Hoover Niebold The Shootist Gillom Rogers 1977 Grand Theft Auto Sam Freeman 1979 More American Graffiti Steve Bolander 1982 Night Shift Annoying Sax Player/Boy Making out with Girlfriend Uncredited 1992 The Magical World of Chuck Jones Himself Documentary 1998 One Vision Himself Documentary Welcome to Hollywood Himself 2000 The Independent Himself How the Grinch Stole Christmas Whoville Townsperson Uncredited 2001 Osmosis Jones Tom Colonic Voice A Beautiful Mind Man at Governor's Ball Uncredited 2004 Tell Them Who You Are Himself Documentary 2007 In the Shadow of the Moon Himself Documentary 2011 The Death and Return of Superman Max's Son Short 2013 From Up on Poppy Hill Philosophy Club's president Voice 2016 Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie Himself സംവിധായകൻ Year Title Notes 1969 Old Paint Short ; credited as Ronny Howard Deed of Derring-Do Short; credited as Ronny Howard Cards, Cads, Guns, Gore and Death Short; credited as Ronny Howard 1977 Grand Theft Auto Also writer; directed and credited as Sam Freeman 1982 Night Shift 1984 Splash 1985 Cocoon 1986 Gung Ho Also executive producer 1988 Willow 1989 Parenthood Also story writer 1991 Backdraft 1992 Far and Away Also story writer and producer 1994 The Paper 1995 Apollo 13 1996 Ransom 1999 EDtv Also producer 2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Also producer 2001 A Beautiful Mind Also producer 2003 The Missing Also producer 2005 Cinderella Man Also producer 2006 The Da Vinci Code Also producer 2008 Frost/Nixon Also producer 2009 Angels Demons Also producer 2011 The Dilemma Also producer 2013 Rush Also producer Made in America Also producer 2015 In the Heart of the Sea Also producer 2016 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week Also producer 2016 Inferno നിർമ്മാതാവ് Year Film Notes 1980 Leo and Loree Executive producer 1987 No Man's Land Executive producer 1988 Vibes Executive producer Clean and Sober 1989 The 'Burbs 1991 The Doors Uncredited 1991 Closet Land Executive producer 1996 The Chamber 1997 Inventing the Abbotts 1999 Beyond the Mat Documentary 2004 Alamo 2005 Inside Deep Throat Uncredited 2006 Curious George 2008 Changeling 2010 Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! 2011 Restless Cowboys Aliens When You Find Me Executive producer; short film 2012 Katy Perry: Part of Me Executive producer 2014 The Good Lie Producer 2015 Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle Executive producer ടെലിവിഷൻ നടൻ Year Title Role Notes 1959 Johnny Ringo Ricky Parrot 1 episode: "The Accused" Five Fingers 1 episode: "Station Break" The Twilight Zone Wilcox Boy 1 episode: " Walking Distance " The DuPont Show with June Allyson Wim Wegless 1 episode: "Child Lost" Dennis the Menace Stewart 6 episodes The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis Dan Adams/Georgie/Little Boy with Ray Gun 4 episodes General Electric Theater Barnaby Baxter/Randy 2 episodes: Hennesey with Jackie Cooper Walker "The Baby Sitter" 1960 The Danny Thomas Show Opie Taylor 1 episode: "Danny Meets Andy Griffith" Cheyenne Timmy 1 episode: "Counterfeit Gun"; uncredited Pete and Gladys Tommy 1 episode: "The Goat Story" 1960–1968 The Andy Griffith Show Opie Taylor 209 episodes 1962 Route 66 Chet Duncan 1 episode: "Poor Little Kangaroo Rat" The New Breed Tommy Simms 1 episode: "So Dark the Night" 1963 The Eleventh Hour Barry Stewart 1 episode: "Is Mr. Martian Coming Back?" 1964 The Great Adventure Daniel Waterhouse 1 episode: "Plague" Dr. Kildare Jerry Prentice 1 episode: "A Candle in the Window" The Fugitive Gus 1 episode: " Cry Uncle " 1965 The Big Valley Tommy 1 episode: "Night of the Wolf" 1966 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Opie Taylor 1 episode: "Opie Joins the Marines" I Spy Alan Loden 1 episode: "Little Boy Lost" 1967 The Monroes Timothy Prescott 1 episode: "Teaching the Tiger to Purr" Gentle Ben Jody Cutler 1 episode: "Green-Eyed Bear" 1968 Mayberry R.F.D. Opie Taylor 1 episode: "Andy and Helen Get Married" The Archie Show Archie Andrews Early Pilot Cartoon Lancer Turk Caudle/Willy 2 episodes: "Jelly", "The Measure of a Man" 1969 Judd for the Defense Phil Beeton 1 episode: "Between the Dark and the Daylight" 1969 Daniel Boone Luke 1 episode: "A Man Before His Time" 1969 Gunsmoke Jamie 1 episode: "Charlie Noon" 1969 Land of the Giants Jodar 1 episode: "Genus At Work" 1970 Smoke Chris TV Movie 1970 The Headmaster Tony Landis 1 episode: "Will the Real Mother of Tony Landis Please Stand Up?" 1970 Lassie Gary 1 episode: "Gary Here Comes Glory!" Part 1 2 1971 The Smith Family Bob Smith 39 episodes 1972 Love, American Style Richard 'Richie' Cunningham 1 episode: "Love and the Happy Days" 1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Cory Merlino 1 episode: "Discovery at Fourteen" 1972 Bonanza Ted Hoag 1 episode: "The Initiation" 1973 M*A*S*H Private Walter/ Wendell Peterson 1 episode: " Sometimes You Hear the Bullet " 1974 The Waltons Seth Turner 1 episode: "The Gift" 1974–1984 Happy Days Richard 'Richie' Cunningham 171 episodes 1974 Locusts Donny Fletcher TV Movie 1974 The Migrants Lyle Barlow TV Movie 1975 Huckleberry Finn Huckleberry Finn TV Movie 1976 Laverne Shirley Richie Cunningham 2 episodes: "Excuse Me, May I Cut In?"