Born into an acting family on March 1, 1954, in Duncan, Okla., Ron Howard has been in front of or behind the camera since his acting debut at 18 months in Frontier Woman (1956).In 1960, he was cast as the precocious Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show," a role he played for eight years. After director George Lucas tapped him for a part in American Graffiti (1973), Howard played a similar character on the TV series "Happy Days," which lasted from 1974 to 1980. He continued to take film roles, but by this time, his ambition was to direct.
Striking a deal with producer Roger Corman, Howard wrote, directed and starred in Grand Theft Auto (1977). He went on to direct a string of successful comedies, including Night Shift, Splash, Cocoon and Parenthood, as well as acclaimed works such as Apollo 13, Ransom, The Missing, A Beautiful Mind (for which he won a Best Director Oscar) and Frost/Nixon (for which he was Oscar nominated).
AddAmerican Graffiti: Collector's EditionShowcasing then-Hollywood-newcomers Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard, director George Lucas weaves together the stories of a disparate group of teenagers as they struggle with adolescent rites of passage in 1962. On the night before two of them leave for college, four high school... Read More
Add AllHappy Days: Season 1Few television series capture Americana more succinctly than the beloved classic series "Happy Days." Meet Milwaukee's Howard and Marion Cunningham (Tom Bosley and Marion Ross), their children, Richie (Ron Howard) and Joanie (Erin Moran), and their cooler-than-cool friend, The Fonz (Henry Winkler),... Read More
Add AllThe Andy Griffith Show: Season 1A bona fide television classic, "The Andy Griffith Show" had an auspicious first season in 1960. Follow the gentle give and take of small-town sheriff Andy (Andy Griffith), his boy Opie (Ron Howard) and the other colorful denizens of Mayberry, North Carolina. Deputy Sheriff Barney Fift (Emmy... Read More
Add AllHappy Days: Season 2The Cunningham clan thins out in the second season of this popular 1970s sitcom that pays homage to the 1950s, as older brother Chuck (Randolph Roberts) leaves home to go to college and a privacy-seeking Richie (Ron Howard) decides he wants to move in with him. As the rest of the season unfolds,... Read More
AddGrand Theft AutoRon Howard makes his directorial debut in this madcap chase movie that follows a young couple on the lam. When Sam Freeman (Howard) and his wealthy girlfriend, Paula (Nancy Morgan), decide to run off to Las Vegas and get hitched, they steal a Rolls-Royce from the girl's father (Barry Cahill) to get... Read More
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