# The single best director of all time, according to Ron Howard: “Of all the greats, he’s the greatest”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-single-best-director-of-all-time-according-to-ron-howard-of-all-the-greats-hes-the-greatest/
- Published: 2026-11-09T20:45:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T21:25:09+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/best-director-of-all-time-according-to-ron-howard/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Ron Howard considers Billy Wilder the greatest director.
- He admires Wilder’s range across genres.
- Wilder’s films include *Sunset Boulevard* and *Some Like It Hot*.

## Summary

Ron Howard has named Billy Wilder as cinema’s greatest director, praising his ability to make films across different genres without relying on a single recognisable style. Howard says he prefers to adapt his approach to each story, and sees Wilder’s range as an example of that freedom.

Wilder directed films including *Stalag 17*, *The Apartment*, *Witness for the Prosecution* and *Some Like It Hot*, as well as *Sunset Boulevard* and *Double Indemnity*. The article contrasts Wilder’s celebrated body of work with Howard’s own varied but more workmanlike career, arguing that box-office success alone does not define great directing.

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