Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Director & Actor (b. 1954)
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The ThumbScore for Ron Howard (75.7%) is the average audience approval rating across 27 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Ron's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

27
Movies
75.7%
Avg ThumbScore
Drama
Top Genre

Frequent Collaborators

Tom Hanks (5)Clint Howard (4)Paul Bettany (3)Russell Crowe (2)Jennifer Connelly (2)

Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 through 1968. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), a critical and commercial success. He was credited as Ronny Howard in his film and television appearances from 1959 to 1973. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), which received widespread acclaim and became one of the most profitable films in history.

The following year, Howard became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days, a role he would play from 1974 through 1984. Howard continued appearing in films during this time, such as the western film The Shootist (1976) and the comedy film Grand Theft Auto (1977), which also marked his directorial debut. In 1984, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing and occasionally writing variety films and television series. His films include the science-fiction/fantasy Cocoon (1985), the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), the historical docudrama Apollo 13 (1995), the Christmas comedy How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001), the biographical sports drama Cinderella Man (2005), the thriller The Da Vinci Code (2006), the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), and the documentary Pavarotti (2019). For A Beautiful Mind, Howard won the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture. He was nominated again for the same awards for Frost/Nixon.

Born 1954-03-01 in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA.

On ThumbScore, Ron Howard appears in 27 films with an average audience score of 75.7%, most frequently in the Drama genre.

Sources: TMDB

Filmography & Ratings

A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind
2001
๐Ÿ‘ 89%
Cocoon
Cocoon
1985
๐Ÿ‘ 88%
Rush
Rush
2013
๐Ÿ‘ 87%
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man
2005
๐Ÿ‘ 85%
Ransom
Ransom
1996
๐Ÿ‘ 83%
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995
๐Ÿ‘ 81%
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
๐Ÿ‘ 80%
Willow
Willow
1988
๐Ÿ‘ 80%
Thirteen Lives
Thirteen Lives
2022
๐Ÿ‘ 79%
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
2006
๐Ÿ‘ 78%
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
2009
๐Ÿ‘ 78%
American Graffiti
American Graffiti
1973
๐Ÿ‘ 78%
The Missing
The Missing
2003
๐Ÿ‘ 78%
Parenthood
Parenthood
1989
๐Ÿ‘ 76%
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018
๐Ÿ‘ 75%
Splash
Splash
1984
๐Ÿ‘ 75%
Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jones
2001
๐Ÿ‘ 75%
The Music Man
The Music Man
1962
๐Ÿ‘ 73%
Backdraft
Backdraft
1991
๐Ÿ‘ 72%
Inferno
Inferno
2016
๐Ÿ‘ 71%
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea
2015
๐Ÿ‘ 70%
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon
2008
๐Ÿ‘ 70%
Far and Away
Far and Away
1992
๐Ÿ‘ 69%
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy
2020
๐Ÿ‘ 68%
EDtv
EDtv
1999
๐Ÿ‘ 65%
Eden
Eden
2025
๐Ÿ‘ 63%
The Dilemma
The Dilemma
2011
๐Ÿ‘ 56%
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