Ron Howard

Ron Howard
Basic Information
Name	Ron Howard
Full name	Ronald William Howard
Age	70
Date of birth	March 1, 1954
Place of birth	Duncan, Oklahoma, United States of America
Nationality	American
Active	1959–present
Sex	Male
Profession	Actor Director Producer Screenwriter
Credits and Portrayal
Acting Role	Arthur Himbry (in Stab (1997))
Appears in	Scream (2022; photo)

Ron Howard is an Academy Award winning American filmmaker and actor mentioned and seen in a web search Easter egg in the opening scene of Scream (2022 film).

He is known for his early television work, in sitcoms like Happy Days (1974-1984), and later garnered acclaim for his directorial role in Apollo 13 (1995 film). He also is famous for his Oscar winning directorial work on the film, A Beautiful Mind (2001).

Ron Howard as Arthur Himbry.

In the Scream universe, it is mentioned he portrayed the murdered Principal Arthur Himbry in the original Stab film (1997), derived from the eight-part Stab franchise.

The film was adapted from a Gale Weathers best-seller novel, The Woodsboro Murders (1997 True Crime book).

Trivia

• In a real-life scenario, Howard would have been 43 when he filmed the Stab role as Arthur Himbry, 7 years younger than the actual Himbry who was murdered.
• Kevin Williamson said the IMDb cast of Stab was largely inspired by original casting ideas for Scream, making it possible Howard was among the casting ideas for Himbry.