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ARCHIVE PHOTOS (composite): Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham in a 1973 ABC press photo for Happy Days (ABC Television / Wikimedia Commons, public domain) and Ron Howard at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival (Vbrunophotog / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0), both cropped.
2026-05-18 · Photo source · License: CC BY-SA 4.0NewsCubby ·
Ron Howard Then and Now: From Richie Cunningham to Oscar Winner at 72
He was Opie, then Richie on Happy Days. Then he moved behind the camera to direct Splash, Apollo 13 and the Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind.
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