Rance Howard
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 17, 1928 (97 years old)
Place of Birth
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
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
| 2019 | DadsSelf | |
| 2019 | The Christ SlayerDevil as Old Man | |
| 2019 | Apple SeedCarl | |
| 2017 | Broken MemoriesJasper | |
| 2017 | Chasing the StarDevil as an Old Man | |
| 2016 | KalebegiakJosé Mari | |
| 2016 | Talk RadioLou | |
| 2016 | 40 NightsDevil as an Old Man | |
| 2016 | Max RoseWalter Prewitt | |
| 2015 | SolematesOlder Man | |
| 2013 | Gone DarkCharles | |
| 2013 | NebraskaUncle Ray | |
| 2013 | HuffScotty | |
| 2013 | The Lone RangerEngineer | |
| 2013 | Second ChancesWilbur | |
| 2012 | Easy Rider: The Ride BackAndrew Jackson Bennett | |
| 2011 | Spooky BuddiesMr. Johnson | |
| 2011 | InSightCemetery Presider | |
| 2011 | Rosewood LaneFred Crumb | |
| 2011 | Harley's HillCharlie | |
| 2011 | Let GoDimples | |
| 2011 | Night ClubChuck | |
| 2011 | The DilemmaBurt | |
| 2011 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2Preacher | |
| 2011 | Redemption: For Robbing the DeadDoctor | |
| 2011 | WorkaholicsJerry | |
| 2010 | The Child WanderersOld Knut | |
| 2010 | The Genesis CodeDr. Tolley | |
| 2010 | Once FallenHarry | |
| 2010 | The TrialJudge Danielson | |
| 2010 | Jonah HexTelegrapher | |
| 2010 | Valentine's DayBistro Gardens Diner | |
| 2009 | Angels & DemonsCardinal Beck | |
| 2009 | Boppin' at the Glue FactoryWalker Bill | |
| 2009 | Play the GameMervin Lavine | |
| 2009 | WithinDeli Owner | |
| 2009 | Lie to MeJoe Metz | |
| 2009 | NCIS: Los AngelesEugene | |
| 2008 | Audie & the WolfDr. Maleosis | |
| 2008 | Grizzly ParkRanger Howard | |
| 2008 | Frost/NixonOllie | |
| 2008 | Ghost Town: The MovieSheriff Tom Parker | |
| 2008 | Drillbit TaylorOlder Man | |
| 2008 | KeithOld Man (uncredited) | |
| 2007 | Be My BabyZippy | |
| 2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryPreacher | |
| 2007 | Georgia RuleDog Bite Man | |
| 2006 | Sasquatch MountainHarris Zeff | |
| 2006 | Harrison BergeronNarrator | |
| 2006 | Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson StoryJames Kennedy | |
| 2006 | Twenty Good YearsHenry | |
| 2005 | Miracle at Sage CreekDoctor Babcock | |
| 2005 | Back By MidnightPriest | |
| 2005 | Cinderella ManAnnouncer Al Fazin | |
| 2005 | Ghost WhispererDirk Abrams | |
| 2005 | Grey's AnatomyMartin Carroll | |
| 2005 | BonesJerold Norsky | |
| 2004 | Toolbox MurdersChas Rooker | |
| 2004 | Ghost RockCash | |
| 2004 | Death and TexasCircuit Court Judge | |
| 2004 | The AlamoGovernor Smith | |
| 2004 | CSI: NYSamuel Cooper | |
| 2003 | The Long Ride HomeOld Man | |
| 2003 | The MissingTelegraph Operator | |
| 2003 | Legend of the Phantom RiderDoc Fisher | |
| 2003 | Cold CaseBuddie | |
| 2003 | Arrested DevelopmentRance Howard | |
| 2003 | That's So RavenMurphy | |
| 2002 | D-ToxGeezer | |
| 2002 | Jumping for Joy | |
| 2002 | That '80s ShowMr. Bailey | |
| 2001 | A Crack in the FloorFloyd Fryed | |
| 2001 | Ping!Old Man | |
| 2001 | A Beautiful MindWhite-Haired Patient | |
| 2001 | Joe DirtBomb Squad Cop | |
| 2001 | Rat RaceFeed the Earth Spokesman | |
| 2000 | Big Wind on CampusGrandpa Morton | |
| 2000 | How the Grinch Stole ChristmasElderly Timekeeper | |
| 2000 | Love & SexEarl | |
| 2000 | Son of the Beach | |
| 2000 | The Huntress | |
| 1999 | AbileneArliss | |
| 1999 | Happy, TexasEly | |
| 1999 | MalevolenceDr. Burns | |
| 1999 | AngelMarcus Roscoe | |
| 1998 | Land of the FreeHotel Manager | |
| 1998 | The Night CallerHank | |
| 1998 | PsychoMr. Lowery | |
| 1998 | Evasive ActionTrain Engineer | |
| 1998 | Chairman of the BoardRev. Hatley | |
| 1998 | Small SoldiersHusband | |
| 1998 | Two of a KindMr. Fillmore | |
| 1997 | Holiday in Your HeartBlind Man | |
| 1997 | The Second Civil WarArnold Tooney, Jr. | |
| 1997 | BustedMayor Davies | |
| 1997 | TravellerFarmer | |
| 1997 | Money TalksReverend | |
| 1997 | Murder, She Wrote: South by SouthwestJarvis Bean | |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me!Blind Flower Guy | |
| 1997 | Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionReginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing") | |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks!Texan Investor | |
| 1996 | Tiger HeartMr. Johnson | |
| 1996 | Where Truth LiesJudge Bloom | |
| 1996 | Sgt. BilkoMr. Robbins | |
| 1996 | Independence DayChaplain | |
| 1996 | Ghosts of MississippiRalph Hargrove | |
| 1996 | Clueless | |
| 1996 | 7th HeavenOld Man in Park | |
| 1995 | Problem Child 3The Janitor | |
| 1995 | The ColonyStan Benson | |
| 1995 | Children of the Corn III: Urban HarvestEmployer | |
| 1995 | Apollo 13Reverend | |
| 1995 | Killing CupidZeke | |
| 1995 | Baywatch Nights | |
| 1994 | Runaway DaughtersMinute Man 3 | |
| 1994 | Terminal VelocityStunt Pilot/Chuck | |
| 1994 | Ed WoodOld Man McCoy | |
| 1994 | Little GiantsFather Kelly | |
| 1994 | The PaperAlicia's Doctor | |
| 1994 | Forced to KillRance | |
| 1994 | Bigfoot: The Unforgettable EncounterTodd | |
| 1994 | Babylon 5David Sheridan | |
| 1994 | ERDr. Oliver Kostin | |
| 1994 | Rebel HighwayMinuteman | |
| 1993 | TicksSheriff Parker | |
| 1993 | SnapdragonPriest | |
| 1993 | FearlessBald Cabby | |
| 1993 | Ed and His Dead MotherRev. Praxton | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: MurderDriver | |
| 1993 | The X-FilesOld Man | |
| 1992 | I Don't Buy Kisses AnymoreElderly Man | |
| 1992 | Universal SoldierJohn Devreux | |
| 1992 | Far and AwayTomlin | |
| 1992 | Boris and NatashaPolygraph Man | |
| 1992 | Melrose PlaceMotel Manager | |
| 1991 | Lucy & Desi: Before the LaughterBernie | |
| 1991 | 9 1/2 Ninjas!Ninja Negotiator | |
| 1991 | Switched at BirthFrank Hill | |
| 1989 | Trust MeVern | |
| 1989 | The 'BurbsDetective #2 | |
| 1989 | B.O.R.N.Robert Morrison | |
| 1989 | ParenthoodDean at College | |
| 1989 | Listen to Me | |
| 1989 | Limit UpChuck Feeney | |
| 1989 | Tales from the CryptDes | |
| 1989 | Quantum LeapDoc Graves | |
| 1989 | BaywatchJoe | |
| 1989 | B.L. Stryker | |
| 1989 | SeinfeldBlind Man | |
| 1989 | BaywatchFireman | |
| 1989 | SeinfeldFarmer | |
| 1989 | CoachHerman Van Dam | |
| 1988 | Dark Before DawnLogan | |
| 1988 | SuperboyColonel | |
| 1987 | InnerspaceSupermarket Customer | |
| 1987 | WiseguyErnest Haynes | |
| 1987 | Married... with ChildrenEdwin | |
| 1987 | Married... with ChildrenReverend | |
| 1986 | Gung HoMayor Conrad Zwart | |
| 1986 | A Smoky Mountain ChristmasDr. Jennings | |
| 1986 | Return to MayberryPreacher | |
| 1986 | Two SoldiersPaw | |
| 1986 | Gary Coleman: For Safety's SakeCaptain Truck | |
| 1985 | CreatorMr. Spencer | |
| 1985 | CocoonSt. Petersburg Dectective | |
| 1985 | Scandal SheetMr. Bell | |
| 1985 | Playing with FireFireman Goodwin | |
| 1985 | The Long Hot SummerWilk | |
| 1985 | A Death in CaliforniaRalph Lee | |
| 1984 | SplashMcCullough | |
| 1984 | The Fantastic World of D.C. CollinsPoliceman | |
| 1984 | The Lonely GuyMinister | |
| 1984 | Finder of Lost LovesHank | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteFillmore | |
| 1983 | Rita Hayworth: The Love GoddessStill Photographer | |
| 1983 | Forever and BeyondTechnician | |
| 1983 | The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Bus Driver | |
| 1983 | Love LettersJoseph Chesley | |
| 1983 | The Thorn BirdsDoc Wilson | |
| 1982 | The Kid with the Broken HaloCoach Ramsdell | |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The SequelPerson #1 (uncredited) | |
| 1982 | The Executioner's SongLt. Nelson | |
| 1981 | Smokey Bites the DustFootball Coach | |
| 1981 | The Miracle of Kathy MillerDr. Jewell | |
| 1981 | Dynasty | |
| 1980 | SkywardPilot #2 | |
| 1980 | Scout's HonorThe Captain | |
| 1979 | Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady TruckersMr. Murray | |
| 1979 | The Kid from Left FieldHarry the Bartender | |
| 1978 | Cotton CandyMr. Bremmercamp | |
| 1978 | Mr. No LegsLou's Sidekick | |
| 1978 | Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy GuySelf | |
| 1978 | Huckleberry FinnPap Finn | |
| 1978 | Mork & MindyGuard | |
| 1978 | Battlestar GalacticaFarnes | |
| 1977 | Grand Theft AutoNed Slinker | |
| 1977 | Another Man, Another ChanceWagonmaster | |
| 1977 | The Legend of Frank WoodsHoward Blacker | |
| 1976 | Eat My DustClark | |
| 1976 | The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe | |
| 1976 | Laverne & Shirley | |
| 1975 | SwitchCollins | |
| 1974 | LocustsAaron | |
| 1974 | Where the Lilies BloomRoy Luther | |
| 1974 | ChinatownIrate Farmer | |
| 1974 | Little House on the PrairieSimpson | |
| 1974 | Happy DaysMr. Burkhart | |
| 1973 | The Red PonySheriff Bill Smith | |
| 1972 | Bloody TrailJake | |
| 1972 | The Rookies | |
| 1972 | Kung FuSheriff Byrd | |
| 1972 | The Waltons | |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool SpecialMyron Faraday | |
| 1972 | The WaltonsDr. McIvers | |
| 1971 | NicholsDeputy | |
| 1970 | The Wild CountryCleve | |
| 1970 | Night GalleryCameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes") | |
| 1970 | Dan AugustHobbs | |
| 1969 | Then Came BronsonCarl Mueller | |
| 1967 | Cool Hand LukeSheriff | |
| 1967 | Gentle GiantTater Coughlin | |
| 1967 | Gentle BenHenry Boomhauer | |
| 1966 | An Eye for an EyeHarry | |
| 1966 | The Monroes | |
| 1965 | Village of the GiantsDeputy | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Ranger | |
| 1963 | The Courtship of Eddie's FatherCamp Counselor (uncredited) | |
| 1962 | The VirginianLuka | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith ShowTreasury agent | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith ShowBus Driver | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith ShowThe Governor's Chauffeur | |
| 1958 | Bat MastersonFletcher | |
| 1956 | Frontier WomanPrewitt | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDeputy Shaker | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeJudge Alan Franklin | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeFrank Benton | |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas ShowTV Crewman | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre |
| 1981 | Through the Magic PyramidProducer | |
| 1978 | Cotton CandyCo-Producer | |
| 1977 | Grand Theft AutoAssociate Producer |
| 1981 | Through the Magic PyramidWriter | |
| 1977 | Grand Theft AutoWriter | |
| 1972 | The RookiesWriter | |
| 1967 | Gentle BenWriter | |
| 1960 | The FlintstonesWriter | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith ShowWriter |