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name: "Ron Howard"
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fi1m_id: "ron-howard"
imdb_id: "nm0000165"
tmdb_id: 6159
wikidata_id: "Q103646"
roles: ["Director","Producer","Actor"]
born: "1 March 1954"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 24
average_fi1m_score: 65
average_as: "director"
average_over: 16
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# Ron Howard

## Identity

Ron Howard

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ron-howard
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ron-howard
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000165
- **TMDB ID:** 6159
- **Wikidata ID:** Q103646
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Howard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103646, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000165/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6159

Director and producer. Born 1 March 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer, Actor
- **Born:** 1 March 1954, Duncan, Oklahoma, USA
- **Active:** 1962–present
- **Also known as:** Ronny Howard, Ronald William Howard, Ronnie Howard, Ronald William "Ron" Howard, ران هاوارد
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 24: 5 acting, 16 directing, 3 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Brian Grazer](https://film.one/person/brian-grazer.md), [Akiva Goldsman](https://film.one/person/akiva-goldsman.md), [Tom Hanks](https://film.one/person/tom-hanks.md), [Babaloo Mandel](https://film.one/person/babaloo-mandel.md), [Danny Leiner](https://film.one/person/danny-leiner.md), [David Koepp](https://film.one/person/david-koepp.md), [Ed Harris](https://film.one/person/ed-harris.md), [Gary Sinise](https://film.one/person/gary-sinise.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 65, as director, over 16 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 78 (1), 1970s 84 (2), 1980s 78 (3), 1990s 70 (5), 2000s 64 (7), 2010s 70 (3), 2020s 65 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 60 across 15 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 6 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Action 4, Comedy 4, Thriller 4, Mystery 3, Romance 3
- **Screen time:** 34 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,668m across 15 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Howard, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103646, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000165/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6159

## Coming up

- *Alone at Dawn* (2027-12-25), Director

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Frost/Nixon*](https://film.one/film/frost-nixon.md) (81), [*The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years*](https://film.one/film/the-beatles-eight-days-a-week-the-touring-years.md) (71), [*Backdraft*](https://film.one/film/backdraft.md) (62), [*Angels & Demons*](https://film.one/film/angels-and-demons.md) (54)
- **Netflix:** [*Arrested Development*](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md) (87), [*Apollo 13*](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md) (84), [*Parenthood*](https://film.one/film/parenthood.md) (78)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Studio*](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md) (84), [*A Beautiful Mind*](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-mind.md) (62)
- **Disney+:** [*Splash*](https://film.one/film/splash.md) (80), [*Solo: A Star Wars Story*](https://film.one/film/solo-a-star-wars-story.md) (58)
- **Tubi:** [*The Music Man*](https://film.one/film/the-music-man.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Ron Howard

> Ron Howard is the director a studio calls when a true story needs telling clearly, and his best films trust the people on screen to get on with their jobs. His weaker ones keep stopping to tell us what the job means.

A Ron Howard film has a room full of people at work, and somewhere above it a piece of music telling us how to feel about them. In *Apollo 13* (1995) the people are in mission control, diagnosing a failing spacecraft with whatever information the crew can pass down. In *Frost/Nixon* (2008) they are in a television studio, asking a question the other man would rather not answer. Howard is good at the work. He is less sure about the music, and about the arguments he adds in case we have missed the point.

He was a child actor first, on *The Andy Griffith Show* and then *Happy Days*, and directed his first film, *Grand Theft Auto* (1977), for Roger Corman while still acting. The 1980s were comedies: *Night Shift* (1982), *Splash*, *Cocoon*. From the mid-1990s he turned to the fact-based dramas that are now his trade, with Daniel Hanley and Mike Hill cutting for him since *Night Shift*. Tom Hanks has made five films with him and Peter Morgan has written two, and his sets have a reputation for being calm places for actors.

The films that work are the ones with a problem in them. *Apollo 13* asks us to watch people share information and try an idea because the alternatives are worse, and we spent 140 minutes leaning forward at colleagues reading instruments; we have rarely been so gripped by so little moving on screen. *Rush* (2013) gets the same charge from two men who cannot agree on how to do the same job, and Mark Digby's 1970s paddocks explain why anyone would want to live there. *Frost/Nixon* finds it in a face: Salvatore Totino holds on Frank Langella until a close-up is all the action the scene needs.

The films that falter are the ones with a lesson. *A Beautiful Mind* (2001) has Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly doing the work and James Horner's score doing it again over the top of them. Hans Zimmer presses in *Rush* when the cars are already loud enough. *Frost/Nixon* turns a political reckoning into a match with a result, which is neater than the truth. And *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000) is loud, enormous and stuffed with things to buy, and it wore us out. Most critics call him safe and say he has no style, which is the wrong complaint. He has a habit, which is not trusting us, and it costs him more than any missing signature.

Howard once said, "I'm introverted and risk-averse. But not when there's a story to be told." The stories he tells best are the ones where nobody has time for a speech. Start with *Apollo 13*, follow with *Rush* and *Frost/Nixon*, and keep *A Beautiful Mind* for an evening when you want the marriage more than the mathematics.

## Biography

Ron Howard is an American filmmaker and former actor. Born on 1 March 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma, he began his career as a child actor, appearing in The Music Man (1962) and playing Opie Taylor in the television series The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 to 1968. He later portrayed Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days from 1974 to 1984.

Howard made his directorial debut with Grand Theft Auto (1977). His subsequent films include Cocoon (1985), Apollo 13 (1995), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Cinderella Man (2005), The Da Vinci Code (2006), Rush (2013), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and Inferno (2016). He has also produced television series and documentaries.

In 2025 he appeared as a guest star playing a version of himself in the series The Studio.

*Sources: latimes.com, cnn.com, britannica.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (24)

### Performed in (5)

- *The Studio* (2025), Fi1m 84, as Ron Howard — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md)
- *Arrested Development* (2003), Fi1m 87, as Narrator — [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *American Graffiti* (1973), Fi1m 84, as Steve Bolander — [page](https://film.one/film/american-graffiti.md)
- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, as Wendell — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *The Music Man* (1962), Fi1m 78, as Winthrop Paroo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-music-man.md)

### Directed (16) — the average rests on these

- *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020), Fi1m 38, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md)
- *Solo: A Star Wars Story* (2018), Fi1m 58, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/solo-a-star-wars-story.md)
- *The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years* (2016), Fi1m 71, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-beatles-eight-days-a-week-the-touring-years.md)
- *Rush* (2013), Fi1m 82, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/rush.md)
- *Angels & Demons* (2009), Fi1m 54, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/angels-and-demons.md)
- *Frost/Nixon* (2008), Fi1m 81, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/frost-nixon.md)
- *The Da Vinci Code* (2006), Fi1m 42, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-da-vinci-code.md)
- *A Beautiful Mind* (2001), Fi1m 62, as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-mind.md)
- *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000), Fi1m 54, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas.md)
- *Ransom* (1996), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md)
- *Apollo 13* (1995), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md)
- *Far and Away* (1992), Fi1m 52, Producer, Story, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/far-and-away.md)
- *Backdraft* (1991), Fi1m 62, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/backdraft.md)
- *Parenthood* (1989), Fi1m 78, Director, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/parenthood.md)
- *Cocoon* (1985), Fi1m 75, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/cocoon.md)
- *Splash* (1984), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/splash.md)

### Produced (3)

- *tick, tick... BOOM!* (2021), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/tick-tick-boom.md)
- *Changeling* (2008), Fi1m 68, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/changeling.md)
- *Sports Night* (1998), Fi1m 82, Producer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/sports-night.md)

## Complete filmography (242)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Alone at Dawn* (2027), Director, Producer
- *Whalefall* (2026), Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/whalefall.md)
- *Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Kyle Larson vs. The Double* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Avedon* (2026), Director, Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/avedon.md)
- *Marty, Life Is Short* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Summer of '94* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Big Dreams: The Little League World Series 2024* (2025), Executive Producer
- *The Gringo Hunters* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Earnhardt* (2025), series, Producer
- *Pets* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Eden* (2025), Producer, Director, Story
- *Fight for Glory: 2024 World Series* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *The Studio* (2025), series, as Ron Howard — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-studio.md)
- *Harlem Ice* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *Churchill at War* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *The Lost Children* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Music by John Williams* (2024), Producer
- *I'm Not a Monster: The Lois Riess Murders* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Jim Henson Idea Man* (2024), Director, Producer
- *Frida* (2024), Executive Producer
- *The Dynasty: New England Patriots* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *The Truth About Jim* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Choir* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *Carlos* (2023), Executive Producer
- *The Super Models* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *The Slumber Party* (2023), Executive Producer
- *The Beanie Bubble* (2023), Producer
- *Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Tetris* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Bossy Bear* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus, and Mayhem in the USA* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Judy Blume Forever* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Taiwan Crime Stories* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Willow* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Personality Crisis: One Night Only* (2022), Executive Producer
- *The Tiny Chef Show* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Wedding Season* (2022), Executive Producer
- *LIGHT & MAGIC* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Thirteen Lives* (2022), Director, Producer
- *Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Leave No Trace* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Under the Banner of Heaven* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *We Feed People* (2022), Director, Producer
- *Downfall: The Case Against Boeing* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Lucy and Desi* (2022), Executive Producer
- *Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Paper & Glue* (2021), Executive Producer
- *tick, tick... BOOM!* (2021), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/tick-tick-boom.md)
- *Julia* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Only Murders in the Building* (2021), series, as Ron Howard — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/only-murders-in-the-building.md)
- *Gossip* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Who Are You, Charlie Brown?* (2021), Executive Producer
- *The Day Sports Stood Still* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *We Are: The Brooklyn Saints* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *On Pointe* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *The Astronauts* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *Hillbilly Elegy* (2020), Producer, Director — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/hillbilly-elegy.md)
- *Curious George: Go West, Go Wild* (2020), Executive Producer
- *D. Wade: Life Unexpected* (2020), Producer
- *Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Rebuilding Paradise* (2020), Director, Producer
- *68 Whiskey* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration* (2019), as Wilcox Boy (archive footage)
- *Dads* (2019), Producer
- *Being Frank* (2019), Producer
- *Pavarotti* (2019), Director, Producer
- *Backdraft 2* (2019), Executive Producer
- *The Spy Who Dumped Me* (2018), Executive Producer
- *Solo: A Star Wars Story* (2018), Director — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/solo-a-star-wars-story.md)
- *The Dark Tower* (2017), Producer
- *Genius* (2017), series, Executive Producer
- *Mars* (2016), series, Creator
- *Inferno* (2016), Director, Producer
- *This Is Us* (2016), series, as Ron Howard (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md)
- *The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years* (2016), Director, Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-beatles-eight-days-a-week-the-touring-years.md)
- *In the Heart of the Sea* (2015), Director, Producer
- *Breakthrough* (2015), series, Director, Creator
- *Prophet's Prey* (2015), Executive Producer
- *The Odd Couple* (2015), series, as Stanley
- *Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle* (2015), Executive Producer
- *The Good Lie* (2014), Producer
- *Made in America* (2013), Director, Producer
- *Out of the Blue* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Rush* (2013), Producer, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/rush.md)
- *Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Katy Perry: Part of Me* (2012), Producer
- *The Death and Return of Superman* (2011), as Max's Son
- *Restless* (2011), Producer
- *Cowboys & Aliens* (2011), Producer
- *The Dilemma* (2011), Director, Producer
- *Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored* (2011), as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
- *Parenthood* (2010), series, Producer, Executive Producer
- *Presidential Reunion* (2010), Director
- *Mademoiselle Chambon* (2009), Thanks
- *Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!* (2009), Executive Producer
- *Angels & Demons* (2009), Producer, Director — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/angels-and-demons.md)
- *Changeling* (2008), Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/changeling.md)
- *Frost/Nixon* (2008), Director, Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/frost-nixon.md)
- *Curious George* (2006), series, Executive Producer
- *The Da Vinci Code* (2006), Producer, Director — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/the-da-vinci-code.md)
- *Curious George* (2006), Producer
- *Cinderella Man* (2005), Director, Producer
- *Inside Deep Throat* (2005), Producer
- *The Alamo* (2004), Producer
- *Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002* (2004), as Richie Cunningham ("Buddy Holly") (archive footage)
- *The Missing* (2003), Producer, Director
- *Arrested Development* (2003), series, as Narrator · Executive Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *A Beautiful Mind* (2001), as Man at Governor's Ball (uncredited) · Producer, Director — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/a-beautiful-mind.md)
- *Osmosis Jones* (2001), as Tom Colonic (voice)
- *The Beast* (2001), series, Producer
- *Silicon Follies* (2001), Executive Producer
- *How the Grinch Stole Christmas* (2000), Director, Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas.md)
- *The Independent* (2000), as Ron Howard
- *Welcome to Hollywood* (2000), as Ron Howard
- *Wonderland* (2000), series, Producer
- *Beyond the Mat* (1999), Producer
- *EDtv* (1999), Producer, Director
- *The PJs* (1999), series, Executive Producer
- *Felicity* (1998), series, Producer, Executive Producer
- *Sports Night* (1998), series, Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/sports-night.md)
- *From the Earth to the Moon* (1998), series, Producer, Creator
- *Hiller and Diller* (1997), series, Producer
- *Inventing the Abbotts* (1997), Producer
- *Ransom* (1996), Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/ransom.md)
- *The Chamber* (1996), Producer
- *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor
- *Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial* (1996), as Herbert Biberman
- *Apollo 13* (1995), Director, Executive Music Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/apollo-13.md)
- *The Paper* (1994), Director
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Stephen (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Hollywood on Hollywood* (1993), as Host
- *Far and Away* (1992), Producer, Director, Story — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/far-and-away.md)
- *Backdraft* (1991), Director — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/backdraft.md)
- *Closet Land* (1991), Executive Producer
- *Parenthood* (1990), series, Producer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Ron Howard (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- *Parenthood* (1989), Director, Story — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/parenthood.md)
- *The 'Burbs* (1989), Executive Producer
- *Clean and Sober* (1988), Executive Producer
- *Vibes* (1988), Executive Producer
- *Channel 99* (1988), Actor
- *Willow* (1988), Director
- *No Man's Land* (1987), Executive Producer
- *Return to Mayberry* (1986), as Opie Taylor
- *Gung Ho* (1986), Director, Executive Producer
- *The Lone Star Kid* (1986), Executive Producer
- *Into Thin Air* (1985), Executive Producer
- *No Greater Gift* (1985), Executive Producer
- *Cocoon* (1985), Director — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/cocoon.md)
- *Splash* (1984), Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/splash.md)
- *When Your Lover Leaves* (1983), Executive Producer
- *Night Shift* (1982), as Annoying Sax Player (uncredited) · Director
- *Through the Magic Pyramid* (1981), Executive Producer, Director
- *Skyward Christmas* (1981), Executive Producer
- *Fire on the Mountain* (1981), as Lee Mackie
- *Bitter Harvest* (1981), as Ned De Vries
- *Skyward* (1980), Executive Producer, Director
- *The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang* (1980), series, as Richie Cunningham
- *Act of Love* (1980), as Leon Cybulkowski
- *More American Graffiti* (1979), as Steve Bolander
- *A Walking Tour of Sesame Street* (1979), as Richie Cunningham (archive footage)
- *Cotton Candy* (1978), Director, Writer
- *Huckleberry Finn* (1978), as Huckleberry Finn
- *Grand Theft Auto* (1977), as Sam Freeman · Director, Writer
- *I'm a Fool* (1977), as Andy
- *A Special: Olivia Newton-John* (1976), Actor
- *Battle of the Network Stars* (1976), series, Actor
- *The Shootist* (1976), as Gillom Rogers
- *Eat My Dust* (1976), as Hoover Niebold
- *Laverne & Shirley* (1976), series, Actor
- *The First Nudie Musical* (1976), as Auditioning Actor
- *Locusts* (1974), as Donny Fletcher
- *The Spikes Gang* (1974), as Les
- *The Migrants* (1974), as Lyle Barlow
- *Happy Days* (1974), series, as Richie Cunningham
- *Happy Mother's Day, Love George* (1973), as Johnny
- *American Graffiti* (1973), as Steve Bolander — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/american-graffiti.md)
- *M*A*S*H* (1972), series, as Wendell — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *The Waltons* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Smith Family* (1971), series, as Bob Smith
- *The Wild Country* (1970), as Virgil Tanner
- *The Headmaster* (1970), series, Actor
- *Smoke* (1970), as Chris (as Ronny Howard)
- *Love, American Style* (1969), series, as Richie Cunningham
- *The Bold Ones: The New Doctors* (1969), series, as Cory Merlino
- *Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore, and Death...* (1969), Director
- *Old Paint* (1969), Director
- *Deed of Daring-Do* (1969), Director
- *Lancer* (1968), series, Actor
- *Mayberry R.F.D.* (1968), series, as Opie Taylor
- *Land of the Giants* (1968), series, as Jodar
- *A Boy Called Nuthin’* (1967), as Richie 'Nuthin'' Caldwell
- *Gentle Ben* (1967), series, as Jerry, Jody Cutler
- *Judd, for the Defense* (1967), series, Actor
- *The Monroes* (1966), series, Actor
- *Village of the Giants* (1965), as Genius
- *The F.B.I.* (1965), series, as Jess Orkin
- *The Big Valley* (1965), series, as Tommy
- *I Spy* (1965), series, as Alan Loden
- *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1964), series, as Opie Taylor
- *Daniel Boone* (1964), series, as Luke
- *The Great Adventure* (1963), series, as Daniel Waterhouse
- *The Fugitive* (1963), series, as Gus — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fugitive-1963.md)
- *The Courtship of Eddie's Father* (1963), as Eddie Corbett
- *The Music Man* (1962), as Winthrop Paroo — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-music-man.md)
- *Five Minutes to Live* (1961), as Bobby Wilson
- *The New Breed* (1961), series, as Tommy Simms
- *Dr. Kildare* (1961), series, as Jerry Prentice
- *Route 66* (1960), series, Actor
- *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Opie Taylor
- *Pete and Gladys* (1960), series, Actor
- *Dennis the Menace* (1959), series, as Stewart
- *Five Fingers* (1959), series, Actor
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as Wilcox Boy — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Johnny Ringo* (1959), series, as Ricky Parrott
- *The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis* (1959), series, as Little Boy Eating Candy Bar, Little Boy with Ray Gun
- *The DuPont Show with June Allyson* (1959), series, as Wim
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Ted Hoag
- *The Journey* (1959), as Billy Rhinelander
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), series, as Jamie
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Chris
- *Lassie* (1954), series, Actor
- *The Danny Thomas Show* (1953), series, as Opie Taylor
- *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Barnaby Baxter, Randy
- *The Fixer*, Director
- *Spy vs. Spy*, Producer
- *Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell*, Producer
- *Pa'l Pueblo: Fania for the People*, Executive Producer
- *The Shrinking of Treehorn*, Director, Producer
- *The Sound of Philadelphia*, Executive Producer
- *Curious George*, Producer
- *Untitled How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sequel*, Director, Producer
- *Untitled Ron Howard Firefighter Film*, Director, Producer
- *Splash*, Producer
- *Dangerously Funny*, Producer

## Gallery

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## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 2 nominated

- 2009: Best Picture (nominated), for *Frost/Nixon*
- 2009: Best Director (nominated), for *Frost/Nixon*
- 2002: Best Picture (won), for *A Beautiful Mind*
- 2002: Best Director (won), for *A Beautiful Mind*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 0 won, 5 nominated

- 2014: Best British Film (nominated), for *Rush*
- 2009: Best Film (nominated), for *Frost/Nixon*
- 2009: Best Direction (nominated), for *Frost/Nixon*
- 2002: Best Film (nominated), for *A Beautiful Mind*
- 2002: Best Direction (nominated), for *A Beautiful Mind*

### Golden Globes — 0 won, 5 nominated

- 2013: Best Motion Picture – Drama (nominated), for *Rush*
- 2008: Best Director (nominated), for *Frost/Nixon*
- 2001: Best Director (nominated), for *A Beautiful Mind*
- 1995: Best Director (nominated), for *Apollo 13*
- 1976: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (nominated), for *The Shootist*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 2 won, 3 nominated

- 2006: Outstanding Comedy Series (nominated), for *Arrested Development*
- 2005: Outstanding Comedy Series (nominated), for *Arrested Development*
- 2004: Outstanding Comedy Series (won), for *Arrested Development*
- 1999: Outstanding Animated Program (nominated), for *The PJs*
- 1998: Outstanding Limited Miniseries (won), for *From the Earth to the Moon*

### SAG Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2014: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (nominated), for *Arrested Development*

### Berlin International Film Festival — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2004: Golden Bear (nominated), for *The Missing*

### Other awards — 9 won, 18 nominated

- Satellite Award for Best Director 2013: Satellite Award for Best Director (nominated), for *Rush*
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program 2012: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program (nominated), for *Curious George*
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program 2011: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program (nominated), for *Curious George*
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program 2010: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program (won), for *Curious George*
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program 2009: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program (nominated), for *Curious George*
- Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture 2009: Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture (nominated), for *Frost/Nixon*
- Critics' Choice Awards 2008: Best Director (nominated), for *Frost/Nixon*
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program 2008: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program (won), for *Curious George*
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film 2008: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film (nominated), for *Frost/Nixon*
- Satellite Award for Best Director 2008: Satellite Award for Best Director (nominated), for *Frost/Nixon*
- Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program 2007: Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program (nominated), for *Curious George*
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director 2006: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director (nominated), for *The Da Vinci Code*
- Best Sports Movie ESPY Award 2005: Best Sports Movie ESPY Award (nominated), for *Cinderella Man*
- Critics' Choice Awards 2005: Best Director (nominated), for *Cinderella Man*
- National Medal of Arts 2003: National Medal of Arts (won)
- Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film 2002: Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film (nominated), for *A Beautiful Mind*
- Critics' Choice Awards 2001: Best Director (won), for *A Beautiful Mind*
- Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director 2001: Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (won), for *A Beautiful Mind*
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film 2001: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film (won), for *A Beautiful Mind*
- Hugo Awards 1996: Best Dramatic Presentation (nominated), for *Apollo 13*
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film 1995: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film (won), for *Apollo 13*
- Hugo Awards 1989: Best Dramatic Presentation (nominated), for *Willow*
- Hugo Awards 1986: Best Dramatic Presentation (nominated), for *Cocoon*
- Saturn Awards 1986: Best Director (won), for *Cocoon*
- Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film 1985: Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film (nominated), for *Cocoon*
- Saturn Awards 1984: Best Director (nominated), for *Splash*
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1981: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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