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In the 1962 film version of The Music Man, Howard played Winthrop Paroo, the child with the lisp the film starred Robert Preston and Shirley Jones.

So I recall just a very relaxed first impression. But I had to pretend it was a real turtle that the audience just wasn't seeing, and it was dead, so I was supposed to be crying and very emotional, and I remember him looking at that little turtle and talking to me about how it was kind of funny to have to pretend that was dead. And I was preoccupied with the prop that was in my hand, because it was a toy turtle. Recalling his experiences as a child actor on set, he commented Credited as "Ronny Howard," he portrayed the son of the main character (played by Andy Griffith) for all eight seasons of the show. In 1960, Howard was cast as Opie Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show.
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Howard played "Timmy" (uncredited) in "Counterfeit Gun", Season 4, Episode 2 (1960) of the TV series, The Cheyenne Show.
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He appeared in June Allyson's CBS anthology series The DuPont Show with June Allyson in the episode "Child Lost" in The Twilight Zone episode " Walking Distance" a few episodes of the first season of the sitcom Dennis the Menace, as Stewart, one of Dennis's friends and several first- and second-season episodes of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. In 1959, Howard had his first credited film role in The Journey. Richie (Ron Howard) takes a turn on Fonzie's ( Henry Winkler) motorcycle in a scene from Happy Days Howard has said he knew from a young age he might want to go into directing, thanks to his early experience as an actor. He later attended the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts but did not graduate. Howard was tutored at Desilu Studios in his younger years but continued his schooling at Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary and David Star Jordan Junior High when not working in television, eventually graduating from John Burroughs High School. Rance Howard was serving three years in the United States Air Force at the time of Ron's birth. His father was born with the surname "Beckenholdt" and took the stage name "Howard" in 1948 for his acting career. He has German, English, Scottish, Irish, and Dutch ancestry. Ron Howard was born on March 1, 1954, in Duncan, Oklahoma, the elder son of Jean Speegle, an actress, and Rance Howard, a director, writer, and actor. Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. In 2003, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Howard received the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture for A Beautiful Mind and was nominated again for the same awards for Frost/Nixon. He has also directed the documentary films The Beatles: Eight Days a Week (2016) and Pavarotti (2019).
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Howard is also known for directing the children's fantasy film How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) as well as the Robert Langdon film series, The Da Vinci Code (2006), Angels & Demons (2009), Inferno (2016), and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He continued directing such films as the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001), the biographical sports drama Cinderella Man (2005), the historical drama Frost/Nixon (2008), the biographical sports drama Rush (2013), and the historical adventure film In the Heart of the Sea (2015). In 1995, Howard gained widespread praise and recognition in the historical docudrama Apollo 13 (1995). His films included the comedies Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), and Cocoon (1985) as well as the fantasy Willow (1988), the thriller Backdraft (1991), and the newspaper comedy-drama film The Paper (1994). In 1980, Howard left Happy Days to focus on directing, producing and sometimes writing a variety of films and television series. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming-of-age film American Graffiti (1973), and became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days, a role he would play from 1974 to 1980. He was credited as Ronny Howard in his film and television appearances from 1959 to 1973. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), a critical and commercial success. He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from 1960 through 1968.


He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of The Twilight Zone. Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor.
