Ron Howard started his career as the cute little boy Opie Taylor on the “Andy Griffith Show.” Now, Ron Howard directs the top actors and actresses in the top movies. He has directed comedies, dramas and even children’s movies. He has been an actor, director and a producer. He grew up in front of America going from a child on the “Andy Griffith Show” to a teenager on “Happy Days.” In 1973 he proved his acting skills again in American Graffiti. As an added special fact, he was born in Duncan, Oklahoma.

Director Filmography

• Old Paint, 1969
• Deed of Daring-Do, 1969
• Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore and Death 1969
• Grand Theft Auto , 1977
• Night Shift, 1982
• Splash, 1984
• Cocoon, 1985
• Gung Ho, 1986
• Willow, 1988
• Parenthood, 1989
• Backdraft, 1991
• Far and Away, 1992
• The Paper, 1994
• Apollo 13, 1995
• Ransom, 1996
• Ed TV, 1999
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 2000
• A Beautiful Mind, 2001
• The Missing, 3003
• Cinderella Man, 2005
• Curious George, 2006
• The Da Vinci Code, 2006

For those of you that think Ron Howard isn’t a busy man, I want to point out that this list of movies he has directed does not include television movies, television shows, film or television that he has produced, or the television shows and movies that he has acted in. For those of you who like the show “Arrested Development,” it is interesting to know that Ron Howard not only produces the show, but is also the narrator’s voice. He may have not been as cool as the Fonz in “Happy Days,” but he has turned out a great director.