Biography Ron Howard: Hollywood's Favorite Son
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TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Biography

Ron Howard: Hollywood's Favorite Son

TV-14

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, History

Ron Howard rises from a child star to a successful film director.

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Updated Sep 6, 1999

Release date

Sep 6, 1999 (United States)

Awards

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Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 22 wins & 43 nominations

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24 cast members

Name	Known for
Kevin Bacon Jack Swigert (archive footage) Jack Swigert (archive footage) See fewer	Footloose (1984)
Roger Corman Self Self See fewer	The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Russell Crowe John Nash in 'A Beautiful Mind' (archive footage) John Nash in 'A Beautiful Mind' (archive footage) See fewer	Les Misérables (2012)
Tom Cruise Joseph Donnelly (archive footage) Joseph Donnelly (archive footage) See fewer	Top Gun (1986)
Jack Gilford Bernie Lefkowitz (Cocoon) (archive footage) Bernie Lefkowitz (Cocoon) (archive footage) See fewer	Cocoon (1985)
Brian Grazer Self Self See fewer	A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Andy Griffith Self Self See fewer	The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Tom Hanks Self Self See fewer	Cast Away (2000)
Ed Harris Parcher (archive footage) Parcher (archive footage) See fewer	Appaloosa (2008)
Bryce Dallas Howard Self - Daughter (as Bryce Howard) Self - Daughter (as Bryce Howard) See fewer	Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
Cheryl Howard Self - Wife Self - Wife See fewer	Splash (1984)
Clint Howard Self Self See fewer	Apollo 13 (I) (1995)
Jean Speegle Howard Self (as Jean Howard) Self (as Jean Howard) See fewer	Apollo 13 (I) (1995)
Rance Howard Self - Father Self - Father See fewer	Nebraska (2013)
Ron Howard Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Arrested Development (2003)
Nicole Kidman Shannon Christie (archive footage) Shannon Christie (archive footage) See fewer	Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Don Knotts Self Self See fewer	The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
George Lucas Self Self See fewer	Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Steve Martin Gil Buckman (archive footage) Gil Buckman (archive footage) See fewer	Roxanne (1987)
Bill Paxton Fred Haise (archive footage) Fred Haise (archive footage) See fewer	Aliens (1986)
Gary Sinise Ken Mattingly (archive footage) Ken Mattingly (archive footage) See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Mary Steenburgen Karen (archive footage) Karen (archive footage) See fewer	Last Vegas (2013)
Louisa Velis Self - Associate producer Self - Associate producer See fewer	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Henry Winkler Self Self See fewer	The Waterboy (1998)