The director needed convincing from his dad, Rance Howard, to cast his own mom in the role of Jim Lovell's mother in the 1995 docudrama Ron felt that Jean was "a little too young for the role," he ...

Ron Howard admitted he didn't think his mother, Jean Speegle Howard, could play a role in Apollo 13. The actress took her false teeth out during an audition to prove she could play older. "I said, ...

Ron Howard had doubts about casting his mother in Apollo 13 until he saw her without false teeth. The 71-year-old put his mum Jean Speegle Howard, in his 1995 space drama movie as astronaut Jim Lovell ...

Ron Howard has raised a famous family of his own but did you know his parents paved the way for the filmmaker's showbiz success?

Both of Ron Howard’s parents, Rance and Jean Speegle Howard, were actors. Brother Clint is an actor. His wife, Cheryl, is an actor. Small wonder that two of Howard’s four children followed into the ...

Director Ron Howard was ready for the Tom Hanks-starring space drama Apollo 13 to blast off without his mother in tow — until the late actress comically proved she could, contrary to her son's initial ...