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Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Actor 54 / Director 35 / Executive Producer 20 · 1959 – 2026 · 🎬 88 📺 25 · 🇺🇸 United States

Ronald William Howard 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 two Grammy Awards. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2003 and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in film and television.

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Avedon

Avedon

director

2026

Marty, Life Is Short

Marty, Life Is Short

actor

2026

Eden

Eden

writer

2025

Eden

Eden

director

2025

Music by John Williams

Music by John Williams

actor

2024

Jim Henson Idea Man

Jim Henson Idea Man

director

2024

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

Tom Hanks: The Nomad

actor

2023

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons

actor

2023

Willow: Behind the Magic

Willow: Behind the Magic

actor

2023

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

actor

2022

Thirteen Lives

Thirteen Lives

director

2022

We Feed People

We Feed People

director

2022

Hillbilly Elegy

Hillbilly Elegy

director

2020

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

The Happy Days of Garry Marshall

actor

2020

Dads

Dads

actor

2019

Pavarotti

Pavarotti

director

2019

Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10

Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10

actor

2019

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Solo: A Star Wars Story

director

2018

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

actor

2017

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Tom Hanks: A League of His Own

actor

2016

Inferno

Inferno

director

2016

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

director

2016

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie

actor

2016

In the Heart of the Sea

In the Heart of the Sea

director

2015

Rush

Rush

director

2013

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

The Arrested Development Documentary Project

actor

2013

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

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

actor

2013

Radioman

Radioman

actor

2012

Corman's World

Corman's World

actor

2011

The Death and Return of Superman

The Death and Return of Superman

actor

2011

The Dilemma

The Dilemma

director

2011

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

actor

2010

Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons

director

2009

Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

director

2008

Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access

actor

2007

The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Code

director

2006

Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man

director

2005

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

actor

2005

The Missing

The Missing

director

2003

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages

actor

2002

Inside a Beautiful Mind

Inside a Beautiful Mind

actor

2002

A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

director

2001

Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones

actor

2001

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

director

2000

The Independent

The Independent

actor

2000

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

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

actor

2000

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

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

actor

1999

EDtv

EDtv

director

1999

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Television: The First Fifty Years

actor

1999

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

actor

1998

Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

actor

1997

Ransom

Ransom

director

1996

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13

actor

1996

Apollo 13

Apollo 13

director

1995

The Paper

The Paper

director

1994

Hollywood on Hollywood

Hollywood on Hollywood

actor

1993

Far and Away

Far and Away

writer

1992

Far and Away

Far and Away

director

1992

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The Horror Hall of Fame II

actor

1991

Backdraft

Backdraft

director

1991

Parenthood

Parenthood

director

1989

Parenthood

Parenthood

writer

1989

Willow

Willow

director

1988

Return to Mayberry

Return to Mayberry

actor

1986

Gung Ho

Gung Ho

director

1986

Cocoon

Cocoon

director

1985

Splash

Splash

director

1984

Night Shift

Night Shift

director

1982

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Through the Magic Pyramid

director

1981

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

actor

1981

Skyward

Skyward

director

1980

Act of Love

Act of Love

actor

1980

More American Graffiti

More American Graffiti

actor

1979

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Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall

actor

1979

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

actor

1978

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

actor

1978

Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto

writer

1977

Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto

actor

1977

Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto

director

1977

The Shootist

The Shootist

actor

1976

Eat My Dust

Eat My Dust

actor

1976

The Spikes Gang

The Spikes Gang

actor

1974

American Graffiti

American Graffiti

actor

1973

The Wild Country

The Wild Country

actor

1970

Village of the Giants

Village of the Giants

actor

1965

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

actor

1963

The Music Man

The Music Man

actor

1962

The Journey

The Journey

actor

1959

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