Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Filmography

As Cast

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

As Crew

Whalefall (2026)
Producer
Summer of '94 (2026)
Executive Producer
Avedon (2026)
Director, Producer
Marty, Life Is Short (2026)
Executive Producer
Kyle Larson vs. The Double (2026)
Executive Producer
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing (2026)
Executive Producer
Eden (2025)
Producer, Director, Story
Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything (2025)
Executive Producer
Pets (2025)
Executive Producer
Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024 (2025)
Executive Producer
David Blaine: Do Not Attempt (2025)
Executive Producer
The Gringo Hunters (2025)
Executive Producer
Harlem Ice (2025)
Executive Producer
Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series (2025)
Executive Producer
Earnhardt (2025)
Producer
Frida (2024)
Executive Producer
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
Director, Producer
Music by John Williams (2024)
Producer
The Lost Children (2024)
Executive Producer
The Dynasty: New England Patriots (2024)
Executive Producer
Choir (2024)
Executive Producer
The Truth About Jim (2024)
Executive Producer
I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders (2024)
Executive Producer
Churchill at War (2024)
Executive Producer
The Slumber Party (2023)
Executive Producer
The Beanie Bubble (2023)
Producer
Judy Blume Forever (2023)
Executive Producer
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman (2023)
Executive Producer
Carlos (2023)
Executive Producer
Tetris (2023)
Executive Producer
Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA (2023)
Executive Producer
Taiwan Crime Stories (2023)
Executive Producer
Bossy Bear (2023)
Executive Producer
The Super Models (2023)
Executive Producer
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022)
Executive Producer
Leave No Trace (2022)
Executive Producer
Wedding Season (2022)
Executive Producer
Personality Crisis: One Night Only (2022)
Executive Producer
We Feed People (2022)
Director, Producer
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (2022)
Executive Producer
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
Executive Producer
Thirteen Lives (2022)
Director, Producer
Lucy and Desi (2022)
Executive Producer
Willow (2022)
Executive Producer
Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
Executive Producer
Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet (2022)
Executive Producer
LIGHT & MAGIC (2022)
Executive Producer
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields (2022)
Executive Producer
The Tiny Chef Show (2022)
Executive Producer
The Day Sports Stood Still (2021)
Executive Producer
Paper & Glue (2021)
Executive Producer
Who Are You, Charlie Brown? (2021)
Executive Producer
Julia (2021)
Executive Producer
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
Producer
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints (2021)
Executive Producer
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021)
Executive Producer
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol (2021)
Executive Producer
Gossip (2021)
Executive Producer
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (2021)
Executive Producer
Curious George: Go West, Go Wild (2020)
Executive Producer
Hillbilly Elegy (2020)
Director, Producer
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2020)
Executive Producer
Rebuilding Paradise (2020)
Director, Producer
D. Wade: Life Unexpected (2020)
Producer
68 Whiskey (2020)
Executive Producer
The Astronauts (2020)
Executive Producer
On Pointe (2020)
Executive Producer
Being Frank (2019)
Producer
Pavarotti (2019)
Director, Producer
Backdraft 2 (2019)
Executive Producer
Dads (2019)
Producer
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Director
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
Executive Producer
The Dark Tower (2017)
Producer
Genius (2017)
Executive Producer
Inferno (2016)
Director, Producer
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
Producer, Director
Mars (2016)
Creator
Prophet's Prey (2015)
Executive Producer
In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Director, Producer
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)
Executive Producer
Breakthrough (2015)
Director, Creator
The Good Lie (2014)
Producer
Rush (2013)
Director, Producer
Made in America (2013)
Director, Producer
Out of the Blue (2013)
Executive Producer
Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest (2013)
Executive Producer
Katy Perry: Part of Me (2012)
Producer
The Dilemma (2011)
Director, Producer
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Producer
Restless (2011)
Producer
Presidential Reunion (2010)
Director
Parenthood (2010)
Producer, Executive Producer
Angels & Demons (2009)
Director, Producer
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
Executive Producer
Mademoiselle Chambon (2009)
Thanks
Changeling (2008)
Producer
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Director, Producer
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Producer, Director
Curious George (2006)
Producer
Curious George (2006)
Executive Producer
Cinderella Man (2005)
Producer, Director
Inside Deep Throat (2005)
Producer
The Alamo (2004)
Producer
The Missing (2003)
Director, Producer
Arrested Development (2003)
Executive Producer
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Producer, Director
Silicon Follies (2001)
Executive Producer
The Beast (2001)
Producer
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Director, Producer
Wonderland (2000)
Producer
EDtv (1999)
Producer, Director
Beyond the Mat (1999)
Producer
The PJs (1999)
Executive Producer
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
Producer, Creator
Sports Night (1998)
Producer, Executive Producer
Felicity (1998)
Producer, Executive Producer
Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
Producer
Hiller and Diller (1997)
Producer
Ransom (1996)
Director
The Chamber (1996)
Producer
Apollo 13 (1995)
Director, Executive Music Producer
The Paper (1994)
Director
Far and Away (1992)
Producer, Director, Story
Backdraft (1991)
Director
Closet Land (1991)
Executive Producer
Parenthood (1990)
Producer
Parenthood (1989)
Director, Story
The 'Burbs (1989)
Executive Producer
Willow (1988)
Director
Vibes (1988)
Executive Producer
Clean and Sober (1988)
Executive Producer
No Man's Land (1987)
Executive Producer
Gung Ho (1986)
Director, Executive Producer
The Lone Star Kid (1986)
Executive Producer
Cocoon (1985)
Director
No Greater Gift (1985)
Executive Producer
Into Thin Air (1985)
Executive Producer
Splash (1984)
Director
When Your Lover Leaves (1983)
Executive Producer
Night Shift (1982)
Director
Through the Magic Pyramid (1981)
Executive Producer, Director
Skyward Christmas (1981)
Executive Producer
Skyward (1980)
Executive Producer, Director
Cotton Candy (1978)
Director, Writer
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Writer, Director
Deed of Daring-Do (1969)
Director
Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death... (1969)
Director
Old Paint (1969)
Director
Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell
Producer
The Sound of Philadelphia
Executive Producer
The Shrinking of Treehorn
Director, Producer
Splash
Producer
Spy vs. Spy
Producer
The Fixer
Director
Curious George
Producer
Untitled Ron Howard Firefighter Film
Director, Producer
Alone at Dawn
Director
Dangerously Funny
Producer
Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People
Executive Producer
Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel
Director, Producer