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Arrested Development

2003
as Narrator | Ron Howard

Happy Days

1974
as Richard 'Richie' Cunningham

American Graffiti

1973
as Steve Bolander

Fire on the Mountain

1981
as Lee Mackie

Light & Magic

2022
as Self - Producer, Actor, Writer

Blacklist: Hollywood on trial

1996
as Herbert Biberman

Dennis the Menace

1959
as Stewart

Huckleberry Finn

1975
as Huckleberry Finn

A Boy Called Nuthin’

1967
as Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell

More American Graffiti

1979
as Steve Bolander

The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang

1980
as Richie Cunningham

Return to Mayberry

1986
as Opie Taylor

Laddie

2017
as Himself

Lauren Bacall, ombre et lumière

2017
as Self (archive footage)

Making a 'Splash'

2002
as Self - Director

The Journey

1959
as Billy Rhinelander

Welcome to Hollywood

1998
as Ron Howard

The Wild Country

1970
as Virgil Tanner (credited as Ronny Howard)

Act Of Love

1980
as Leon Cybulkowski

Eat My Dust

1976
as Hoover Niebold

The Smith Family

1971
as Bob Smith

Locusts

1974
as Donny Fletcher

The Independent

2000
as Himself

Five Minutes to Live

1961
as Bobby Wilson

I'm a Fool

1977
as Andy

The Shootist

1976
as Gillom Rogers

Grand Theft Auto

1977
as Sam Freeman

Osmosis Jones

2001
as Tom Colonic (voice)

Nash

2013
as Ron Howard

Frontier Woman

1956
as Bit Part

The Music Man

1962
as Winthrop Paroo

The Andy Griffith Show

1960
as Opie Taylor

Director

Movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000
Movie The Da Vinci Code 2006
Movie Inferno 2016
Movie A Beautiful Mind 2001
Movie Angels & Demons 2009
Movie Solo: A Star Wars Story 2018
Movie In the Heart of the Sea 2015
Movie Rush 2013
Movie Apollo 13 1995
Movie Willow 1988
Movie Thirteen Lives 2022
Movie Cinderella Man 2005
Movie Hillbilly Elegy 2020
Movie Splash 1984
Movie Cocoon 1985
Movie Backdraft 1991
Movie The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 2016
Movie The Dilemma 2011
Movie Rebuilding Paradise 2020
Movie The Missing 2003
Movie Eden 2024
Movie Cotton Candy 1978
Movie The Paper 1994
Movie Gung Ho 1986
Movie Edtv 1999
Movie Night Shift 1982
Episode Genius (2017)
Einstein: Chapter One
2017
Episode MasterClass: Ron Howard Teaches Directing
Introduction
2017
Episode Breakthrough
The Age of Aging
2015
Movie Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death... 1969
Movie Jay-Z: Made in America 2013
Movie Grand Theft Auto 1977
Movie Frost/Nixon 2008
Movie Through the Magic Pyramid 1981
Movie Skyward 1980
Movie Seveneves
Movie Parenthood 1989
Movie Pavarotti 2019
Movie Far and Away 1992
Movie Ransom 1996
Movie Old Paint 1969

Writer

Movie Cotton Candy 1978
Movie Grand Theft Auto 1977
Movie Far and Away 1992
Movie Parenthood 1989

Executive Producer

Movie The Slumber Party 2023
Series Earnhardt 2025
Series The Dynasty: New England Patriots 2024
Episode On Pointe
Getting In
2020
Episode On Pointe
Casting & Competition
2020
Episode On Pointe
Practice Makes Perfect
2020
Episode On Pointe
Sacrifice & Support
2020
Episode On Pointe
Stepping Up
2020
Episode On Pointe
Showtime!
2020

Producer

Movie tick, tick...BOOM! 2021
Movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000
Movie The Da Vinci Code 2006
Movie Inferno 2016
Movie A Beautiful Mind 2001
Movie Angels & Demons 2009
Movie The Dark Tower 2017
Movie In the Heart of the Sea 2015
Movie The Spy Who Dumped Me 2018
Movie Rush 2013
Movie Changeling 2008
Movie Cowboys & Aliens 2011
Movie Cinderella Man 2005
Movie Little Duck 2013
Movie You Can Choose Your Family 2018
Movie The Alamo 2004
Movie The 'Burbs 1989
Movie Katy Perry: Part of Me 2012
Movie When You Find Me 2011
Movie The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 2016
Movie The Dilemma 2011
Movie Vibes 1988
Movie Spy vs. Spy
Movie Out of the Blue 2013
Movie Curious George: Go West, Go Wild 2020
Movie The Missing 2003
Movie Tiger & Bunny
Movie Inventing the Abbotts 1997
Movie Leo and Loree 1980
Movie The Good Lie 2014
Movie Gung Ho 1986
Movie Edtv 1999
Movie Lone Star Kid 1986
Movie Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 2019
Movie Mulholland Dr. 1999
Movie Jay-Z: Made in America 2013
Movie Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle 2015
Movie Into Thin Air 1985
Movie Unsung Heroes: The Story of America's Female Patriots 2014
Movie Frost/Nixon 2008
Movie Restless 2011
Movie Beyond the Mat 1999
Movie Curious George 2006
Movie A Dream of Flying 2013
Movie Evermore 2013
Movie Seveneves
Movie Inside Deep Throat 2005
Movie The Chamber 1996
Movie Far and Away 1992

Crew

Movie Into Thin Air 1985

Guest Star

Episode The Daily Show
Ron Howard
2002
Episode Today
January 13, 2011
2011
Episode Off Camera with Sam Jones
Ron Howard
2017
Episode Arrested Development
Queen B.
2013
Episode The Daily Show
Ron Howard
2008
Episode I Spy
Little Boy Lost
1966
Episode Dennis the Menace
Dennis by Proxy
1960
Episode The June Allyson Show
Child Lost
1959
Episode Inside the Actors Studio
Ron Howard
1999
Episode Gunsmoke
Charlie Noon
1969
Episode Gentle Ben
Green-Eyed Bear
1967
Episode Dennis the Menace
Dennis Haunts a House
1960
Episode Johnny Ringo
The Accused
1959
Episode From the Earth to the Moon
Behind the Scenes: Making 'From the Earth to the Moon'
1998
Episode Today
November 14, 2011
2011
Episode The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Room at the Bottom
1960
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
After The Academy Awards (2011)
2011
Episode Arrested Development
The B. Team
2013
Episode The Odd Couple (2015)
Taffy Days
2016
Episode The Graham Norton Show
Episode 7
2021
Episode Mayberry R.F.D.
Andy and Helen Get Married
1968
Episode Top Gear
Episode 2
2013
Episode Laverne & Shirley
Shotgun Wedding
1979
Episode The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Where There's a Will
1960
Episode Arrested Development
It Gets Better
2013
Episode Late Night With David Letterman
Show #0085
1982
Episode Hollywood's Best Film Directors
Ron Howard
1970
Episode Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars I
1976
Episode Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Opie Joins the Marines
1966
Episode The F.B.I.
The Runaways
1968
Episode The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Jose Andres, Ron Howard, Emily Bazelon, Lucius featuring Sheryl Crow and Celisse
2022
Episode MTV After Hours
Chris Hemsworth Recreates the ‘Arrested Development' Intro
2015
Episode Dr. Kildare
Candle In The Window
1964
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Ron Howard Part 1
1995
Episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Ron Howard/Toni Collette
2003
Episode The Simpsons
Gump Roast
2002
Episode Happy Days
Passages (2)
1984
Episode Land of the Giants
Genius at Work
1969
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Ron Howard Part 2
1995
Episode Dennis the Menace
The Fishing Trip
1959
Episode Judd for the Defense
Between the Dark and the Daylight
1969
Episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Nick Lachey/Ron Howard/Chris Daughtry
2006
Episode The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ron Howard, Morfydd Clark, James Taylor
2022
Episode Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Ron Howard,Eric McCormack & John Cassidy
2009
Episode The Colbert Report
Ron Howard
2009
Episode Arrested Development
Blockheads
2013
Episode The Simpsons
When You Dish Upon a Star
1998
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Nick Offerman, Ron Howard, Aldis Hodge, Norah Jones
2016
Episode M*A*S*H
Sometimes You Hear the Bullet
1973
Episode Happy Days
Welcome Home (1)
1983
Episode Route 66
Poor Little Kangaroo Rat
1962
Episode Pete and Gladys
The Goat Story
1960
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Claire Danes, Ron Howard, Logic
2015
Episode Happy Days
Welcome Home (2)
1983
Episode Big Wolf on Campus
Pleased To Eat You
2000
Episode Friday Night Videos
Ron Howard & Warwick Davis
1988
Episode Late Night With David Letterman
Show #0085
1982
Episode The Daily Show
Ron Howard
2011
Episode The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Ron Howard, Laura Dern, Matthew McConaughey
1999
Episode Laverne & Shirley
Excuse Me, May I Cut In?
1976
Episode Charlie Rose
“CINDERELLA MAN”
2005
Episode Robin Williams: Comic Genius
The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards
2005
Episode Today
November 1, 2018
2018
Episode Frasier
Good Samaritan
1999
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Show #0127
1994
Episode Conan (2010)
Ron Howard, Regina Hall, Rae Sremmurd
2015
Episode Dennis the Menace
The Party Line
1960
Episode The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Dobie's Birthday Party
1959
Episode The Simpsons
Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder
1999
Episode Reunited Apart
Reunited Apart Makes a SPLASH
2020
Episode The Twilight Zone
Walking Distance
1959
Episode The Graham Norton Show
Episode 10
2015
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
April 10, 2009
2009
Episode Mystery Science Theater 3000
Village of the Giants
1994
Episode Vanity Fair: Notes On a Scene
Ron Howard Breaks Down a Cave Diving Scene from 'Thirteen Lives'
2022
Episode The Fugitive
Cry Uncle
1964
Episode Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars II
1977