Ron Shelton

Ronald Wayne Shelton (born September 15, 1945) is an American film director and screenwriter and former minor league baseball infielder. Shelton is known for the many films he has made about sports. His 1988 film Bull Durham, based in part on his own baseball experiences, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

A former minor league baseball infielder in the Baltimore Orioles' farm system, Shelton played with the Bluefield Orioles, Stockton Ports, Florida Instructional League Orioles, Dallas–Fort Worth Spurs, and Rochester Red Wings from 1967 through 1971.

Film career After working on the scripts for a number of films, including co-writing the Nick Nolte and Gene Hackman political drama Under Fire, Shelton made his directorial debut with Bull Durham

In 1990, Ron Shelton received a three-year first look writing and producing deal with 20th Century Fox.

Shelton worked with Costner again on the 1996 golf-themed romantic comedy Tin Cup. Other films as writer and director included the boxing comedy Play It to the Bone, a critical and commercial flop, and the acclaimed 1992 comedy White Men Can't Jump, Shelton wrote or co-wrote other sports-themed films including The Best of Times, starring Robin Williams and Kurt Russell as former football teammates; the basketball drama Blue Chips, starring Nick Nolte, and a boxing comedy, The Great White Hype, starring Samuel L. Jackson.

He also directed two Los Angeles-based crime films, Dark Blue, a drama starring Kurt Russell, and Hollywood Homicide, a comedy with Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett.

In 2022, Shelton received the Leonard Maltin Award at the Coronado Island Film Festival.

Personal life Shelton grew up in Montecito, California, the oldest of four brothers. He is an alumnus of Santa Barbara High School and of the University of Arizona and Westmont College. Shelton's brother is architect Jeff Shelton.

Shelton is married to Canadian-born actress Lolita Davidovich, who has appeared in several of his films, including taking the title role of Blaze Starr in Blaze.

Filmography Year Title Director Writer 1983 Under Fire 1986 The Best of Times 1988 Bull Durham 1989 Blaze 1992 White Men Can't Jump 1994 Blue Chips Cobb 1996 The Great White Hype Tin Cup 1999 Play It to the Bone 2002 Dark Blue 2003 Hollywood Homicide Bad Boys II 2011 Hound Dogs 2017 Just Getting Started

Associate The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981) (Also creative consultant)

Executive producer Blue Chips (1994) Open Season (1995) No Vacancy (1999) Hound Dogs (2011) Spaceman (2016)

Special thanks Welcome to Hollywood (1998) Bad Reputation (2005)