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)

Credits include: The Day the Earth Stood Still, Bend of the River, Benji, The Andy Griffith Show and Man in the Attic

Credits include: The Blob, The Andy Griffith Show, The Toolbox Murders, A Stitch in Crime and Return to Mayberry

Credits include: Waitress, A Face in the Crowd, The Andy Griffith Show, No Time for Sergeants and Matlock

Credits include: Angels with Dirty Faces, Dead End, You Can't Get Away with Murder, Dust Be My Destiny and Crime School

Credits include: Anatomy of a Murder, Irma la Douce, Bell Book and Candle, The Andy Griffith Show and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Credits include: Robin Hood, The AristoCats, Return to Mayberry, Mayberry R.F.D. and Charley and the Angel

Older brother of Danny Thomas.

Credits include: Birdman of Alcatraz, Search in a Windy City, The Big House, A Deal Is a Deal and Set Fire to a Straw Man

Credits include: Significant Mother, Life Sentence, Barney's Physical, One-Punch Opie and Man in a Hurry