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: Kelly's Heroes, Compulsion, Operation Petticoat, I Want to Live! and The Love Boat

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

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

Credits include: Mutiny on the Bounty, Young Mr. Lincoln, Made for Each Other, The Godless Girl and Take Her, She's Mine

Credits include: This Island Earth, The Out-of-Towners, Jennifer, Call Me Bwana and The Command

Credits include: I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Untamed Youth, High School Hellcats, Dragstrip Riot and The Taylors in Hollywood

Credits include: The Steel Helmet, Lady Sings the Blues, The Atomic Submarine, Lost Continent and Radar Secret Service

Credits include: Tarantula, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Woman on the Run, Indestructible Man and The Crawling Hand

Credits include: Black Angel, The Climax, Shed No Tears, Night Without Sleep and The Creeper

Credits include: An American in Paris, All That Heaven Allows, Pillow Talk, When Worlds Collide and I Dream of Jeannie

Credits include: Benji, Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man, The Star, Susan Slept Here and The Barefoot Executive