep 23 A Potsie Is Born
    3/11/80
  - S 7: Ep 22 Father & Son
    3/4/80
  - S 7: Ep 21 Fools Rush In
    2/26/80
  - + 162 More Credits
- The Smith Family
  Bob Smith
  - S 2: Ep 24 Father-in-Law
    6/7/72
  - S 2: Ep 23 Homecoming
    5/31/72
  - S 2: Ep 22 Ten O'Clock and All is Well
    5/24/72
  - S 2: Ep 21 Rogue Cop
    5/17/72
  - S 2: Ep 20 My Mother, the Star
    5/10/72
  - + 34 More Credits
- The Andy Griffith Show
  Opie Taylor
  - S 8: Ep 30 Mayberry R.F.D.
    4/1/68
  - S 8: Ep 29 A Girl for Goober
    3/25/68
  - S 8: Ep 28 Opie and Mike
    3/18/68
  - S 8: Ep 27 Sam for Town Council
    3/11/68
  - S 8: Ep 25 Emmett's Anniversary
    2/26/68
  - + 57 More Credits
- The Andy Griffith Show
  Opie Taylor (1960-1968)
  - S 7: Ep 30 Goober's Contest
    4/10/67
  - S 7: Ep 29 Opie's Most Unforgettable Character
    4/3/67
  - S 7: Ep 28 Big Brother
    3/27/67
  - S 7: Ep 27 Howard the Comedian
    3/20/67
  - S 7: Ep 26 Opie's Piano Lesson
    3/13/67
  - + 157 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 206 Ron Howard; John Donnelly; Brad Paisley
    5/8/06
  - S 14: Ep 110 Show #3054
    12/6/05
  - S 12: Ep 102 Show #2598
    11/19/03
  - S 10: Ep 156 Show #2222
    3/6/02
  - S 10: Ep 127 Show #2193
    1/3/02
Guest Star (102)

Role
- Attack of the Show!
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 179 10/6/2011
    10/6/11
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 22 Episode #5.022
    9/29/11
  - S 4: Ep 87 Episode #4.087
    12/15/10
  - S 4: Ep 55 Episode #4.055
    11/8/10
  - S 3: Ep 123 Episode #3.123
    1/27/10
  - S 3: Ep 86 Episode #3.086
    12/15/09
  - + 4 More Credits
- ESPN First Take
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 January 13, 2011
    1/13/11
- SportsCenter
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 113 January 12, 2011 (3)
    1/12/11
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Guest
  - S 7: Ep 8 April 10, 2009
    4/10/09
- The Rachel Maddow Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 61 December 8, 2008
    12/8/08
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Self
  - S 13: Ep 156 Ron Howard
    12/4/08
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 243 December 4, 2008
    12/4/08
  - S 57: Ep 40 February 25, 2008
    2/25/08
  - S 55: Ep 97 May 16, 2006
    5/15/06
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself - Video clip
  - S 5: Ep 34 Thursday, October 18, 2007
    10/18/07
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 161 Nick Lachey/Ron Howard/Chris Daughtry
    5/16/06
  - S 1: Ep 60 Ron Howard/Toni Collette
    12/2/03
- At The Movies
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 32 21st September, 2005
    9/21/05
- HBO First Look
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 12 Cinderella Man
    5/19/05
  - S 8: Ep 24 Inside 'A Beautiful Mind'
    12/25/01
- Happy Days
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 24 Happy Days 30th Anniversary Reunion
    2/3/05
  - S 11: Ep 23 Happy Days: The Reunion
    3/3/92
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 56: Ep 1 The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/19/04
- Shootout
  Self
  - S 1: Ep 20 Oscars 2004
    2/29/04
- Film '72
  Himself
  - S 31: Ep 2 9th December 2003
    12/9/03
- Shootout
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Ron Howard, Brian Grazer
    11/30/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 38 Ron Howard, John Tesh, The Strokes
    11/26/03
- The View
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 61 Howard/Walker
    11/25/03
  - S 5: Ep 36 March 5, 2002
    3/5/02
  - S 5: Ep 64 December 20, 2001
    12/20/01
- ET In TV Land
  Himself
  - — Happy Days
    1/12/03
- Everybody Loves Raymond
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 24 Everybody Loves Raymond: The First Six Years
    4/28/02
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 17 Gump Roast
    4/21/02
  - S 11: Ep 6 Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder
    11/14/99
  - S 10: Ep 5 When You Dish Upon a Star
    11/8/98
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 74: Ep 1 The 74th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/02
- Good Day Live
  Himself-Guest
  - S 1: Ep 121 March 5th 2002
    3/5/02
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 92 Ron Howard
    2/4/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 123 Ron Howard and Teresa Cooper
    1/8/02
  - S 3: Ep 124 Ron Howard and Natasha Henstridge
    12/25/00
  - S 3: Ep 102 Ron Howard and Natasha Henstridge
    11/23/00
- TVography
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Laverne & Shirley
    9/6/01
  - S 1: Ep 2 Happy Days
    9/3/01
- Ozzy & Drix
  Tom Colonic
  - S 1: Ep 1 Osmosis Jones
    8/10/01
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 14 John Candy
    4/3/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 54 Show #866
    11/17/00
  - S 3: Ep 106 Show #537
    2/23/99
  - S 1: Ep 180 Show #180
    4/2/97
- Big Wolf on Campus
  Spider Guy
  - S 2: Ep 12 Pleased to Eat You
    6/17/00
- E! True Hollywood Story
  footage version
  - S 4: Ep 8 Andy of Mayberry
    2/6/00
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 33: Ep 13 Steve Martin: Seriously Funny
    9/27/99
  - S 31: Ep 7 George Lucas: Flying Solo
    3/23/97
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 19 Ron Howard: Hollywood's Favorite Son.
    9/6/99
  - S 2: Ep 18 John Ford: An American Vision
    9/5/99
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 9 Ron Howard
    5/9/99
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 114 Ron Howard
    3/29/99
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 123 Show #1188
    3/26/99
  - S 4: Ep 47 Show #0696
    11/13/96
  - S 2: Ep 187 Show #0406
    6/27/95
  - S 1: Ep 127 Show #0127
    3/16/94
- Frasier
  Voice of Stephen
  - S 6: Ep 11 Good Samaritan
    1/7/99
- The Directors
  Guest Star
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - — The Best of Eddie Murphy
    8/22/98
  - S 8: Ep 3 Ron Howard/The Clash
    10/9/82
  - S 7: Ep 3 George Kennedy/Miles Davis
    10/17/81
- MTV Movie Awards
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 1 1998 MTV Movie Awards
    5/30/98
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 1 The 21st Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/1/95
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 133 March 21, 1994
    3/21/94
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 60 Show #1802
    5/28/93
  - S 8: Ep 93 Show #1178
    7/28/89
  - S 7: Ep 69 Show #1044
    10/14/88
  - S 1: Ep 85 Show #0085
    7/7/82
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 85 May 21, 1992
    5/21/92
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 169 May 19, 1992
    5/19/92
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 138 May 6, 1992
    5/6/92
  - S 3: Ep 138 April 25, 1991
    4/25/91
  - S 1: Ep 151 August 1, 1989
    8/1/89
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 135 August 2, 1989
    8/2/89
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 24: Ep 64 Show #3764
    3/6/86
  - S 17: Ep 6 Show #3006
    10/25/78
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 4: Ep 128 David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival
    11/30/85
- Happy Days
  Richie
  - S 11: Ep 17 Passages (2)
    5/8/84
  - S 11: Ep 5 Welcome Home (2)
    11/1/83
  - S 11: Ep 4 Welcome Home (1)
    10/25/83
- Insight
  Guest Star
  - S 22: Ep 5 The Needle's Eye
    10/4/81
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 125 March 13, 1980
    3/13/80
  - S 6: Ep 63 December 10, 1979
    12/10/79
  - S 5: Ep 112 February 26, 1979
    2/26/79
  - S 5: Ep 2 September 12, 1978
    9/12/78
  - S 4: Ep 174 June 1, 1978
    6/1/78
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 98 February 5, 1980
    2/5/80
  - S 17: Ep 20 October 17, 1978
    10/17/78
  - S 16: Ep 22 October 4, 1977
    10/4/77
  - S 15: Ep 100 February 11, 1977
    2/11/77
  - S 14: Ep 233 August 25, 1976
    8/25/76
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 18: Ep 15 September 21, 1979
    9/21/79
  - S 18: Ep 14 September 20, 1979
    9/20/79
  - S 18: Ep 13 September 19, 1979
    9/19/79
  - S 18: Ep 12 September 18, 1979
    9/18/79
  - S 18: Ep 11 Week of September 17, 1979
    9/17/79
  - + 5 More Credits
- Laverne & Shirley
  Richie
  - S 5: Ep 1 Shotgun Wedding
    9/13/79
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 29: Ep 5 March 2, 1979
    3/2/79
- Disneyland
  himself
  - S 25: Ep 1 NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of The Wonderful World of Disney
    9/17/78
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 211 July 21, 1978
    7/21/78
  - S 14: Ep 211 July 29, 1977
    7/29/77
  - S 14: Ep 4 September 9, 1976
    9/9/76
  - S 12: Ep 121 March 4, 1975
    3/4/75
  - S 11: Ep 135 March 15, 1974
    3/15/74
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 61 April 10-16, 1978 (2)
    4/10/78
  - S 11: Ep 56 March 21-27, 1977 (2)
    3/21/77
- Battle of the Network Stars
  ABC Team
  - S 1: Ep 2 Special #2
    2/28/77
  - S 1: Ep 1 Special #1
    11/13/76
- Laverne & Shirley
  Richie Cunningham
  - S 2: Ep 12 Birthday Show
    1/10/77
  - S 2: Ep 4 Excuse Me, May I Cut In?
    10/26/76
- The Captain and Tennille
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Show #4-76
    10/4/76
- The Waltons
  Seth Turner
  - S 2: Ep 19 The Gift
    1/24/74
- M*A*S*H
  Wendell Peterson
  - S 1: Ep 17 Sometimes You Hear the Bullet
    1/28/73
- Bonanza
  Ted Hoag (as Ronny Howard)
  - S 14: Ep 3 The Initiation
    9/26/72
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
  Cory Merlino (as Ronny Howard)
  - S 3: Ep 11 Discovery At Fourteen
    3/5/72
- Love, American Style
  Richie
  - S 3: Ep 87 Love and the Happy Days
    2/25/72
- Lassie
  Gary
  - S 17: Ep 11 Here Comes Glory! (2)
    11/29/70
  - S 17: Ep 10 Here Comes Glory! (1)
    11/22/70
- The Headmaster
  Tony Landis
  - S 1: Ep 6 Will the Real Mother of Tony Landis...
    10/23/70
- Gunsmoke
  Jamie
  - S 15: Ep 7 Charlie Noon
    11/3/69
- Lancer
  Turk Caudle
  - S 1: Ep 25 The Measure of a Man
    4/8/69
- Daniel Boone
  Luke Slater
  - S 5: Ep 23 A Man Before His Time
    4/3/69
- Land of the Giants
  Jodar
  - S 1: Ep 21 Genius At Work
    3/9/69
- Judd for the Defense
  Phil Beeton
  - S 2: Ep 18 Between the Dark and the Daylight
    1/31/69
- Lancer
  Willy
  - S 1: Ep 8 Jelly
    11/19/68
- The F.B.I.
  Jess Orkin
  - S 4: Ep 4 The Runaways
    10/13/68
- Mayberry R.F.D.
  Opie
  - S 1: Ep 1 Andy and Helen Get Married
    9/23/68
- Gentle Ben
  Jody Cutler
  - S 1: Ep 2 Green Eyed Bear
    9/17/67
- I Spy
  Alan Loden
  - S 2: Ep 14 Little Boy Lost
    12/14/66
- The Danny Kaye Show
  Himself (as Ronny Howard)
  - S 4: Ep 1 September 14, 1966
    9/14/66
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
  Opie Taylor
  - S 2: Ep 26 Opie Joins the Marines
    3/18/66
- The Big Valley
  Tommy
  - S 1: Ep 12 Night of the Wolf
    12/1/65
- The Fugitive (1963)
  Gus
  - S 2: Ep 11 Cry Uncle
    12/1/64
- Dr. Kildare
  Jerry Prentice
  - S 4: Ep 7 Candle In The Window
    11/5/64
- The Great Adventure
  Daniel Waterhouse
  - S 1: Ep 19 Plague
    2/28/64
- The Eleventh Hour (1962)
  Barry Stewart (as Ronnie Howard)
  - S 2: Ep 13 Is Mr. Martian Coming Back?
    12/25/63
- Route 66
  Chet
  - S 3: Ep 10 Poor Little Kangaroo Rat
    11/23/62
- The New Breed
  Ronny Kingman
  - S 1: Ep 35 So Dark The Night
    5/29/62
- General Electric Theater
  Randy
  - S 10: Ep 13 Tippy-Top
    12/17/61
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  Ronny Howard (lost boy)
  - S 2: Ep 35 Take Me to Your Leader
    6/20/61
- Pete and Gladys
  Tommy
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Goat Story
    10/31/60
- Dennis the Menace
  Stewart
  - S 1: Ep 30 Dennis by Proxy
    5/22/60
  - S 1: Ep 13 Dennis Haunts a House
    1/3/60
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Fishing Trip
    10/18/59
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 31 Where There's a Will
    5/10/60
- Make Room for Daddy
  Opie Taylor
  - S 7: Ep 20 Danny Meets Andy Griffith
    2/15/60
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  Math Teachers Son
  - S 1: Ep 19 Room at the Bottom
    2/9/60
- General Electric Theater
  Barnaby Baxter
  - S 8: Ep 14 Mr. O'Malley
    12/20/59
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  ?????
  - S 1: Ep 11 Dobie's Birthday Party
    12/15/59
- The June Allyson Show
  Wim
  - S 1: Ep 8 Child Lost
    11/16/59
- The Twilight Zone
  Wilcox boy
  - S 1: Ep 5 Walking Distance
    10/30/59
- Johnny Ringo
  Ricky Parrot
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Accused
    10/15/59
Director (1)

Role
- The ABC Afterschool Special
  Director
  - S 14: Ep 1 No Greater Gift
    9/11/85
Producer (1)

Role
- From the Earth to the Moon
  Producer
Executive Producer (8)

Role
- Parenthood
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 13 Lost And Found
    5/25/10
  - S 1: Ep 12 Team Braverman
    5/18/10
  - S 1: Ep 11 Solace
    5/11/10
  - S 1: Ep 10 Namaste No More
    5/4/10
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    3/2/10
- Wonderland
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 4 Full Moon
    2/4/09
- Arrested Development
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 22 Let 'Em Eat Cake (1)
    6/6/04
  - S 1: Ep 21 Not Without My Daughter
    4/25/04
  - S 1: Ep 20 Whistler's Mother
    4/11/04
  - S 1: Ep 19 Best Man for the Gob
    4/4/04
  - S 1: Ep 18 Missing Kitty
    3/28/04
  - + 17 More Credits
- Felicity
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 7 Cheating
    11/3/98
  - S 1: Ep 6 Spooked
    10/27/98
  - S 1: Ep 5 Boggled
    10/20/98
  - S 1: Ep 4 Hot Objects
    10/13/98
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Last Stand
    10/6/98
  - + 1 More Credits
- Sports Night
  Executive Producer
- Hiller and Diller
  Executive Producer
- Parenthood (1990)
  Executive Producer
- The ABC Afterschool Special
  Executive Producer
  - S 14: Ep 1 No Greater Gift
    9/11/85

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- When Ronny was eleven the producers of The Andy Griffith Show rearranged the schedules of the entire cast to make sure their young star didn't miss any little league games.
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- Asked which actresses he would like to direct in a nude scene, Ron named Phoebe Cates, Elizabeth McGovern, and Penny Marshall.
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- Ron directed the highly acclaimed film entitled The Da Vinci Code.
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- Ron Howard: You've got to know that everyone who comes up with an idea may not have the right idea for you--even if it's your wife, your best friend or someone you're trying to please. Learning to seize control of my own life is the most important thing I've picked up.
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- Ron Howard: I think I handle criticism well. I think that's one of my strengths, in fact. That doesn't mean I like being criticized. It always hurts.
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- Ron Howard: (on what he learned from doing A Beautiful Mind) It was a tremendous growth experience, just on a personal level, because I learned a lot more about the mind, about psychiatry and mental illness than I had before.
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