Rance Howard
Acting
Born: November 17, 1928 · Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Died: November 25, 2017 (aged 89)
Highest Rated
Biography
Rance Howard (born Harold Engle Beckenholdt; November 17, 1928 – November 25, 2017) was an American actor who starred in film and on television. He was the father of actor and filmmaker Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, and grandfather of actresses Bryce Dallas Howard and Paige Howard. Howard appeared in films such as Cool Hand Luke (1967), Chinatown (1974), Splash (1984), Ed Wood (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Independence Day (1996), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Cinderella Man (2005), Frost/Nixon (2008), Nebraska (2013), and Max Rose (2016). He received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for co-producing the television film The Time Crystal (1981).
Known for
A Beautiful Mind
2001
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Independence Day
1996
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
Angels & Demons
2009
The Lone Ranger
2013
Apollo 13
1995
Mars Attacks!
1996
Chinatown
1974
The X-Files
1993
Bones
2005
Valentine's Day
2010
Photos (1)
Movies (160)
Independence Day
Chaplain
A Beautiful Mind
White-Haired Patient
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Elderly Timekeeper
Angels & Demons
Cardinal Beck
Apollo 13
Reverend
Mars Attacks!
Texan Investor
Chinatown
Irate Farmer
Small Soldiers
Husband
Universal Soldier
John Devreux
The Lone Ranger
Engineer
Airplane II: The Sequel
Person #1 (uncredited)
Cool Hand Luke
Sheriff
Cinderella Man
Announcer Al Fazin
Jonah Hex
Telegrapher
Rat Race
Feed the Earth Spokesman
Innerspace
Supermarket Customer
Far and Away
Tomlin
Valentine's Day
Bistro Gardens Diner
Splash
McCullough
Frost/Nixon
Ollie
The 'Burbs
Detective #2
Cocoon
St. Petersburg Dectective
Joe Dirt
Bomb Squad Cop
Drillbit Taylor
Older Man
Money Talks
Reverend
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Preacher
The Missing
Telegraph Operator
Ed Wood
Old Man McCoy
Psycho
Mr. Lowery
The Dilemma
Burt
Sgt. Bilko
Mr. Robbins
Love & Sex
Earl
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Preacher
Nebraska
Uncle Ray
The Alamo
Governor Smith
Terminal Velocity
Stunt Pilot/Chuck
Parenthood
Dean at College
D-Tox
Geezer
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Employer
Little Giants
Father Kelly
The Paper
Alicia's Doctor
Gung Ho
Mayor Conrad Zwart
Georgia Rule
Dog Bite Man
Fearless
Bald Cabby
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ralph Hargrove
Spooky Buddies
Mr. Johnson
The Lonely Guy
Minister
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Dr. Jennings
InSight
Cemetery Presider
Toolbox Murders
Chas Rooker
Ticks
Sheriff Parker
The Trial
Judge Danielson
Problem Child 3
The Janitor
Creator
Mr. Spencer
Listen to Me
1989
Snapdragon
Priest
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Camp Counselor (uncredited)
Eat My Dust
Clark
Rosewood Lane
Fred Crumb
Evasive Action
Train Engineer
Love Letters
Joseph Chesley
Keith
Old Man (uncredited)
Happy, Texas
Ely
Be My Baby
Zippy
The Second Civil War
Arnold Tooney, Jr.
The Executioner's Song
Lt. Nelson
Traveller
Farmer
Let Go
Dimples
Grand Theft Auto
Ned Slinker
Once Fallen
Harry
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Jarvis Bean
A Crack in the Floor
Floyd Fryed
Smokey Bites the Dust
Football Coach
Chez Upshaw
Harry
Solemates
Older Man
Scandal Sheet
Mr. Bell
Sasquatch Mountain
Harris Zeff
Ed and His Dead Mother
Rev. Praxton
Where the Lilies Bloom
Roy Luther
Chairman of the Board
Rev. Hatley
Grizzly Park
Ranger Howard
Where Truth Lies
Judge Bloom
Village of the Giants
Deputy
The Long Ride Home
Old Man
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Mr. Murray
Second Chances
Wilbur
Big Wind on Campus
Grandpa Morton
Legend of the Phantom Rider
Doc Fisher
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Bus Driver
Play the Game
Mervin Lavine
Boris and Natasha
Polygraph Man
Gentle Giant
Tater Coughlin
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
The Red Pony
Sheriff Bill Smith
Death and Texas
Circuit Court Judge
Ghost Rock
Cash
Harley's Hill
Charlie
Return to Mayberry
Preacher
Land of the Free
Hotel Manager
The Colony
Stan Benson
The Wild Country
Cleve
Talk Radio
Lou
B.O.R.N.
Robert Morrison
Kalebegiak
José Mari
Another Man, Another Chance
Wagonmaster
Cotton Candy
Mr. Bremmercamp
The Christ Slayer
Devil as Old Man
9 1/2 Ninjas!
Ninja Negotiator
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
Todd
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Policeman
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Andrew Jackson Bennett
Busted
Mayor Davies
Night Club
Chuck
Ping!
Old Man
Runaway Daughters
Minute Man 3
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Doctor
Within
Deli Owner
The Genesis Code
Dr. Tolley
Back By Midnight
Priest
Tiger Heart
Mr. Johnson
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Still Photographer
An Eye for an Eye
Harry
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Coach Ramsdell
Max Rose
Walter Prewitt
Dark Before Dawn
Logan
Miracle at Sage Creek
Doctor Babcock
Scout's Honor
The Captain
Malevolence
Dr. Burns
The Child Wanderers
Old Knut
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Elderly Man
Forced to Kill
Rance
Apple Seed
Carl
Limit Up
Chuck Feeney
Skyward
Pilot #2
Audie & the Wolf
Dr. Maleosis
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Bernie
Chasing the Star
Devil as an Old Man
Huckleberry Finn
Pap Finn
40 Nights
Devil as an Old Man
Playing with Fire
Fireman Goodwin
Broken Memories
Jasper
The Kid from Left Field
Harry the Bartender
Frontier Woman
Prewitt
Locusts
Aaron
Mr. No Legs
Lou
Killing Cupid
Zeke
Ghost Town: The Movie
Sheriff Tom Parker
The Night Caller
Hank
Trust Me
Vern
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
James Kennedy
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Dr. Jewell
Jumping for Joy
2002
Holiday in Your Heart
Blind Man
Bloody Trail
Jake
The Legend of Frank Woods
Howard Blacker
Huff
Scotty
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
Walker Bill
Forever and Beyond
Technician
Two Soldiers
Paw
Abilene
Arliss
TV Shows (74)
Grey's Anatomy
Martin Carroll · 1 eps
Bones
Jerold Norsky · 2 eps
Married... with Children
Edwin · 1 eps
Married... with Children
Reverend · 1 eps
The X-Files
Old Man · 1 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
Eugene · 1 eps
Seinfeld
Blind Man · 1 eps
Seinfeld
Farmer · 2 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Treasury agent · 2 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
The Governor's Chauffeur · 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Bus Driver · 1 eps
Cold Case
Buddie · 1 eps
Melrose Place
Motel Manager · 1 eps
Ghost Whisperer
Dirk Abrams · 1 eps
Babylon 5
David Sheridan · 3 eps
CSI: NY
Samuel Cooper · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Fillmore · 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
Driver · 1 eps
ER
Dr. Oliver Kostin · 1 eps
Coach
Herman Van Dam · 1 eps
Quantum Leap
Doc Graves · 1 eps
Arrested Development
Rance Howard · 1 eps
Baywatch
Joe · 1 eps
Baywatch
Fireman · 1 eps
Angel
Marcus Roscoe · 1 eps
Dynasty
1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
Simpson · 1 eps
Lie to Me
Joe Metz · 1 eps
The Virginian
Luka · 1 eps
Just Shoot Me!
Blind Flower Guy · 1 eps
Happy Days
Mr. Burkhart · 3 eps
The Waltons
2 eps
The Waltons
Dr. McIvers · 3 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Des · 1 eps
That's So Raven
Murphy · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Ranger · 1 eps
Workaholics
Jerry · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes") · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Judge Alan Franklin · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Frank Benton · 1 eps
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing") · 1 eps
Wiseguy
Ernest Haynes · 1 eps
Bat Masterson
Fletcher · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Deputy Shaker · 1 eps
ABC Afterschool Special
Myron Faraday · 1 eps
7th Heaven
Old Man in Park · 1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
2 eps
Laverne & Shirley
1 eps
Battlestar Galactica
Farnes · 1 eps
Mork & Mindy
Guard · 1 eps
The Rookies
1 eps
Baywatch Nights
1 eps
Switch
Collins · 1 eps
Clueless
2 eps
The Danny Thomas Show
TV Crewman · 1 eps
The Thorn Birds
Doc Wilson · 1 eps
Finder of Lost Loves
Hank · 1 eps
Son of the Beach
1 eps
Rebel Highway
Minuteman · 1 eps
The Huntress
1 eps
Gentle Ben
Henry Boomhauer · 56 eps
Then Came Bronson
Carl Mueller · 1 eps
Nichols
Deputy · 1 eps
Superboy
Colonel · 1 eps
Dan August
Hobbs · 1 eps
Two of a Kind
Mr. Fillmore · 2 eps
The Monroes
3 eps
That '80s Show
Mr. Bailey · 1 eps
B.L. Stryker
1 eps
Twenty Good Years
Henry · 1 eps
Switched at Birth
Frank Hill · 2 eps
The Long Hot Summer
Wilk · 2 eps
A Death in California
Ralph Lee · 2 eps
Kung Fu
Sheriff Byrd · 1 eps
