AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS

THE FIRST 100 YEARS 1893–1993

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Ron Howard

Also Known As: Ronny Howard

66 Titles in Filmography CAST | DIRECTOR | PRODUCER | WRITER | HISTORY

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PRODUCER

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
LEO AND LOREE
Exec prod
1980
GUNG HO
Exec prod
1986
NO MAN'S LAND
Exec prod
1987
CLEAN AND SOBER
Exec prod
1988
VIBES
Exec prod
1988
CLOSET LAND
Exec prod
1991
FAR AND AWAY
Prod
1992
THE CHAMBER
Prod
1996
INVENTING THE ABBOTTS
Prod
1997
BEYOND THE MAT
Prod
1999
ED TV
Prod
1999
DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Prod
2000
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
Prod
2002
THE MISSING
Prod
2003
THE ALAMO
Prod
2004
CINDERELLA MAN
Prod
2005
CURIOUS GEORGE
Prod
2006
THE DA VINCI CODE
Prod
2006
FROST/NIXON
Prod
2008
CHANGELING
Prod
2008
ANGELS & DEMONS
Prod
2009
THE DILEMMA
Prod
2011
COWBOYS & ALIENS
Prod
2011
RESTLESS
Prod
2011
RUSH
Prod
2013
THE GOOD LIE
Prod
2014
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
Prod
2015

DIRECTOR

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
GRAND THEFT AUTO
Dir
1977
NIGHT SHIFT
Dir
1982
SPLASH
Dir
1984
COCOON
Dir
1985
GUNG HO
Dir
1986
WILLOW
Dir
1988
PARENTHOOD
Dir
1989
BACKDRAFT
Dir
1991
FAR AND AWAY
Dir
1992
THE PAPER
Dir
1994
APOLLO 13
Dir
1995
RANSOM
Dir
1996
ED TV
Dir
1999
DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS
Dir
2000
A BEAUTIFUL MIND
Dir
2002
THE MISSING
Dir
2003
CINDERELLA MAN
Dir
2005
THE DA VINCI CODE
Dir
2006
FROST/NIXON
Dir
2008
ANGELS & DEMONS
Dir
2009
THE DILEMMA
Dir
2011
RUSH
Dir
2013
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA
Dir
2015

CAST

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
FRONTIER WOMAN
1956
THE JOURNEY
Ronny Howard
Billy Rhinelander
1959
FIVE MINUTES TO LIVE
Ronny Howard
Bobbie Wilson
1960
THE MUSIC MAN
Ronny Howard
Winthrop Paroo
1962
THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE'S FATHER
Ronny Howard
Eddie
1963
VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS
Ronny Howard
Genius
1965
THE WILD COUNTRY
Ronny Howard
Virgil [Tanner]
1971
AMERICAN GRAFFITI
Ronny Howard
Steve [Bolander]
1973
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY...LOVE, GEORGE
Johnny
1973
THE SPIKES GANG
Les
1974
EAT MY DUST
Hoover Niebold
1976
THE SHOOTIST
Gillom Rogers
1976
GRAND THEFT AUTO
Sam Freeman
1977
MORE AMERICAN GRAFFITI
Steve Bolander
1979
THE MAGICAL WORLD OF CHUCK JONES
1992
FRANK CAPRA'S AMERICAN DREAM
Narrator
1997
TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE
2005
JEWS AND BASEBALL: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY
2010

WRITER

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
GRAND THEFT AUTO
Wrt
1977
LEO AND LOREE
Story
1980
PARENTHOOD
Story
1989
FAR AND AWAY
Story
1992

HISTORY

TITLE
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
YEAR
FRONTIER WOMAN
1956
THE FOOL KILLER
1965
SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR
1978
DEATH HUNT
1981
PRIVATE SCHOOL
1983
SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE
1987
THE DOORS
1991
CB4
1993
THE FIRM
1993
INSIDE MAN
2006
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
2008
CAPTAIN PHILLIPS
2013
UNBROKEN
2014

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