TallJohn says on 7/Sep/11
I've met Ron Howard and he looks 5'9", nice guy too
Also Zack Hull, Vince Vaughn is 6'5", he did a movie that Howard directed

gregory lehmann says on 19/May/11
Child actors generally don't make good transitions into adult performers,but many have. Patty Duke (5'),Jodie Foster (5'3"),Elizabeth Taylor (5'3"),Shelley Fabares (5'3"),Valerie Bertenelli (5'2"),Roddy Mc.Dowell, Susan Dey (5'7"),Nancy Mc.Keon (5'3"),and Ron Howard all made solid transitions as adult actors,with 5'7" Howard also nabbing a Best Director Oscar for "A Beautiful Mind."(Special mention:4'10"Mary Lou Retton and 5' Cathy Rigby,teenage gymnasts who also made smooth transitions into adult acting careers,particularly Cathy,with her two Tonys and an Emmy for "Peter Pan." Also,special mention to 5'1" Annette Funicello,who also made a smooth transition to adult actress,but after she was diagnosed in 1987 with multiple sclerosis,she caught bronchitis,but had to be placed on ice to calm her nagging bronchitis cough.She pointed out that when MS victims develop viral or chest infections,like with her bronchitis,the MS worsens chest/viral infections,especially if there's a lot of coughing,because MS destroyed Annette's cough reflex,meaning when Annette catches a cold,bronchitis,or flu,she can't control her cough.)

nicjmartin says on 11/Apr/11
In the Happy Days episode, "Skin Game", he says he's 5'9", and he definitely looks it.

s says on 14/Jan/11
He looked barley taller than Jon Stuart on the Daily show. I'd say like 5'8 at most with shoes

Zack Hull says on 16/Dec/10
One time on the internet, I thought Ron Howard the director was 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) when I typed in his name, but I was wrong. I looked it up and he was 5 ft 9 in (175 cm). 6 ft 5 in had to be a different Ron Howard.

Mr. R says on 3/Nov/10
I just saw Ron on The Iconoclast show on The Sundance Channel with Steve Nash. If Nash is truly 6-1, then I think that Ron ic closer to 5-8. They were both in athletic shoes, and Steve towered over Ron, especially in their last shot together which was on level ground, and they both had on athletic shoes.