Ron Shelton

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.

Filmography

• Under Fire (1983) (with Clayton Frohman)
• The Best of Times (1986)
• Bull Durham (1988) (also Director)
• Blaze (1989) (also Director)
• White Men Can't Jump (1992) (also Director)
• Cobb (1994) (also Director)
• Blue Chips (1994)
• Tin Cup (1996) (also Director)
• The Great White Hype (1996) (with Tony Hendra)
• Play It to the Bone (1999) (also Director)
• Dark Blue (2002) (also Director)
• Hollywood Homicide (2003) (also Director)
• Bad Boys II (2003) (with The Wibberleys and Jerry Stahl)
• Hound Dogs (2011) (TV)

External links

• Ron Shelton at the Internet Movie Database
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference