![]() ![]() He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. Asteroid 12561 Howard is named after him. In 2003, Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts. In 2002, Ron narrated the Fox comedy series, Arrested Development, on which he would also serve as producer and play a semi-fictionalized version of himself. His films include: the science-fiction/fantasy film Cocoon (1985), the historical docudrama Apollo 13 (1995), the biographical drama A Beautiful Mind (2001) (earning him the Academy Award for Best Director), and the thriller The Da Vinci Code (2006). In 1980, Ron left Happy Days to focus on directing. He appeared in the musical film The Music Man (1962), the comedy film The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963), the coming of age film American Graffiti (1973), the western film The Shootist with John Wayne and Lauren Bacall (1976), and the comedy film Grand Theft Auto (1977), which he also directed. Howard first came to prominence playing young Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years and later playing teenager Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for seven years.
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