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Ronald William Howard

Ronald William Howard was born on March 1, 1954 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma United States to Jean Frances Howard and Rance Howard, and has siblings Mark Allan Howard and Clinton Engle Howard. Ronald Howard married Cheryl Gay Howard on June 7, 1975, and has children Bryce Dallas Howard, Paige Carlyle Howard, Jocelyn Carlyle Howard, and Reed Cross Howard.

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March 1, 1954

Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States

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Introduction

Director, producer, screenwriter, and actor Ronald William Howard's father was Harold Rance Beckenholdt Howard (1928 - 2017), a director, writer, and actor, and his mother was Jean Frances Speegle (1927 - 2000), an actress. Father Harold took the surname Howard as a stage name, his original surname was Beckenholdt. Ron had a younger brother, Clint, who was also an actor. On June 7, 1975, Ron married his high school sweetheart, Cheryl Alley. They had four children: actress Bryce, twins Jocelyn and Paige, and son Reed. Ron's career has spanned decades in Hollywood, both in television and films See Ron Howard, actor and director for a partial list of his credits.
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1954

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March 1, 1954

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Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Ron is Caucasian, of German, English, Scottish, Irish, and Dutch ancestry.
Nationality & Locations

Born in Duncan, Oklahoma, Ron's family moved to Hollywood, California in 1958. He has lived the rest of his life in Southern California.
Early Life & Education

Tutored at Desilu Studios (because he was a child actor), Ron continued his schooling at Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary and David Star Jordan Junior High when not working. He graduated from John Burroughs High School and later attended the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts but did not graduate.
Professional Career

Ron began as a child actor, mainly on television and has moved on to become a well-known director, producer, screenwriter, and adult actor. He performed on several television shows in the 1950's, became a regular ("Opie") on the Andy Griffith Show in the early 1960's, and was one of the major characters on "Happy Days" in the 1970's.
Personal Life & Family

Ron was a child actor, the son of two actors - his father was also a writer and director - who became a director, producer, screenwriter, and adult actor himself. He is also the father of a successful actress.
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4 Memories, Stories & Photos about Ronald

07/14/2023

Ron Howard

Actor and tv show “Happy days”

Date & Place: July 16, 2023 at Pieter in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 80129, United States

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Amanda S. Stevenson

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07/13/2023

Donald Knotts

A photo of Donald Knotts

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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Kathy Pinna

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07/03/2012

Andy Griffith & Ron Howard, c1960, CA

Andy Griffith and Ron Howard - Andy and son Opie - from the Andy Griffith Show in the 1960's.

Andrew Samuel "Andy" Griffith was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina in 1926 and died on Roanoke Island, North Carolina on July 3, 2012, but he was known the world over for his acting and singing. Most beloved for the Andy Griffith Show (1960 to 1968), he also starred in Matlock (1986 - 1995) and many, many other television shows as well as movie. He was also a musician and singer, often performing on his own television shows.

In this picture from the Andy Griffith Show (produced by Sheldon Leonard), Sheriff Andy is with his onscreen son, Opie - a very young Ron Howard who grew up to become an actor, producer, and director - just like Andy. The show was filmed in California but was set in Mayberry (a fictional town), North Carolina - an homage to Andy's home state.

Date & Place: circa 1960 at Desilu Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California USA

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Kathy Pinna

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09/08/2022

Ron Howard, actor and director

FILMS:

1977 Grand Theft Auto Yes No Yes
1982 Night Shift Yes No No
1984 Splash Yes No No
1985 Cocoon Yes No No
1986 Gung Ho Yes Yes No
1988 Willow Yes No No
1989 Parenthood Yes No Story
1991 Backdraft Yes No No
1992 Far and Away Yes Yes Story
1994 The Paper Yes No No
1995 Apollo 13 Yes No No
1996 Ransom Yes No No
1999 EDtv Yes Yes No
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Yes Yes No
2001 A Beautiful Mind Yes Yes No
2003 The Missing Yes Yes No
2005 Cinderella Man Yes Yes No
2006 The Da Vinci Code Yes Yes No
2008 Frost/Nixon Yes Yes No
2009 Angels & Demons Yes Yes No
2011 The Dilemma Yes Yes No
2013 Rush Yes Yes No
2015 In the Heart of the Sea Yes Yes No
2016 Inferno Yes Yes No
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Yes No No
2020 Hillbilly Elegy Yes Yes No
2022 Thirteen Lives Yes Yes No

ACTOR:

1956 Frontier Woman Bit Part Uncredited
1959 The Journey Billy Rhinelander Credited as Ronny Howard
1959 Walking Distance Boy with marbles
1961 Five Minutes to Live Bobby
1962 The Music Man Winthrop Paroo
1963 The Courtship of Eddie's Father Eddie
1965 Village of the Giants Genius
1969 Land of the Giants Jodar
1970 The Wild Country Virgil Tanner
1973 American Graffiti Steve Bolander
Happy Mother's Day, Love George Johnny
1974 The Spikes Gang Les Richter
1976 The First Nudie Musical Auditioning actor Uncredited
Eat My Dust! Hoover Niebold
The Shootist Gillom Rogers
1977 Grand Theft Auto Sam Freeman
1979 More American Graffiti Steve Bolander
1982 Night Shift Annoying Sax Player
Boy making out with girlfriend Uncredited cameos
1998 Welcome to Hollywood Himself
2000 The Independent Himself
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Whoville Townsperson Uncredited
2001 Osmosis Jones Tom Colonic Voice role
A Beautiful Mind Man at Governor's Ball Uncredited
2003-
2019 Arrested Development Narrator, Ron Howard, Self Voice role
2013 From Up on Poppy Hill Philosophy Club's president Voice role
2016 Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie Himself
2022 Scream Principal Himbry (Stab) Uncredited – image appearance

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