Biography
​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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
Complete Filmography
White Men Can't Jump
2023
Story
Seemingly opposite street hoopers, Jeremy, an injury prone former star, and Kamal, a has-been prodigy, team up to take one final shot at living out th...
Ball Four Turns 40
2022
as Self
Jim Bouton's 1970 book "Ball Four" was groundbreaking, shocking, and controversial. It sold in the millions. 40 years later, Bouton and former teammat...
Just Getting Started
2017
Director, Writer
Duke Diver is living the high life as the freewheeling manager of a luxurious resort in Palm Springs, Calif. He soon faces competition from Leo, a for...
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
2013
as Self
Athletes and fans explore the impact of sports on the lives of Americans.
Hound Dogs
2011
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Drawing from Ron Shelton's own experiences as a baseball player, Hound Dogs is set in the world of minor league baseball. It centers on minor league t...
Jordan Rides the Bus
2010
Director
In the fall of 1993, in his prime and at the summit of the sports world, Michael Jordan walked away from pro basketball. After leading the Dream Team ...
Tales from the Script
2009
as Self
Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul...
The Greatest Show on Dirt
2008
as Interviewee
An appreciation of the 1988 film "Bull Durham" featuring former baseball players, broadcasters, and sports-film aficionados; it also includes an inter...
Bad Boys II
2003
Screenplay, Story
Detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey of the Miami Narcotics Task Force are tasked with stopping the flow of the drug Ecstasy into Miami. They tra...
Hollywood Homicide
2003
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Joe Gavilan and his new partner K. C. Calden, are detectives on the beat in Tinseltown. Neither one of them really wants to be a cop, Gavilan moonligh...
Dark Blue
2002
Director
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his ...
Bull Durham: Between the Lines
2002
as Self
Documentary about the making of the 1988 film with interviews with the cast and crew.
Between The Lines - The Making of Bull Durham
2001
as self
In-depth look at the making of Bull Durham with interviews with the cast and crew.
Welcome to Hollywood
2000
as Ron Shelton
A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...
Play It to the Bone
1999
Director, Writer
Two aging fighters in LA, friends, get a call from a Vegas promoter because his undercard fighters for a Mike Tyson bout that night are suddenly unava...
No Vacancy
1999
Executive Producer
In a surreal motel in Los Angeles, the life of several sordid characters intertwine.
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
as Self
A profile of writer-director Billy Wilder
Sports on the Silver Screen
1997
as Self (archive footage)
HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from t...
Tin Cup
1996
Director, Screenplay
A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the US Open in order to win the heart of his succesful rival's girlfriend.
The Great White Hype
1996
Writer
When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the on...
Cobb
1994
Director, Writer
Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and de...
Blue Chips
1994
Writer, Executive Producer
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future ar...
White Men Can't Jump
1992
Director, Screenplay
Two street basketball hustlers try to con each other, then team up for a bigger score.
Blaze
1989
Director, Screenplay
A middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made ...
Bull Durham
1988
Director, Writer
Veteran catcher Crash Davis is brought to the minor league Durham Bulls to help their up and coming pitching prospect, "Nuke" Laloosh. Their relations...
The Best of Times
1986
Writer
A small-town loser determines to have one more shot at the big time by winning a football game.
Under Fire
1983
Screenplay
Three U.S. journalists get too close to one another and their work in 1979 Nicaragua.
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
1981
Creative Consultant, Additional Writing, Associate Producer
A speculation on the fate of the famous hijacker who parachuted with his ransom and disappeared in the mountains. Has Cooper succeeded in following a ...