What is the best acting performance by Ron Howard?
Long before he became one of Hollywood's most bankable directors, Howard charmed audiences for decades as an actor — from a lisping small-town boy to the face of American teen nostalgia. Which role defines him?
Opie Taylor (The Andy Griffith Show)
The sweet, fatherless small-town boy raised by Sheriff Andy Taylor in the beloved CBS sitcom The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968).
Richie Cunningham (Happy Days)
The wholesome, optimistic teenager navigating 1950s Milwaukee life in the iconic sitcom Happy Days (1974–1984).
Steve Bolander (American Graffiti)
A recent high school graduate facing the crossroads of college vs. small-town life in George Lucas's American Graffiti (1973).
Winthrop Paroo (The Music Man)
The lisping young boy whose shyness is transformed by Harold Hill's band in The Music Man (1962).
Clint (Eat My Dust!)
The sheriff's car-crazy son who steals a race car and leads a wild chase in the low-budget comedy Eat My Dust! (1976).
Sam Freeman (Grand Theft Auto)
A young man eloping with his girlfriend who sparks a wild cross-country car chase in Grand Theft Auto (1977) — Howard's directorial debut.
Young Opie / Early Child Roles
Howard's earliest screen appearances as a child actor in Westerns and TV shows before The Andy Griffith Show (1955–1959).
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