Ron Howard
Date of Birth: 01 Mar 1954
Country: USA
Biography: Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American actor, director and producer. He came to prominence as a child actor, playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later as the teenaged Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years. He made film appearances such as in American Graffiti in 1973 and while starring in Happy Days he also made The Shootist in 1976, as well as making his directorial debut with the 1977 comedy film Grand Theft Auto...(Wikipedia)
Total Credits at Criticker: 44 (Actor), 41 (Director), 4 (Writer), 1 (Creator)
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- The B. Team (2013) - S4 E4
- Double Crossers (2013) - S4 E6
- Smashed (2013) - S4 E9
- Blockheads (2013) - S4 E15
- Emotional Baggage (2018) - S5 E6
- The New Housekeeper (1960) - S1 E1
- The Manhunt (1960) - S1 E2
- The Guitar Player (1960) - S1 E3
- Ellie Comes to Town (1960) - S1 E4
- Irresistible Andy (1960) - S1 E5
- Runaway Kid (1960) - S1 E6
- Andy the Matchmaker (1960) - S1 E7
- Opie's Charity (1960) - S1 E8
- A Feud Is a Feud (1960) - S1 E9
- Ellie for Council (1960) - S1 E10
- Christmas Story (1960) - S1 E11
- Stranger in Town (1960) - S1 E12
- Mayberry Goes Hollywood (1961) - S1 E13
- Andy and Opie, Housekeepers (1961) - S1 E23
- The Horse Trader (1961) - S1 E14
- Those Gossipin' Men (1961) - S1 E15
- The Beauty Contest (1961) - S1 E16
- Alcohol and Old Lace (1961) - S1 E17
- Andy the Marriage Counselor (1961) - S1 E18
- Mayberry on Record (1961) - S1 E19
- Andy Saves Barney's Morale (1961) - S1 E20
- Andy and the Gentleman Crook (1961) - S1 E21
- Cyrano Andy (1961) - S1 E22
- The New Doctor (1961) - S1 E24
- A Plaque for Mayberry (1961) - S1 E25
- The Inspector (1961) - S1 E26
- Ellie Saves a Female (1961) - S1 E27
- Andy Forecloses (1961) - S1 E28
- Quiet Sam (1961) - S1 E29
- Barney Gets His Man (1961) - S1 E30
- The Guitar Player Returns (1961) - S1 E31
- Bringing Up Opie (1961) - S1 E32
- Opie and the Spoiled Kid (1963) - S3 E21
- Opie and the Bully (1961) - S2 E1
- Barney's Replacement (1961) - S2 E2
- Andy and the Woman Speeder (1961) - S2 E3
- Mayberry Goes Bankrupt (1961) - S2 E4
- Barney on the Rebound (1961) - S2 E5
- Opie's Hobo Friend (1961) - S2 E6
- Crime-Free Mayberry (1961) - S2 E7
- The Perfect Female (1961) - S2 E8
- Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter (1961) - S2 E9
- The Pickle Story (1961) - S2 E11
- The Clubmen (1961) - S2 E10
- Opie's Piano Lesson (1967) - S7 E26
- Sheriff Barney (1961) - S2 E12
- The Farmer Takes a Wife (1962) - S2 E13
- The Keeper of the Flame (1962) - S2 E14
- Bailey's Bad Boy (1962) - S2 E15
- The Manicurist (1962) - S2 E16
- The Jinx (1962) - S2 E17
- Jailbreak (1962) - S2 E18
- A Medal for Opie (1962) - S2 E19
- Barney and the Choir (1962) - S2 E20
- Guest of Honor (1962) - S2 E21
- The Merchant of Mayberry (1962) - S2 E22
- Aunt Bee the Warden (1962) - S2 E23
- The County Nurse (1962) - S2 E24
- Andy and Barney in the Big City (1962) - S2 E25
- Three's a Crowd (1962) - S2 E27
- The Bookie Barber (1962) - S2 E28
- Andy on Trial (1962) - S2 E29
- Cousin Virgil (1962) - S2 E30
- Deputy Otis (1962) - S2 E31
- Mr. McBeevee (1962) - S3 E1
- Andy's Rich Girlfriend (1962) - S3 E2
- Andy and the New Mayor (1962) - S3 E3
- Andy and Opie - Bachelors (1962) - S3 E4
- The Cow Thief (1962) - S3 E5
- Barney Mends a Broken Heart (1962) - S3 E6
- Lawman Barney (1962) - S3 E7
- The Mayberry Band (1962) - S3 E8
- Floyd, the Gay Deceiver (1962) - S3 E9
- Convicts-at-Large (1962) - S3 E11
- Opie's Rival (1962) - S3 E10
- The Bed Jacket (1962) - S3 E12
- One-Punch Opie (1962) - S3 E14
- Barney and the Governor (1963) - S3 E15
- Man in a Hurry (1963) - S3 E16
- High Noon in Mayberry (1963) - S3 E17
- The Loaded Goat (1963) - S3 E18
- Class Reunion (1963) - S3 E19
- Rafe Hollister Sings (1963) - S3 E20
- The Great Filling Station Robbery (1963) - S3 E22
- Andy Discovers America (1963) - S3 E23
- Barney's First Car (1963) - S3 E27
- Andy's English Valet (1963) - S3 E26
- The Darlings Are Coming (1963) - S3 E25
- The Rivals (1963) - S3 E28
- Aunt Bee's Medicine Man (1963) - S3 E24
- A Wife for Andy (1963) - S3 E29
- Dogs, Dogs, Dogs (1963) - S3 E30
- The Big House (1963) - S3 E32
- Opie the Birdman (1963) - S4 E1
- The Haunted House (1963) - S4 E2
- Ernest T. Bass Joins the Army (1963) - S4 E3
- The Sermon for Today (1963) - S4 E4
- Briscoe Declares for Aunt Bee (1963) - S4 E5
- Gomer the House Guest (1963) - S4 E6
- A Black Day for Mayberry (1963) - S4 E7
- Opie's Ill-Gotten Gain (1963) - S4 E8
- Up in Barney's Room (1963) - S4 E9
- Citizen's Arrest (1963) - S4 E11
- A Date for Gomer (1963) - S4 E10
- Opie and His Merry Men (1963) - S4 E12
- Barney and the Cave Rescue (1964) - S4 E13
- Andy and Opie's Pal (1964) - S4 E14
- Aunt Bee the Crusader (1964) - S4 E15
- Barney's Sidecar (1964) - S4 E16
- My Fair Ernest T. Bass (1964) - S4 E17
- Andy's Vacation (1964) - S4 E22
- Andy Saves Gomer (1964) - S4 E23
- Bargain Day (1964) - S4 E24
- A Deal Is a Deal (1964) - S4 E26
- Fun Girls (1964) - S4 E27
- The Return of Malcolm Merriweather (1964) - S4 E28
- The Rumor (1964) - S4 E29
- Barney and Thelma Lou, Phfftt (1964) - S4 E30
- Divorce, Mountain Style (1964) - S4 E25
- Back to Nature (1964) - S4 E31
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964) - S4 E32
- Opie Loves Helen (1964) - S5 E1
- Barney's Physical (1964) - S5 E2
- The Family Visit (1964) - S5 E3
- Aunt Bee's Romance (1964) - S5 E5
- Barney's Bloodhound (1964) - S5 E6
- Barney's Uniform (1964) - S5 E8
- Opie's Fortune (1964) - S5 E9
- Goodbye Sheriff Taylor (1964) - S5 E10
- The Pageant (1964) - S5 E11
- Andy and Helen Have Their Day (1964) - S5 E13
- Three Wishes for Opie (1964) - S5 E14
- Barney Fife, Realtor (1965) - S5 E16
- Goober Takes a Car Apart (1965) - S5 E17
- The Lucky Letter (1965) - S5 E19
- Barney Runs for Sheriff (1965) - S5 E21
- Goober and the Art of Love (1965) - S5 E20
- TV or Not TV (1965) - S5 E23
- Guest in the House (1965) - S5 E24
- Opie's Newspaper (1965) - S5 E26
- Opie Flunks Arithmetic (1965) - S5 E30
- Opie and the Carnival (1965) - S5 E31
- The Case of the Punch in the Nose (1965) - S5 E25
- Banjo-Playing Deputy (1965) - S5 E32
- Man in the Middle (1964) - S5 E7
- All the Way (1974) - S1 E1
- The Lemon (1974) - S1 E2
- Because She's There (1974) - S1 E11
- Richie's Cup Runneth Over (1974) - S1 E3
- Guess Who's Coming to Visit (1974) - S1 E4
- Hardware Jungle (1974) - S1 E5
- The Deadly Dares (1974) - S1 E6
- Fonzie Drops In (1974) - S1 E7
- The Skin Game (1974) - S1 E8
- Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1974) - S1 E9
A cutting-edge, live action/animated action adventure comedy about one white blood cell's race against the biological clock to hunt down and destroy a lethal new virus. Bill Murray stars as Frank, in whose body the action unfolds.
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Mark Wexler's cinematic blend of biography and autobiography centers on his relationship with his father, legendary cinematographer and filmmaker Haskell Wexler, whose long and illutrious career is a virtual catalogue of 20th century classics.
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A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. (imdb)
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A con man comes to a Midwestern town with a scam using a boy's marching band program, but things don't go according to plan. (imdb)
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A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity. (imdb)
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Eddie thinks it is time for his father to remarry. However, in his opinion his father's taste in women leaves much to be desired. He believes the girl next door would be a far better choice... (imdb)
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Return to Mayberry (1986) - TV Movie
This was a reunion bringing back most of the characters from The Andy Griffith Show. It begins with Andy Taylor returning to Mayberry and planning to run for his old job of Sheriff but when he arrives, he discovers that his old deputy and friend, Barney Fife, is planning to run also. (imdb)
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A young kid named Genius accidentally invents a substance that causes all animal life to grow. Genius' sister Nancy and her boyfriend Mike see the money making potential in the substance dubbed goo and plan to sell it to help solve the world's food problem. Unfortunately, a greedy young opportunist named Fred and the group of delinquents he hangs around with decide to steal the goo and use it for their own purposes... (imdb)
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College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s. (imdb)
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A bank robber on the run, wounded and horseless, is found and nursed back to health by three farm boys. They run away from home and the outlaw takes them on as apprentice bank robbers and cohorts in crime. (TCM.com)
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Budapest 1956. A group of Westerners try to leave the city when the the Soviets occupy the country. But the airport is closed down and they have to take a bus to the border. At the border they are stopped by red tape - and Major Surov. The reasons are sketchy, but it seems that the major is romantically interested in one of the westerners, Diana Ashmore. (imdb)
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A rich girl steals her dad's Rolls Royce and heads off to Las Vegas to get married. However, her angry parents, a jealous suitor, and a bunch of reward seekers are determined to stop her. (imdb)
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Hoover Nielbold is a car-crazy teenager who, in order to impress the hottest girl in school, takes her for a ride in a souped-up race car owned by local racer Big Bubba Jones.
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A gang of bank robbers terrorize a small town by knocking on doors and then killing whoever answers (imdb)
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Fires and tornados add to the difficulties of the Tanners, a Pittsburgh family of three which has pulled up stakes and moved to what they thought would be a fully functional ranch in Wyoming. Instead they find a broken down ruin. In addition to having to rebuild and battle the elements, they have a fight on their hands. Their cattleman neighbor controls the water, and he hates farmers. (allmovie.com)
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Johnny is a young man who returns to his family home to try to learn his father's identity. When he arrives, he finds himself in the middle of a rivalry between his mother and his aunt, and his innocent inquiries create havoc in the small town because several people have secrets they are trying to protect. (TCM)
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Independent film maverick. Trailblazing writer/director who takes chances with style and script. Inspirational humanist. Box-office success. Indie filmmaker from the 1970s or 1990s? No--Roger Corman! (mubi.com)
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This documentary follows the story of the show through fan, cast and crew, and celebrity interviews. (imdb)
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Celebrates the contributions of Jewish major leaguers and the special meaning that baseball has had in the lives of American Jews. (imdb)
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Bitter Harvest (1981) - TV Movie
A farmer's herd sickens and dies, then his family and neighbors fall ill, so he bucks the state agricultural establishment as he pursues the politically-explosive investigation of how his farm, family, and friends came to be poisoned. (imdb)
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Fire on the Mountain (1981) - TV Movie
A 1962 novel by Edward Abbey was the source for this 1981 TV movie. Buddy Ebsen plays a stubborn oldster who refuses to leave his mountain property when it is targeted for a government missile base. Not even a promised $100,000 compensation will induce Ebsen to leave. Young land developer Ron Howard is sent to vacate Ebsen, but soon Howard joins the older man in defying the military. Soon it boils down to a battle of wills between Ebsen and the equally bullheaded army officer Michael Conrad. (allmovie.com)
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Huckleberry Finn (1975) - TV Movie
Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. Accompanying him is Jim, a slave running away from being sold. Together the two strike a bond of friendship that takes them through harrowing events and thrilling adventures. (imdb)
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A documentary on boxing greats Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Bernard Hopkins examines their lives in and out of the ring. (imdb)
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Arrested Development (2003) - TV Series
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The Andy Griffith Show (1960) - TV Series
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Happy Days (1974) - TV Series
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Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal (2016) - TV Movie
Donald Trump has it all. Money, power, respect, and an Eastern European bride. But all his success didn't come for nothing. First, he inherited millions of dollars from his rich father, then he grabbed New York City by the balls. Now you can learn the art of negotiation, real estate, and high-quality brass in this illuminating made-for-TV special feature, Funny Or Die Presents Donald Trump's The Art Of The Deal: The Movie. (Funny Or Die)
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The Migrants (1974) - TV Movie
The Barlows are a family of migrant workers who travel from city to city looking for work. The son wishes he could settle down. He meets a girl who wishes to escape her small town life. They both make plans but there are forces working against them.
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The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980) - TV Series
Richie, Ralph, The Fonz and his dog Mr. Cool meet a time traveler named Cupcake and accidentally get stuck in her time machine. The group has various adventures in different times and places as they try in vain to return to 1957.
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Happy Days: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2005) - TV Movie
Reflections from its stars, including classic clips; bloopers and outtakes; and appearances by Laverne and Shirley (Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams).
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The Movies (2019) - TV Series
A look at the history of movies and their impact on our culture. (imdb)
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I'm a Fool (1977) - TV Movie
A young horse trainer woos a woman with his lies of importance and wealth.
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Director Bryce Dallas Howard teams up with her father, Ron Howard, to explore contemporary fatherhood through anecdotes and wisdom from famous funnymen such as Will Smith, Jimmy Fallon, Neil Patrick Harris, and more.
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Light & Magic (2022) - TV Series
Showcasing the people of Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects division of Lucasfilm, this series takes us back in time as they create the effects for some of the biggest and most successful films of the last 45 years (imdb.com).
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Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10 (2019) - TV Special
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the moon landing by attempting to discover if Snoopy was a top-secret astronaut; an affectionate, lighthearted look at NASA and Charles M. Schulz's beloved "Peanuts" characters. Ron Howard and Jeff Goldblum discuss the 1969 NASA Apollo 10 mission that featured a lunar module named "Snoopy" skimming around the moon's surface in preparation for the Apollo 11 moon-landing.
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Willow: Behind the Magic (2023) - Short Film
Go deep behind the scenes of the new Willow series from Lucasfilm, and hear from its breakout stars and returning legends.
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The 40 year journey of Hans Zimmer from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty, revealing some of his musical secrets over a career landing films as "Rain Man," "Pirates of The Caribbean," "Gladiator," "No Time To Die" and much more.
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The exploitation career of maverick producer Roger Corman, covering his heyday as a director touching upon subjects that major studios wouldn't allow that appealed mainly to youth audiences at their local drive-ins.
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A documentary chronicling the life and career of famed Hollywood film composer John Williams.
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