Ron Shelton
Writing·September 15, 1945 — 80 years old·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 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.
Known For
Filmography · 32
—Untitled Ron Shelton FilmDirector2023White Men Can't JumpStory2022Ball Four Turns 40Self2019L.A.'s FinestTVCharacters2017Just Getting StartedDirector · Writer2013Sport in America: Our Defining StoriesSelf2011Hound DogsDirector · Writer · Executive Producer2010Jordan Rides the BusDirector2009Starz Inside: Sex and the CinemaSelf200930 for 30TVDirector2009Tales from the ScriptSelf2008The Greatest Show on DirtInterviewee2003Bad Boys IIScreenplay · Story2003Hollywood HomicideDirector · Screenplay · Producer2002Dark BlueDirector2002Bull Durham: Between the LinesSelf2000Welcome to HollywoodRon Shelton1999Play It to the BoneDirector · Writer1999No VacancyExecutive Producer1998Billy Wilder: The Human ComedySelf1997Sports on the Silver ScreenSelf (archive footage)1996Tin CupDirector · Screenplay1996Arli$$TVRon Shelton1996The Great White HypeWriter1994CobbDirector · Writer1994Blue ChipsWriter · Executive Producer1992White Men Can't JumpDirector · Screenplay1989BlazeDirector · Screenplay1988Bull DurhamDirector · Writer1986The Best of TimesWriter1983Under FireScreenplay1981The Pursuit of D.B. CooperCreative Consultant · Additional Writing · Associate Producer