Ron Howard

American filmmaker and actor (born 1954)

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Ron Howard

Howard after recording an episode of Here's Looking at Yul, Kid in 2023

Born|

Ronald William Howard

(1954-03-01) March 1, 1954 (age 71)

Duncan, Oklahoma, U.S.

Education| University of Southern California
Occupations|

* Director
* producer
* screenwriter
* actor

Years active| 1959–present
Works| Full list
Spouse|

Cheryl Alley

(m. 1975)​

Children| 4, including Bryce Dallas and Paige
Parents|

* Rance Howard
* Jean Speegle Howard

Relatives| Clint Howard (brother)
Seth Gabel (son-in-law)
Don Knotts (cousin)
Awards| Full list

Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, Howard has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, seven Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2003 and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013.[1][2] He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in film and television.

Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, acting in several television series before gaining 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. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the influential coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), and became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days (1974–1980).[3] He starred in the films The Spikes Gang (1974), The Shootist (1976), and Grand Theft Auto (1977), the latter being his directorial film debut.

In 1980, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing, and sometimes writing a variety of films and television series. His films included the comedies Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), and Cocoon (1985) as well as the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), and the newspaper comedy-drama film The Paper (1994). Howard went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind (2001) and was nominated again for the same awards for the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008).[4][5]

Howard has directed historical dramas such as Apollo 13 (1995), Cinderella Man (2005), Rush (2013), In the Heart of the Sea (2015), and Thirteen Lives (2022), the children's fantasy film How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), the comedy The Dilemma (2011), the space drama Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), as well as the Robert Langdon film series: The Da Vinci Code (2006), Angels & Demons (2009), and Inferno (2016). He also directed numerous documentaries such as The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016), Pavarotti (2019), and We Feed People (2022).

## Early life

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Ron Howard was born on March 1, 1954, in Duncan, Oklahoma, the elder of the two sons of Rance Howard, a director, writer, and actor, and Jean Speegle, an actress. He is of German, English, Scottish, Irish, and Dutch ancestry.[6][7][8][9][10] His father was born with the surname "Beckenholdt" and took the stage name "Howard" in 1948 for his acting career.[11][12] Rance Howard was serving three years in the United States Air Force at the time of Ron's birth.[13][14]

Howard was tutored at Desilu Studios in his younger years but continued his schooling at Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary and David Starr Jordan Junior High in Burbank, California when not working in television, eventually graduating from Burbank's John Burroughs High School. He later attended the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts but did not graduate.[15][16] Howard has said he knew from a young age he might want to go into directing, thanks to his early experience as an actor.[17][18]

## Acting career

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With Cara Williams in Pete and Gladys (1960) With Andy Griffith as Opie in a publicity photo for The Andy Griffith Show (1961)

In 1959, Howard had his first credited film role in The Journey. He appeared in June Allyson's CBS anthology series The DuPont Show with June Allyson in the episode "Child Lost"; in The Twilight Zone episode "Walking Distance"; a few episodes of the first season of the sitcom Dennis the Menace, as Stewart, one of Dennis's friends; and several first- and second-season episodes of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. Howard played "Timmy" (uncredited) in "Counterfeit Gun", Season 4, Episode 2 (1960) of the TV series, Cheyenne.

### The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)

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In 1960, Howard was cast as Opie Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show. Credited as "Ronny Howard", he portrayed the son of the main character (played by Andy Griffith) for all eight seasons of the show. Recalling his experiences as a child actor on set, he commented

> I was five years old. And I was preoccupied with the prop that was in my hand, because it was a toy turtle. But I had to pretend it was a real turtle that the audience just wasn't seeing, and it was dead, so I was supposed to be crying and very emotional, and I remember him looking at that little turtle and talking to me about how it was kind of funny to have to pretend that was dead. So I recall just a very relaxed first impression.[19]

The sitcom was known for its old-fashioned wholesome quality. Even though it was set in a contemporary time period it evoked a mood of a different era from that of the 1960s. The series also starred Don Knotts, Frances Bavier and Jim Nabors. It received numerous nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards including three Outstanding Comedy Series nominations which it lost to The Jack Benny Show in 1961, The Bob Newhart Show in 1962, and The Monkees in 1967.

### Happy Days (1974–1984)

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Richie (Ron Howard) takes a turn on Fonzie's (Henry Winkler) motorcycle in a scene from Happy Days

A role in an installment of series Love, American Style, titled "Love and the Television Set",[20] led to his being cast as Richie Cunningham in the TV series Happy Days (for syndication, the segment was re-titled "Love and the Happy Days"). Beginning in 1974, he played the likable "buttoned-down" boy, in contrast to Henry Winkler's "greaser" Arthur "Fonzie"/"The Fonz" Fonzarelli. On the Happy Days set, he developed an on- and off-screen chemistry with Winkler.[21] Howard left Happy Days to become a film director just before the start of its eighth season in 1980, but returned for guest appearances in the show's eleventh season (1983–1984).[21][22]

### Additional acting roles

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In the 1962 film version of The Music Man, Howard played Winthrop Paroo, the child with the lisp; the film starred Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, and Buddy Hackett. The film was based on the 1957 musical of the same name by Meredith Willson. The film was directed by Morton DaCosta who previously helmed the 1958 film Auntie Mame starring Rosalind Russell. The film was a critical and commercial success becoming the third highest-grossing film of that year. The film went on to receive six Academy Award nominations including for Best Picture.

He also starred in the 1963 film The Courtship of Eddie's Father with Glenn Ford and Jones. He guest-starred as Tommy in the twelfth episode of the first season of The Big Valley and he appeared as Barry Stewart on The Eleventh Hour in 1965; on I Spy in the 1966 episode "Little Boy Lost"; as Henry Fonda's son in an ABC series, The Smith Family, in 1968; as Jodah in Land of the Giants in 1969; as a boy whose father was shot on Daniel Boone in 1971–72; and as an underage Marine on M*A*S*H in the episode "Sometimes You Hear the Bullet" in 1973. In the 1970s, he appeared in at least one episode of The Bold Ones, as a teenage tennis player with an illness.

Howard appeared on the 1969 Disneyland Records album The Story and Song from the Haunted Mansion. It featured the story of two teenagers, Mike (Howard) and Karen (Robie Lester), who get trapped inside the Haunted Mansion. Thurl Ravenscroft plays the Narrator, Pete Reneday plays the Ghost Host, and Eleanor Audley plays Madame Leota. Some of the effects and ideas that were planned but never permanently made it to the attraction are mentioned here: the Raven speaks in the Stretching Room, and the Hatbox Ghost is mentioned during the Attic scene. It was reissued in 1998 as a cassette tape titled A Spooky Night in Disney's Haunted Mansion and on CD in 2009.

Howard played Steve Bolander in George Lucas's coming-of-age film American Graffiti in 1973,[3] which was the inspiration for the sitcom Happy Days starring Howard. Howard starred in the film alongside Richard Dreyfus, Charles Martin Smith, and Harrison Ford. Critic Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times praised the film in his four star review writing, "American Graffiti is not only a great movie but a brilliant work of historical fiction; no sociological treatise could duplicate the movie's success in remembering exactly how it was to be alive at that cultural instant."[23] Howard reprised his role in the sequel More American Graffiti (1979).

In 1974, Howard guest-starred as Seth Turner, the best friend of Jason Walton (Jon Walmsley), in The Waltons episode, "The Gift". Featured in the cast as Dr. McIvers is Ron Howard's father Rance Howard.[24] In 1976, Howard starred alongside John Wayne and Lauren Bacall in Don Siegel's The Shootist, the story of a Western gunfighter dying of cancer. (The movie was Wayne's last.)

Howard was the narrator for Arrested Development[25] and also appeared as a cameo in later seasons.

## Directing

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### 1977–1992: Rise to prominence

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Before leaving Happy Days in 1980, Howard made his directing debut with the 1977 low-budget comedy/action film Grand Theft Auto, based on a script he co-wrote with his father, Rance.[3] This came after cutting a deal with Roger Corman, wherein Corman let Howard direct a film in exchange for Howard starring in Eat My Dust!, with Christopher Norris.[3] Howard went on to direct several TV movies for NBC between 1978 and 1982, including the 1980 TV movie, Skyward, starring Bette Davis.[3] His big directorial break came in 1982, with Night Shift, featuring Michael Keaton, Shelley Long, and Howard's Happy Days co-star Henry Winkler.[3]

Following Night Shift, Howard directed a number of major films, including the fantasy romantic comedy Splash (1984) starring Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, and John Candy. The film was a box office and critical success. He also directed the science fiction comedy drama Cocoon (1985) starring Don Ameche, Hume Cronyn, Wilford Brimley, and Brian Dennehy. This film was also a critical and financial hit and won a Best Supporting Actor award for Don Ameche. In 1988, he reunited with George Lucas on the high fantasy adventure film Willow starring Val Kilmer and Warwick Davis. Howard's final work as a director for the 1980s was the family comedy film Parenthood (1989) starring an ensemble cast that includes Steve Martin, Tom Hulce, Rick Moranis, Martha Plimpton, Joaquin Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, Jason Robards, Mary Steenburgen, and Dianne Wiest. The film opened at #1 in its opening weekend, earning $10 million. It eventually grossed over $100 million domestically and $126 million worldwide.[26] The film was a critical hit and received two Academy Award nominations.

Howard (right) with Tom Hanks and the production crew of Apollo 13 (1995)

Howard continued directing through the 1990s, including the American drama Backdraft revolving around firefighters. The film starred Kurt Russell, Donald Sutherland, and Robert De Niro. Film critics Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune[27] and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a positive review.[28] In 1992, he directed the western film epic Far and Away starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics the film was a financial success, earning 137 million against its budget of 60 million. In 1994, Howard directed the newspaper comedy drama The Paper with an ensemble starring Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Jason Alexander, Jason Robards, and Robert Duvall. The film received rave reviews with many praising Keaton's leading performance.

### 1995–2008: Historical dramas and acclaim

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Howard's direction for the 1995 docudrama film Apollo 13 received praise from critics.[29][30][31][32] The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton as the three astronauts members of the Apollo 13 flight crew, with supporting performances from Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, and Kathleen Quinlan. The film was a massive financial success earning $335 million off a budget of $52 million. The film received widespread critical acclaim with Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times praising the film in his review saying: "A powerful story, one of the year's best films, told with great clarity and remarkable technical detail, and acted without pumped-up histrionics."[33] The film went on to receive nine Academy Award nominations including Best Picture.

In 2000, he directed the live action children's fantasy film, How the Grinch Stole Christmas based on the Dr. Seuss children's book. The film starred Jim Carrey as the titular character and featured performances from Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, and Molly Shannon, with Anthony Hopkins serving as the film's narrator. Despite the film receiving mixed reviews from critics, it was a financial success and earned $345 million at the box office. Howard's followup film was the biographical drama film A Beautiful Mind starring Russell Crowe as the American mathematician John Nash who struggled with paranoid schizophrenia. The film featured performances from Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Josh Lucas, and Christopher Plummer. The film received positive reviews from critics who praised Crowe's and Connelly's performances. The film went on to receive eight Academy Award nominations including a win for Best Picture and a nomination and win for Howard as Best Director. Howard was nominated alongside Robert Altman, David Lynch, Ridley Scott, and Peter Jackson.

Howard directed Frost/Nixon (2008) based on the conversations between David Frost and Richard Nixon

In 2005, Howard directed the biographical sports drama Cinderella Man based on the true story of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock played by Russell Crowe. The film also starred Renée Zellweger as his wife Mae Braddock, and Paul Giamatti as his trainer Joe Gould. Rotten Tomatoes gave it an approval rating of 80% based on reviews from 214 critics with an average score of 7.4/10. Its consensus states, "With grittiness and an evocative sense of time and place, Cinderella Man is a powerful underdog story. And Ron Howard and Russell Crowe prove to be a solid combination."[34] Howard is also known for directing the Robert Langdon films. The series began with The Da Vinci Code (2006) with Tom Hanks as Langdon, featuring performances by Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, and Alfred Molina. The sequel was Angels & Demons (2009) with Hanks reprising his role and performances by Ewan McGregor and Stellan Skarsgård. In 2016, Inferno was released with Hanks continuing the role with performances by Felicity Jones, Irrfan Khan, and Omar Sy. All three films received mixed reviews but were popular among audiences.

Howard showcased the world premiere of his historical drama film Frost/Nixon at the London Film Festival in October 2008.[35] The film is based on the taped conversations known as the Frost/Nixon interviews between former United States President Richard Nixon and British talk show host David Frost. Frank Langella portrayed Nixon opposite Michael Sheen as Frost. The film was based on the play of the same name by Peter Morgan. The film also featured performances from Mathew Macfadyen, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Hall, Oliver Platt, Toby Jones, and Kevin Bacon. Despite losing money at the box office, the film was a critical success with website Rotten Tomatoes giving the film an approval rating of 93% with the critical consensus reading, "Frost/Nixon is weighty and eloquent; a cross between a boxing match and a ballet with Oscar worthy performances."[36] Metacritic gives the film an average score of 80 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[37] The film received five Academy Award nominations with Howard receiving a nomination for Best Director. The Guardian praised the film declaring, "Frost/Nixon is a riveting film, sharper, more intense than the play". Howard was the recipient of the Austin Film Festival's 2009 Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award. Michael Keaton presented him the Award.

### 2009–present

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In 2013, Howard directed sports drama Rush, based on the Hunt–Lauda rivalry between two Formula One drivers, the British James Hunt and the Austrian Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula 1 motor-racing season. It was written by Peter Morgan and starred Chris Hemsworth as Hunt, Daniel Brühl as Lauda, and Olivia Wilde as Suzy Miller. The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival and received positive reviews from critics. In 2015, Howard directed the film In the Heart of the Sea about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820, an event that inspired Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby-Dick. The film featured performances by Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson. The film was a financial failure and received mixed reviews.

Howard (second from right) and the cast at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival

Howard took over directing duties on Solo: A Star Wars Story, a film featuring Star Wars character Han Solo in his younger years. The film was released on May 23, 2018. Howard officially replaced directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller on June 22, 2017; they were let go from their position two days earlier, reportedly due to their refusal to compromise with Lucasfilm over the direction of the film; reportedly the directors encouraged significant improvisations by the actors, which was believed by some at Lucasfilm to be "shifting the story off-course".[38] At the time, the film was nearly completed, with three and a half weeks left to film and another five weeks of reshoots scheduled.[38] Howard posted on Twitter, "I'm beyond grateful to add my voice to the Star Wars Universe after being a fan since 5/25/77. I hope to honor the great work already done & help deliver on the promise of a Han Solo film."[39]

In November 2017, Howard announced that he would be teaching his first directing class.[40] On November 24, 2020, Howard's drama film Hillbilly Elegy was released on Netflix. The film is based on the memoir of the same name by JD Vance and was adapted for the screen by Vanessa Taylor. The film stars Academy Award nominees Glenn Close and Amy Adams. The film has received widespread negative reception from critics.[41][42]

In March 2021, Howard began filming the survival drama Thirteen Lives, a film based on the Tham Luang cave rescue in 2018.[43][44][45] It was released in select theaters on July 29, 2022, by United Artists Releasing, and began streaming on Prime Video on August 5, 2022. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. In 2022, Netflix acquired from Paramount Pictures The Shrinking of Treehorn, which will mark Howard's first time directing an animated feature.[46] and survival thriller Eden starting Jude Law and Ana de Amas.[47]

## Imagine Entertainment

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Howard is a co-chairman, with Brian Grazer, of Imagine Entertainment, a film and television production company. Imagine has produced several films including Friday Night Lights, 8 Mile, and Inside Deep Throat, as well as the television series 24, Felicity, The PJs, and Arrested Development which Howard also narrated and later appeared in as himself.

In July 2012, it was announced that Imagine had put into development Conquest for Showtime, a period drama based on the 16th century conquest of the Aztecs by Spanish Conquistadors. To be directed by Howard, the series was originally planned as a feature film before it was decided that the project was more suited to television.[48]

As part of Imagine Entertainment, he appeared in a 1997 print ad for Milk - Where's your mustache?, in which he wore a cap for Imagine Entertainment and sported a milk mustache. Earlier versions show a younger Ronny Howard on the other side. In 2009, he appeared in the Jamie Foxx music video "Blame It".

## Personal life

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Howard married Cheryl Alley (born December 23, 1953) on June 7, 1975.[49][50][51] They have four children,[52] including Bryce Dallas Howard[53] and Paige Howard.[52]

## Filmography

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Main article: Ron Howard filmography

Directed features  Year  | Title  | Distributor

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1977  | Grand Theft Auto | New World Pictures
1982  | Night Shift | Warner Bros.
1984  | Splash | Buena Vista Distribution
1985  | Cocoon | 20th Century Fox
1986  | Gung Ho | Paramount Pictures
1988  | Willow | MGM/UA Distribution Co.
1989  | Parenthood | Universal Pictures
1991  | Backdraft
1992  | Far and Away
1994  | The Paper
1995  | Apollo 13
1996  | Ransom | Buena Vista Distribution
1999  | EDtv | Universal Pictures
2000  | How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2001  | A Beautiful Mind | Universal Pictures / DreamWorks Pictures
2003  | The Missing | Sony Pictures Releasing
2005  | Cinderella Man | Universal Pictures / Buena Vista International
2006  | The Da Vinci Code | Sony Pictures Releasing
2008  | Frost/Nixon | Universal Pictures
2009  | Angels & Demons | Sony Pictures Releasing
2011  | The Dilemma | Universal Pictures
2013  | Rush
2015  | In the Heart of the Sea | Warner Bros. Pictures
2016  | Inferno | Sony Pictures Releasing
2018  | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2020  | Hillbilly Elegy | Netflix
2022  | Thirteen Lives | United Artists Releasing / Amazon Studios

## Awards and nominations

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Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Ron Howard

Year  | Title  | Academy Awards  | BAFTA Awards  | Golden Globe Awards

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Nominations  | Wins  | Nominations  | Wins  | Nominations  | Wins
1982  | Night Shift |  |  |  |  | 1  |
1984  | Splash | 1  |  |  |  | 1  |
1985  | Cocoon | 2  | 2  |  |  | 1  |
1988  | Willow | 2  |  |  |  |  |
1989  | Parenthood | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |
1991  | Backdraft | 3  |  | 1  |  |  |
1994  | The Paper | 1  |  |  |  |  |
1995  | Apollo 13 | 9  | 2  | 5  | 2  | 4  |
1996  | Ransom |  |  |  |  | 1  |
2000  | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  |
2001  | A Beautiful Mind | 8  | 4  | 5  | 2  | 6  | 4
2005  | Cinderella Man | 3  |  | 1  |  | 2  |
2006  | The Da Vinci Code |  |  |  |  | 1  |
2008  | Frost/Nixon | 5  |  | 6  |  | 5  |
2013  | Rush |  |  | 4  | 1  | 2  |
2018  | Solo: A Star Wars Story | 1  |  |  |  |  |
2020  | Hillbilly Elegy | 2  |  | 1  |  | 1  |
Total  | 41  | 9  | 24  | 6  | 27  | 4

Directed Academy Award performances

Year  | Performer  | Film  | Result

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Academy Award for Best Actor
2001 | Russell Crowe | A Beautiful Mind | Nominated
2008 | Frank Langella | Frost/Nixon | Nominated
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1985 | Don Ameche | Cocoon | Won
1995 | Ed Harris | Apollo 13 | Nominated
2005 | Paul Giamatti | Cinderella Man | Nominated
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1989 | Dianne Wiest | Parenthood | Nominated
1995 | Kathleen Quinlan | Apollo 13 | Nominated
2001 | Jennifer Connelly | A Beautiful Mind | Won
2020 | Glenn Close | Hillbilly Elegy | Nominated

## See also

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* Ron Howard's unrealized projects

## References

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## Bibliography

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* John Holmstrom. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995. Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 304-305.
* Ron Howard and Clint Howard. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family. William Morrow, 2021. ISBN 9780063065246

## Further reading

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* Gray, Beverly (2003). Ron Howard: From Mayberry to the Moon... and Beyond. Rutledge Hill Press. ISBN 978-1558539709.
* Jolls, Michael (2024). The Films of Ron Howard. independent. ISBN 979-8327235731.

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* 2002 Commencement Address (USC School of Cinema-Television) (archived)
* Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture – Ron Howard (archived)
* Ron Howard at IMDb
* Ron Howard at the TCM Movie Database
* Ron Howard at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television

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Ron Howard

* Accolades
* Filmography
* Unrealized projects

Feature films|

| Directed|

* Grand Theft Auto (1977, also wrote)
* Cotton Candy (1978, also wrote)
* Skyward (1980)
* Night Shift (1982)
* Splash (1984)
* Cocoon (1985)
* Gung Ho (1986)
* Willow (1988)
* Parenthood (1989, also wrote)
* Backdraft (1991)
* Far and Away (1992, also wrote)
* The Paper (1994)
* Apollo 13 (1995)
* Ransom (1996)
* EDtv (1999)
* How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
* A Beautiful Mind (2001)
* The Missing (2003)
* Cinderella Man (2005)
* The Da Vinci Code (2006)
* Frost/Nixon (2008)
* Angels & Demons (2009)
* The Dilemma (2011)
* Rush (2013)
* In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
* Inferno (2016)
* Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
* Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
* Thirteen Lives (2022)
* Eden (2024, also wrote)

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Produced|

* Clean and Sober (1988)
* The Chamber (1996)
* Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
* The Alamo (2004)
* Curious George (2006)
* Changeling (2008)
* Restless (2011)
* Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
* The Good Lie (2014)
* The Dark Tower (2017)
* Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021)
* The Beanie Bubble (2023)

Documentaries|

| Directed|

* Made in America (2013)
* The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016)
* Pavarotti (2019)
* Rebuilding Paradise (2020)
* We Feed People (2022)
* Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)

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Produced|

* Beyond the Mat (1999)
* Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
* Music by John Williams (2024)

See also|

* Imagine Entertainment
* Brian Grazer

Awards for Ron Howard

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Academy Award for Best Picture

1951–1975|

* Arthur Freed (1951)
* Cecil B. DeMille (1952)
* Buddy Adler (1953)
* Sam Spiegel (1954)
* Harold Hecht (1955)
* Michael Todd (1956)
* Sam Spiegel (1957)
* Arthur Freed (1958)
* Sam Zimbalist (1959)
* Billy Wilder (1960)
* Robert Wise (1961)
* Sam Spiegel (1962)
* Tony Richardson (1963)
* Jack L. Warner (1964)
* Robert Wise (1965)
* Fred Zinnemann (1966)
* Walter Mirisch (1967)
* John Woolf (1968)
* Jerome Hellman (1969)
* Frank McCarthy (1970)
* Philip D'Antoni (1971)
* Albert S. Ruddy (1972)
* Tony Bill, Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips (1973)
* Francis Ford Coppola, Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos (1974)
* Michael Douglas and Saul Zaentz (1975)

1976–2000|

* Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler (1976)
* Charles H. Joffe (1977)
* Michael Cimino, Michael Deeley, John Peverall and Barry Spikings (1978)
* Stanley R. Jaffe (1979)
* Ronald L. Schwary (1980)
* David Puttnam (1981)
* Richard Attenborough (1982)
* James L. Brooks (1983)
* Saul Zaentz (1984)
* Sydney Pollack (1985)
* Arnold Kopelson (1986)
* Jeremy Thomas (1987)
* Mark Johnson (1988)
* Lili Fini Zanuck and Richard D. Zanuck (1989)
* Kevin Costner and Jim Wilson (1990)
* Ron Bozman, Edward Saxon and Kenneth Utt (1991)
* Clint Eastwood (1992)
* Branko Lustig, Gerald R. Molen and Steven Spielberg (1993)
* Wendy Finerman, Steve Starkey and Steve Tisch (1994)
* Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson and Alan Ladd Jr. (1995)
* Saul Zaentz (1996)
* James Cameron and Jon Landau (1997)
* Donna Gigliotti, Marc Norman, David Parfitt, Harvey Weinstein and Edward Zwick (1998)
* Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks (1999)
* David Franzoni, Branko Lustig and Douglas Wick (2000)

2001–present|

* Brian Grazer and Ron Howard (2001)
* Martin Richards (2002)
* Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne and Fran Walsh (2003)
* Clint Eastwood, Tom Rosenberg and Albert S. Ruddy (2004)
* Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman (2005)
* Graham King (2006)
* Ethan Coen, Joel Coen and Scott Rudin (2007)
* Christian Colson (2008)
* Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro (2009)
* Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin (2010)
* Thomas Langmann (2011)
* Ben Affleck, George Clooney and Grant Heslov (2012)
* Dede Gardner, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen and Brad Pitt (2013)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole (2014)
* Blye Pagon Faust, Steve Golin, Nicole Rocklin and Michael Sugar (2015)
* Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Adele Romanski (2016)
* J. Miles Dale and Guillermo del Toro (2017)
* Jim Burke, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga and Charles B. Wessler (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho and Kwak Sin-ae (2019)
* Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand, Peter Spears and Chloé Zhao (2020)
* Fabrice Gianfermi, Philippe Rousselet, Patrick Wachsberger (2021)
* Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang (2022)
* Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan (2023)
* Alex Coco, Samantha Quan, and Sean Baker (2024)

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Academy Award for Best Director

1927–1950|

* Frank Borzage (1927/28; Dramatic Picture)
* Lewis Milestone (1927/28; Comedy Picture)
* Frank Lloyd (1928/29)
* Lewis Milestone (1929/30)
* Norman Taurog (1930/31)
* Frank Borzage (1931/32)
* Frank Lloyd (1932/33)
* Frank Capra (1934)
* John Ford (1935)
* Frank Capra (1936)
* Leo McCarey (1937)
* Frank Capra (1938)
* Victor Fleming (1939)
* John Ford (1940)
* John Ford (1941)
* William Wyler (1942)
* Michael Curtiz (1943)
* Leo McCarey (1944)
* Billy Wilder (1945)
* William Wyler (1946)
* Elia Kazan (1947)
* John Huston (1948)
* Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1949)
* Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950)

1951–1975|

* George Stevens (1951)
* John Ford (1952)
* Fred Zinnemann (1953)
* Elia Kazan (1954)
* Delbert Mann (1955)
* George Stevens (1956)
* David Lean (1957)
* Vincente Minnelli (1958)
* William Wyler (1959)
* Billy Wilder (1960)
* Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise (1961)
* David Lean (1962)
* Tony Richardson (1963)
* George Cukor (1964)
* Robert Wise (1965)
* Fred Zinnemann (1966)
* Mike Nichols (1967)
* Carol Reed (1968)
* John Schlesinger (1969)
* Franklin J. Schaffner (1970)
* William Friedkin (1971)
* Bob Fosse (1972)
* George Roy Hill (1973)
* Francis Ford Coppola (1974)
* Miloš Forman (1975)

1976–2000|

* John G. Avildsen (1976)
* Woody Allen (1977)
* Michael Cimino (1978)
* Robert Benton (1979)
* Robert Redford (1980)
* Warren Beatty (1981)
* Richard Attenborough (1982)
* James L. Brooks (1983)
* Miloš Forman (1984)
* Sydney Pollack (1985)
* Oliver Stone (1986)
* Bernardo Bertolucci (1987)
* Barry Levinson (1988)
* Oliver Stone (1989)
* Kevin Costner (1990)
* Jonathan Demme (1991)
* Clint Eastwood (1992)
* Steven Spielberg (1993)
* Robert Zemeckis (1994)
* Mel Gibson (1995)
* Anthony Minghella (1996)
* James Cameron (1997)
* Steven Spielberg (1998)
* Sam Mendes (1999)
* Steven Soderbergh (2000)

2001–present|

* Ron Howard (2001)
* Roman Polanski (2002)
* Peter Jackson (2003)
* Clint Eastwood (2004)
* Ang Lee (2005)
* Martin Scorsese (2006)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2007)
* Danny Boyle (2008)
* Kathryn Bigelow (2009)
* Tom Hooper (2010)
* Michel Hazanavicius (2011)
* Ang Lee (2012)
* Alfonso Cuarón (2013)
* Alejandro González Iñárritu (2014)
* Alejandro González Iñárritu (2015)
* Damien Chazelle (2016)
* Guillermo del Toro (2017)
* Alfonso Cuarón (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho (2019)
* Chloé Zhao (2020/21)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022)
* Christopher Nolan (2023)
* Sean Baker (2024)

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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director

* Mel Gibson (1995)
* Anthony Minghella (1996)
* James Cameron (1997)
* Steven Spielberg (1998)
* Sam Mendes (1999)
* Steven Soderbergh (2000)
* Ron Howard / Baz Luhrmann (2001)
* Steven Spielberg (2002)
* Peter Jackson (2003)
* Martin Scorsese (2004)
* Ang Lee (2005)
* Martin Scorsese (2006)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2007)
* Danny Boyle (2008)
* Kathryn Bigelow (2009)
* David Fincher (2010)
* Michel Hazanavicius (2011)
* Ben Affleck (2012)
* Alfonso Cuarón (2013)
* Richard Linklater (2014)
* George Miller (2015)
* Damien Chazelle (2016)
* Guillermo del Toro (2017)
* Alfonso Cuarón (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho / Sam Mendes (2019)
* Chloé Zhao (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022)
* Christopher Nolan (2023)
* Jon M. Chu (2024)

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Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

* Kevin Costner (1990)
* Oliver Stone (1991)
* Clint Eastwood (1992)
* Steven Spielberg (1993)
* Quentin Tarantino (1994)
* Mike Figgis (1995)
* Joel Coen (1996)
* James Cameron (1997)
* Steven Spielberg (1998)
* Sam Mendes (1999)
* Steven Soderbergh (2000)
* Ron Howard (2001)
* Peter Jackson (2002)
* Peter Jackson (2003)
* Martin Scorsese (2004)
* Ang Lee (2005)
* Martin Scorsese (2006)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2007)
* Danny Boyle (2008)
* Jason Reitman (2009)
* David Fincher (2010)
* Alexander Payne (2011)
* Kathryn Bigelow (2012)
* Alfonso Cuarón (2013)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu (2014)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu (2015)
* Barry Jenkins (2016)
* Guillermo del Toro (2017)
* Alfonso Cuarón (2018)
* Sam Mendes (2019)
* Chloé Zhao (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022)
* Christopher Nolan (2023)
* Sean Baker (2024)

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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

1948–1975|

* Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1948)
* Robert Rossen (1949)
* Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950)
* George Stevens (1951)
* John Ford (1952)
* Fred Zinnemann (1953)
* Elia Kazan (1954)
* Delbert Mann (1955)
* George Stevens (1956)
* David Lean (1957)
* Vincente Minnelli (1958)
* William Wyler (1959)
* Billy Wilder (1960)
* Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise (1961)
* David Lean (1962)
* Tony Richardson (1963)
* George Cukor (1964)
* Robert Wise (1965)
* Fred Zinnemann (1966)
* Mike Nichols (1967)
* Anthony Harvey (1968)
* John Schlesinger (1969)
* Franklin J. Schaffner (1970)
* William Friedkin (1971)
* Francis Ford Coppola (1972)
* George Roy Hill (1973)
* Francis Ford Coppola (1974)
* Miloš Forman (1975)

1976–2000|

* John G. Avildsen (1976)
* Woody Allen (1977)
* Michael Cimino (1978)
* Robert Benton (1979)
* Robert Redford (1980)
* Warren Beatty (1981)
* Richard Attenborough (1982)
* James L. Brooks (1983)
* Miloš Forman (1984)
* Steven Spielberg (1985)
* Oliver Stone (1986)
* Bernardo Bertolucci (1987)
* Barry Levinson (1988)
* Oliver Stone (1989)
* Kevin Costner (1990)
* Jonathan Demme (1991)
* Clint Eastwood (1992)
* Steven Spielberg (1993)
* Robert Zemeckis (1994)
* Ron Howard (1995)
* Anthony Minghella (1996)
* James Cameron (1997)
* Steven Spielberg (1998)
* Sam Mendes (1999)
* Ang Lee (2000)

2001–present|

* Ron Howard (2001)
* Rob Marshall (2002)
* Peter Jackson (2003)
* Clint Eastwood (2004)
* Ang Lee (2005)
* Martin Scorsese (2006)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2007)
* Danny Boyle (2008)
* Kathryn Bigelow (2009)
* Tom Hooper (2010)
* Michel Hazanavicius (2011)
* Ben Affleck (2012)
* Alfonso Cuarón (2013)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu (2014)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu (2015)
* Damien Chazelle (2016)
* Guillermo del Toro (2017)
* Alfonso Cuarón (2018)
* Sam Mendes (2019)
* Chloé Zhao (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022)
* Christopher Nolan (2023)
* Sean Baker (2024)

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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy

* Bob Newhart (1961)
* Mickey Rooney (1963)
* Dean Martin (1966)
* Dan Dailey (1969)
* Flip Wilson (1970)
* Carroll O'Connor (1971)
* Redd Foxx (1972)
* Jack Klugman (1973)
* Alan Alda (1974)
* Alan Alda (1975)
* Henry Winkler (1976)
* Ron Howard / Henry Winkler (1977)
* Robin Williams (1978)
* Alan Alda (1979)
* Alan Alda (1980)
* Alan Alda (1981)
* Alan Alda (1982)
* John Ritter (1983)
* Bill Cosby (1984)
* Bill Cosby (1985)
* Bruce Willis (1986)
* Dabney Coleman (1987)
* Michael J. Fox / Judd Hirsch / Richard Mulligan (1988)
* Ted Danson (1989)
* Ted Danson (1990)
* Burt Reynolds (1991)
* John Goodman (1992)
* Jerry Seinfeld (1993)
* Tim Allen (1994)
* Kelsey Grammer (1995)
* John Lithgow (1996)
* Michael J. Fox (1997)
* Michael J. Fox (1998)
* Michael J. Fox (1999)
* Kelsey Grammer (2000)
* Charlie Sheen (2001)
* Tony Shalhoub (2002)
* Ricky Gervais (2003)
* Jason Bateman (2004)
* Steve Carell (2005)
* Alec Baldwin (2006)
* David Duchovny (2007)
* Alec Baldwin (2008)
* Alec Baldwin (2009)
* Jim Parsons (2010)
* Matt LeBlanc (2011)
* Don Cheadle (2012)
* Andy Samberg (2013)
* Jeffrey Tambor (2014)
* Gael García Bernal (2015)
* Donald Glover (2016)
* Aziz Ansari (2017)
* Michael Douglas (2018)
* Ramy Youssef (2019)
* Jason Sudeikis (2020)
* Jason Sudeikis (2021)
* Jeremy Allen White (2022)
* Jeremy Allen White (2023)
* Jeremy Allen White (2024)

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National Medal of Arts recipients (2000s)

2000|

* Maya Angelou
* Eddy Arnold
* Mikhail Baryshnikov
* Benny Carter
* Chuck Close
* Horton Foote
* Lewis Manilow
* National Public Radio, cultural programming division
* Claes Oldenburg
* Itzhak Perlman
* Harold Prince
* Barbra Streisand

2001|

* Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation
* Rudolfo Anaya
* Johnny Cash
* Kirk Douglas
* Helen Frankenthaler
* Judith Jamison
* Yo-Yo Ma
* Mike Nichols

2002|

* Florence Knoll Bassett
* Trisha Brown
* Philippe de Montebello
* Uta Hagen
* Lawrence Halprin
* Al Hirschfeld
* George Jones
* Ming Cho Lee
* William "Smokey" Robinson

2003|

* Austin City Limits
* Beverly Cleary
* Rafe Esquith
* Suzanne Farrell
* Buddy Guy
* Ron Howard
* Tabernacle Choir
* Leonard Slatkin
* George Strait
* Tommy Tune

2004|

* Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
* Ray Bradbury
* Carlisle Floyd
* Frederick Hart
* Anthony Hecht
* John Ruthven
* Vincent Scully
* Twyla Tharp

2005|

* Louis Auchincloss
* James DePreist
* Paquito D'Rivera
* Robert Duvall
* Leonard Garment
* Ollie Johnston
* Wynton Marsalis
* Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
* Tina Ramirez
* Dolly Parton

2006|

* William Bolcom
* Cyd Charisse
* Roy DeCarava
* Wilhelmina Holladay
* Interlochen Center for the Arts
* Erich Kunzel
* Preservation Hall Jazz Band
* Gregory Rabassa
* Viktor Schreckengost
* Ralph Stanley

2007|

* Morten Lauridsen
* N. Scott Momaday
* Craig Noel
* Roy Neuberger
* Les Paul
* Henry Z. Steinway
* George Tooker
* Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival (University of Idaho)
* Andrew Wyeth

2008|

* Stan Lee
* Richard M. Sherman
* Robert B. Sherman
* Olivia de Havilland
* Hank Jones
* Jesús Moroles
* Ford's Theatre Society
* Fisk Jubilee Singers, (Fisk University)
* José Limón Dance Foundation
* The Presser Foundation

2009|

* Bob Dylan
* Clint Eastwood
* Milton Glaser
* Maya Lin
* Rita Moreno
* Jessye Norman
* Joseph P. Riley Jr.
* Frank Stella
* Michael Tilson Thomas
* John Williams
* Oberlin Conservatory of Music
* School of American Ballet

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Producers Guild of America Milestone Award

* Terry Semel (1996)
* Bob Daly (1997)
* Steven Spielberg (1998)
* Kirk Douglas (2000)
* Robert Wise (2001)
* Jack Valenti (2002)
* Warren Beatty (2003)
* Jeffrey Katzenberg (2004)
* Clint Eastwood (2005)
* Ronald Meyer (2006)
* Alan F. Horn (2007)
* Brian Grazer and Ron Howard (2008)
* Michael Lynton and Amy Pascal (2009)
* James Cameron (2010)
* Leslie Moonves (2011)
* Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein (2012)
* Bob Iger (2013)
* Jon Feltheimer (2014)
* Jim Gianopulos (2015)
* Tom Rothman (2016)
* Donna Langley (2017)
* Toby Emmerich (2018)
* Ted Sarandos (2019)
* George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy (2021)
* Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy (2022)
* Charles D. King (2023)

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Saturn Award for Best Director

* Mel Brooks (1974/75)
* Dan Curtis (1976)
* George Lucas / Steven Spielberg (1977)
* Philip Kaufman (1978)
* Ridley Scott (1979)
* Irvin Kershner (1980)
* Steven Spielberg (1981)
* Nicholas Meyer (1982)
* John Badham (1983)
* Joe Dante (1984)
* Ron Howard (1985)
* James Cameron (1986)
* Paul Verhoeven (1987)
* Robert Zemeckis (1988)
* James Cameron (1989/90)
* James Cameron (1991)
* Francis Ford Coppola (1992)
* Steven Spielberg (1993)
* James Cameron (1994)
* Kathryn Bigelow (1995)
* Roland Emmerich (1996)
* John Woo (1997)
* Michael Bay (1998)
* Lilly Wachowski and Lana Wachowski (1999)
* Bryan Singer (2000)
* Peter Jackson (2001)
* Steven Spielberg (2002)
* Peter Jackson (2003)
* Sam Raimi (2004)
* Peter Jackson (2005)
* Bryan Singer (2006)
* Zack Snyder (2007)
* Jon Favreau (2008)
* James Cameron (2009)
* Christopher Nolan (2010)
* J. J. Abrams (2011)
* Joss Whedon (2012)
* Alfonso Cuarón (2013)
* James Gunn (2014)
* Ridley Scott (2015)
* Gareth Edwards (2016)
* Ryan Coogler (2017)
* Jordan Peele (2018/2019)
* J. J. Abrams (2019/2020)
* Matt Reeves (2021/2022)
* James Cameron (2022/2023)
* Denis Villeneuve (2023/2024)

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Television Hall of Fame Class of 2013

* Philo Farnsworth
* Ron Howard
* Al Michaels
* Les Moonves
* Bob Schieffer
* Dick Wolf

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