Poster Apollo 13
Scene from 'Apollo 13' -- Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, and Tom Hanks
Courtesy of Universal Pictures

Flicks in Five: Ron Howard

Flicks in Five: Ron Howard

Ron Howard was born into a showbiz family in Duncan, Okla. — his mother (Jean) was an actress, his father (Rance) was a director, writer, and actor. It seemed he was destined to find himself in the same line of work.

Howard started out as a child actor, coming to prominence as Opie Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show. He followed that with a role as Richie Cunningham on Happy Days. After six years, he left that show to focus on a career as a director — with films including Cocoon, Apollo 13, and A Beautiful Mind, for which he won a 2002 Oscar for Best Director.

On this week's Flicks in Five, we'll hear music from James Horner's memorable soundtrack to Apollo 13.

Original trailer — Apollo 13

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