Ron Howard Highlights

  • 2009: Re-teamed with Hanks for "Angels & Demons," the film adaptation of Dan Brown's novel and sequel to "The Da Vinci Code"
  • 2009: Nominated for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Achievement in Directing (“Frost/Nixon”)
  • 2008: Nominated for the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture (“Frost/Nixon”)
  • 2008: Directed and produced the feature adaption of Peter Morgan's play "Frost/Nixon," starring Michael Sheen and Frank Langella in the title roles; earned an Academy Award nomination for Best motion picture of the year
  • 2008: Nominated for the 2008 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film (“Frost/Nixon”)
  • 2006: Directed Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon in the film adaptation of Dan Brown's best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code"
  • 2005: Re-teamed with Russell Crowe to direct "Cinderella Man," a true story of Depression-era fighter and folk hero Jim Braddock
  • 2003: Directed the psychological thriller "The Missing" starring Cate Blanchett as a frontier woman who teams up with her estranged father, played by Tommy Lee Jones, to rescue her abducted daughter
  • 2003: With partner Brian Grazer, was an executive producer of the FOX sitcom "Arrested Development"
  • 2002: With Grazer, was a producer of the comedy feature "Stealing Harvard"
  • 2001: Provided the character voice of the animated figure Tom Colonic in the mixed media feature "Osmosis Jones"
  • 2001: Directed Russell Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind," a fictionalized biopic of Nobel Prize winner John Forbes Nash who overcame schizophrenia; received a Golden Globe for Best Director and BAFTA nomination for Best Film
  • 2000: Helmed the live action version of "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" starring Jim Carrey in the title role
  • 1999: Directed the feature comedy "EDtv" starring Matthew McConaughey
  • 1999: With Grazer and Eddie Murphy, served as executive producer of the animated series "The PJs" (FOX, 1999-2000; WB, 2000-2001)
  • 1998: Served as one of the producers of the Emmy-winning HBO series "From the Earth to the Moon"; Tom Hanks was driving force behind the project, serving as executive producer as well as director, screenwriter and co-star
  • 1998: With partner Brian Grazer, was an executive producer of the ABC sitcom "Sports Night"
  • 1998: With Grazer, executive produced the highly-touted drama series "Felicity" (The WB)
  • 1997: Was an executive producer of the ABC sitcom "Hiller & Diller"
  • 1996: Helmed "Ransom," a remake of the 1956 film about a child kidnapping, starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo
  • 1995: Directed the based-on-fact drama about an aborted NASA mission to the moon, "Apollo 13"; starred Tom Hanks, Ed Harris and Gary Sinise
  • 1994: Helmed "The Paper," featuring an all-star cast including Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Robert Duvall and Marisa Tomei
  • 1993: Bought out Imagine (with Grazer), making the company private again
  • 1992: Teamed with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman on the box-office disappointment "Far and Away"
  • 1992: Announced that he and Grazer were leaving Imagine for a joint venture at Universal Pictures
  • 1991: Helmed the action thriller "Backdraft" starring Robert De Niro, Kurt Russell and Donald Sutherland
  • 1990: Returned to TV as executive producer of the short-lived NBC sitcom "Parenthood"
  • 1989: Enjoyed hit with the genial comedy "Parenthood"
  • 1988: Executive produced the TV sequel "Splash Too" (ABC)
  • 1988: Had box-office misfire with the fantasy "Willow"
  • 1987: Was an executive producer on the short-lived CBS sitcom "Take Five"
  • 1987: First Imagine production, "Like Father Like Son"
  • 1986: Reprised signature childhood role of Opie Taylor in the NBC reunion movie "Return to Mayberry"; executive produced by Andy Griffith
  • 1986: Took Imagine Films public
  • 1985: Founded Imagine Films Entertainment with Brian Grazer
  • 1984: Breakthrough feature as director, "Splash" starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah; scripted by Mandel and Ganz
  • 1982: Helmed his breakthrough feature, "Night Shift"; first collaborations with producer Brian Grazer, writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel and actor Michael Keaton; "Happy Days" co-star Henry Winkler also starred
  • 1980: Cast as a man who honors his brother's wishes by committing a mercy killing and then is tried for murder in the NBC movie "Act of Love"
  • 1980: Feature debut as executive producer, "Leo and Loree"
  • 1980: TV producing debut, "Ron Howard's 'Skyward,'" about a paraplegic teen who yearns to pilot her own plane with Bette Davis in featured role; also directed
  • 1979: Reprised his role in the less successful sequel "More American Graffiti"
  • 1978: Made TV directing and screenwriting debut with the NBC movie "Cotton Candy"; co-written with brother Clint
  • 1976: Co-starred with John Wayne in the elegiac Western "The Shootist"
  • 1975: Played title role in the ABC adaptation of "Huckleberry Finn"; also featured parents and brother in supporting parts
  • 1974: Cast as Richie Cunningham on the long-running ABC sitcom, "Happy Days"; was a regular on the series for six years; left to pursue career as a filmmaker but returned for occasional appearances
  • 1974: Had dramatic role in the acclaimed TV production "The Migrants" (CBS)
  • 1973: Starred in George Lucas' ground-breaking teen film "American Graffiti"
  • 1971: Feature debut as director and co-writer at age 23 with "Grand Theft Auto"; also starred
  • 1971: Played Bob Smith on the ABC series "The Smith Family"; also starred Henry Fonda and Janet Blair
  • 1970: Resumed movie acting career in "Smoke"
  • 1965: Last film role for five years, "Village of the Giants"
  • 1963: Played Eddie in the feature "The Courtship of Eddie's Father"
  • 1962: Had featured role in the big screen adaptation of "The Music Man"
  • 1960: Portrayed Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor, on "The Andy Griffith Show" (CBS)
  • 1959: First feature acting role at age four in "The Journey"
  • 1959: TV series debut, playing various characters on the sitcom, "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" (CBS)
  • 1958: TV acting debut, "Police Station"
  • 1956: Stage acting debut at 18 months old with parents in "The Seven Year Itch"; father directed production
  • 1956: Appeared as a baby in "Frontier Woman"; featured his father Rance Howard

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