Ron Shelton

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Ron Shelton

Writing 81 September 15, 1945

Whittier, California, USA

Ron Shelton (September 15, 1945 in Whittier, California) is a U.S. film director and screenwriter, most notable for making movies about sports. Shelton is an alumnus of Santa Bar…

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Bad Boys II

Bad Boys II

6.7 2003 Movie
White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump

6.7 1992 Movie
Hollywood Homicide

Hollywood Homicide

5.2 2003 Movie
Bull Durham

Bull Durham

6.6 1988 Movie
Tin Cup

Tin Cup

6.1 1996 Movie
Dark Blue

Dark Blue

6.2 2002 Movie
L.A.'s Finest

L.A.'s Finest

6.9 2019 TV Show
White Men Can't Jump

White Men Can't Jump

6.4 2023 Movie
Arli$$

Arli$$

6.9 1996 TV Show
Just Getting Started

Just Getting Started

4.9 2017 Movie
30 for 30

30 for 30

7.5 2009 TV Show
Blue Chips

Blue Chips

6.1 1994 Movie

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Ron Shelton (September 15, 1945 in Whittier, California) is a U.S. film director and screenwriter, most notable for making movies about sports. Shelton is an alumnus of Santa Barbara High School and of the University of Arizona and Westmont College. He is the oldest of four brothers, and grew up in Montecito, California. Before beginning his movie career, Shelton was a minor league baseball player in the Baltimore Orioles' organization from 1967 to 1971. He is married to Canadian-born actress Lolita Davidovich, who has appeared in three of Shelton's films and with whom he has two children. The couple reside in Los Angeles and Ojai, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ron Shelton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    White Men Can't Jump

    Movie Story

  2. 2022
    Ball Four Turns 40

    Movie Self

  3. 2019
    L.A.'s Finest

    TV show Characters

  4. 2017
    Just Getting Started

    Movie Director

  5. 2013
    Sport in America: Our Defining Stories

    Movie Self

  6. 2011
    Hound Dogs

    Movie Writer

  7. 2010
    Jordan Rides the Bus

    Movie Director

  8. 2009
    Starz Inside: Sex and the Cinema

    Movie Self

  9. 2009
    30 for 30

    TV show Director

  10. 2009
    Tales from the Script

    Movie Self

  11. 2008
    The Greatest Show on Dirt

    Movie Interviewee

  12. 2003
    Bad Boys II

    Movie Story

  13. 2003
    Hollywood Homicide

    Movie Producer

  14. 2002
    Dark Blue

    Movie Director

  15. 2002
    Bull Durham: Between the Lines

    Movie Self

  16. 2000
    Welcome to Hollywood

    Movie Ron Shelton

More credits
  1. 1999
    Play It to the Bone

    Movie Director

  2. 1999
    No Vacancy

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 1998
    Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy

    Movie Self

  4. 1997
    Sports on the Silver Screen

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 1996
    Tin Cup

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1996
    Arli$$

    TV show Ron Shelton

  7. 1996
    The Great White Hype

    Movie Writer

  8. 1994
    Cobb

    Movie Director

  9. 1994
    Blue Chips

    Movie Writer

  10. 1992
    White Men Can't Jump

    Movie Screenplay

  11. 1989
    Blaze

    Movie Director

  12. 1988
    Bull Durham

    Movie Director

  13. 1986
    The Best of Times

    Movie Writer

  14. 1983
    Under Fire

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 1981
    The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper

    Movie Creative Consultant

  16. —
    Diamonds on the Silver Screen

    Movie Self

  17. —
    Untitled Ron Shelton Film

    Movie Director