Ron Howard
Biography
Movies 90
A Beautiful Mind
as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited)
2001
American Graffiti
as Steve Bolander
1973
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self
2026
Osmosis Jones
as Tom Colonic (voice)
2001
More American Graffiti
as Steve Bolander
1979
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Director, Splash (archive footage)
2025
Night Shift
as Annoying Sax Player (uncredited)
1982
Music by John Williams
as Self - Filmmaker
2024
The Music Man
as Winthrop Paroo
1962
Dads
as Self
2019
The Shootist
as Gillom Rogers
1976
The Spikes Gang
as Les
1974
The Journey
as Billy Rhinelander
1959
Willow: Behind the Magic
as Self - Director, Willow, 1988 / Executive Producer, Willow, 2022
2023
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Eddie Corbett
1963
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
2011
Welcome to Hollywood
as Ron Howard
2000
Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie
as Himself
2016
Grand Theft Auto
as Sam Freeman
1977
The Wild Country
as Virgil Tanner
1970
Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10
as Self
2019
Radioman
as Self
2012
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
2010
Five Minutes to Live
as Bobby Wilson
1961
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Self
1999
The First Nudie Musical
as Auditioning Actor
1976
Village of the Giants
as Genius
1965
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
as Self
1998
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall
as Self
2020
The Arrested Development Documentary Project
as Self
2013
Roger Corman, the Pope of Pop Cinema
as Self
2021
Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers
as Self (archive footage)
1985
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
2000
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
2019
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
2002
Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel
as Self
2022
I'm a Fool
as Andy
1977
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
as Herbert Biberman
1996
Inside a Beautiful Mind
as Self
2002
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
as Self - Director
1988
Fire on the Mountain
as Lee Mackie
1981
The Death and Return of Superman
as Max's Son
2011
Act of Love
as Leon Cybulkowski
1980
Return to Mayberry
as Opie Taylor
1986
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
as Self
2017
Eat My Dust
as Hoover Niebold
1976
Enterprise or Love: The Story of Far and Away
as Self
2024
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Self
1997
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
as Self
1996
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
as Self
1978
The Horror Hall of Fame II
as Self
1991
Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall
as Self
1979
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
as Self
2010
Sci-Fi Channel: The Making of Apollo 13
as Self
1995
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
as Self
1992
Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
2011
Tell Them Who You Are
as Self
2004
Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002
as Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
2004
Christopher Plummer: A Man For All Stages
as Self
2002
First Works
as Self
1989
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self
1997
Hollywood on Hollywood
as Host
1993
'Tis the Season: The Holidays on Screen
as Self - Commentator
2022
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
as Self
2013
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
as Self - Director
2001
Locusts
as Donny Fletcher
1974
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
as Self - Host
1978
The Independent
as Ron Howard
2000
John Wayne: Cowboys & Demons
as Self
2023
Bitter Harvest
as Ned De Vries
1981
Fuck Coin
as Self
2021
Happy Mother's Day, Love George
as Johnny
1973
The Shootist: The Legend Lives On
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2001
Cannes: All Access
as Self
2007
Making a 'Splash'
as Self - Director
2004
A Walking Tour of Sesame Street
as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
1979
Huckleberry Finn
as Huckleberry Finn
1978
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular
as Self
1976
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
as Self
2011
A Special: Olivia Newton-John
1976
Smoke
as Chris (as Ronny Howard)
1970
The Migrants
as Lyle Barlow
1974
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self / Opie Taylor / Ritchie Cunningham (archive footage)
1999
A Boy Called Nuthin’
as Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
1967
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
as Self
2016
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
as Self
1997
Ron Howard: 50 Years in Film
as Self
2008
Kasdan on Kasdan
as Self
2018
Channel 99
1988TV Shows 106
The Simpsons
as Ron Howard (voice)
1989
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Contestant #2 (uncredited)
1975
The Colbert Report
2005
The View
as Self
1997
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Frasier
as Stephen (voice)
1993
Bonanza
as Ted Hoag
1959
The Andy Griffith Show
as Opie Taylor
1960
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Great Performances
as Self
1971
Lassie
1954
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
M*A*S*H
as Wendell
1972
This Is Us
as Ron Howard (uncredited)
2016
Top Gear
as Self
2002
The South Bank Show
1978
Love, American Style
as Richie Cunningham
1969
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Accepting Award for Best Motion Picture Drama / Nominee
1944
Happy Days
as Richie Cunningham
1974
Happy Days
1974
The Fugitive
as Gus
1963
The Waltons
1972
The Red Skelton Show
as Joey
1951
Arrested Development
as Narrator
2003
Only Murders in the Building
as Ron Howard
2021
The Twilight Zone
as Wilcox Boy
1959
Dr. Kildare
as Jerry Prentice
1961
Daniel Boone
as Luke
1964
The Big Valley
as Tommy
1965
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Laverne & Shirley
as Richie Cunningham
1976
Route 66
1960
The F.B.I.
as Jess Orkin
1965
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
1950
Dinah!
as Self
1974
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
as Opie Taylor
1964
Kulturplatz
as Self
2004
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Little Boy Eating Candy Bar
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Little Boy with Ray Gun
1959
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
Chelsea
as Self
2016
Gunsmoke
as Jamie
1955
The Oscars
as Self
1953
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
1999
Dennis the Menace
1959
Dennis the Menace
as Stewart
1959
The Danny Thomas Show
as Opie Taylor
1953
People's Choice Awards
as Self - Winner
1975
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
1963
Mayberry R.F.D.
as Opie Taylor
1968
The Studio
as Ron Howard
2025
Land of the Giants
as Jodar
1968
Judd, for the Defense
1967
I Spy
as Alan Loden
1965
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Chris
1954
The Odd Couple
as Stanley
2015
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Wim
1959
Lancer
1968
Where Are They Now?
as Self
1999
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976
The Great Adventure
as Daniel Waterhouse
1963
Gentle Ben
as Jerry
1967
Gentle Ben
as Jody Cutler
1967
Pete and Gladys
1960
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as Cory Merlino
1969
Johnny Ringo
as Ricky Parrott
1959
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self
2023
The New Breed
as Tommy Simms
1961
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Academy Award Winning Filmmaker
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Director, Cocoon
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Director, Willow
2022
How To with John Wilson
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2020
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
General Electric Theater
as Barnaby Baxter
1953
General Electric Theater
as Randy
1953
The Monroes
1966
The Smith Family
as Bob Smith
1971
The Captain and Tennille
as Self - Guest
1976
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
as Richie Cunningham
1980
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
MADtv
as Self
1995
Five Fingers
1959
The Headmaster
1970
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
as Self
2023