Person

Rance Howard

Acting · 1928–2017 · 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

Filmography

2019DadsSelf
2019The Christ SlayerDevil as Old Man
2019Apple SeedCarl
2017Chasing the StarDevil as an Old Man
2017Broken MemoriesJasper
2016KalebegiakJosé Mari
2016Max RoseWalter Prewitt
201640 NightsDevil as an Old Man
2016Talk RadioLou
2015Chez UpshawHarry
2015SolematesOlder Man
2013Gone DarkCharles
2013NebraskaUncle Ray
2013The Lone RangerEngineer
2013Second ChancesWilbur
2013HuffScotty
2012Easy Rider: The Ride BackAndrew Jackson Bennett
2011Let GoDimples
2011Redemption: For Robbing the DeadDoctor
2011Rosewood LaneFred Crumb
2011Spooky BuddiesMr. Johnson
2011InSightCemetery Presider
2011Harley's HillCharlie
2011Night ClubChuck
2011WorkaholicsJerry
2011Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2Preacher
2011The DilemmaBurt
2010Once FallenHarry
2010The TrialJudge Danielson
2010The Genesis CodeDr. Tolley
2010Jonah HexTelegrapher
2010The Child WanderersOld Knut
2010Valentine's DayBistro Gardens Diner
2009NCIS: Los AngelesEugene
2009WithinDeli Owner
2009Angels & DemonsCardinal Beck
2009Play the GameMervin Lavine
2009Lie to MeJoe Metz
2009Boppin' at the Glue FactoryWalker Bill
2008Frost/NixonOllie
2008Ghost Town: The MovieSheriff Tom Parker
2008KeithOld Man (uncredited)
2008Grizzly ParkRanger Howard
2008Drillbit TaylorOlder Man
2008Audie & the WolfDr. Maleosis
2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryPreacher
2007Be My BabyZippy
2007Georgia RuleDog Bite Man
2006Twenty Good YearsHenry
2006Sasquatch MountainHarris Zeff
2006Harrison BergeronNarrator
2006Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson StoryJames Kennedy
2005Miracle at Sage CreekDoctor Babcock
2005Ghost WhispererDirk Abrams
2005BonesJerold Norsky
2005Cinderella ManAnnouncer Al Fazin
2005Grey's AnatomyMartin Carroll
2005Back By MidnightPriest
2004Toolbox MurdersChas Rooker
2004CSI: NYSamuel Cooper
2004Ghost RockCash
2004The AlamoGovernor Smith
2004Death and TexasCircuit Court Judge
2003The MissingTelegraph Operator
2003Arrested DevelopmentRance Howard
2003Cold CaseBuddie
2003The Long Ride HomeOld Man
2003Legend of the Phantom RiderDoc Fisher
2003That's So RavenMurphy
2002Jumping for Joy
2002That '80s ShowMr. Bailey
2002D-ToxGeezer
2001A Beautiful MindWhite-Haired Patient
2001Ping!Old Man
2001Rat RaceFeed the Earth Spokesman
2001A Crack in the FloorFloyd Fryed
2001Joe DirtBomb Squad Cop
2000How the Grinch Stole ChristmasElderly Timekeeper
2000The Huntress
2000Son of the Beach
2000Love & SexEarl
2000Big Wind on CampusGrandpa Morton
1999Happy, TexasEly
1999AngelMarcus Roscoe
1999AbileneArliss
1999MalevolenceDr. Burns
1998PsychoMr. Lowery
1998Land of the FreeHotel Manager
1998Two of a KindMr. Fillmore
1998The Night CallerHank
1998Small SoldiersHusband
1998Chairman of the BoardRev. Hatley
1998Evasive ActionTrain Engineer
1997Holiday in Your HeartBlind Man
1997The Second Civil WarArnold Tooney, Jr.
1997Murder, She Wrote: South by SouthwestJarvis Bean
1997Money TalksReverend
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionReginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")
1997TravellerFarmer
1997Just Shoot Me!Blind Flower Guy
1997BustedMayor Davies
1996Where Truth LiesJudge Bloom
1996Ghosts of MississippiRalph Hargrove
1996Mars Attacks!Texan Investor
1996Clueless
19967th HeavenOld Man in Park
1996Tiger HeartMr. Johnson
1996Independence DayChaplain
1996Sgt. BilkoMr. Robbins
1995Baywatch Nights
1995The ColonyStan Benson
1995Children of the Corn III: Urban HarvestEmployer
1995Killing CupidZeke
1995Apollo 13Reverend
1995Problem Child 3The Janitor
1994Little GiantsFather Kelly
1994Ed WoodOld Man McCoy
1994Terminal VelocityStunt Pilot/Chuck
1994ERDr. Oliver Kostin
1994Runaway DaughtersMinute Man 3
1994Rebel HighwayMinuteman
1994Forced to KillRance
1994The PaperAlicia's Doctor
1994Babylon 5David Sheridan
1994Bigfoot: The Unforgettable EncounterTodd
1993SnapdragonPriest
1993Diagnosis: MurderDriver
1993FearlessBald Cabby
1993TicksSheriff Parker
1993The X-FilesOld Man
1993Ed and His Dead MotherRev. Praxton
1992Universal SoldierJohn Devreux
1992Melrose PlaceMotel Manager
1992Far and AwayTomlin
1992I Don't Buy Kisses AnymoreElderly Man
1992Boris and NatashaPolygraph Man
1991Switched at BirthFrank Hill
1991Lucy & Desi: Before the LaughterBernie
19919 1/2 Ninjas!Ninja Negotiator
1989Trust MeVern
1989Limit UpChuck Feeney
1989B.O.R.N.Robert Morrison
1989ParenthoodDean at College
1989SeinfeldBlind Man
1989Tales from the CryptDes
1989Listen to Me
1989BaywatchJoe
1989Quantum LeapDoc Graves
1989CoachHerman Van Dam
1989The 'BurbsDetective #2
1989B.L. Stryker
1988SuperboyColonel
1988Dark Before DawnLogan
1987WiseguyErnest Haynes
1987InnerspaceSupermarket Customer
1987Married... with ChildrenEdwin
1986A Smoky Mountain ChristmasDr. Jennings
1986Return to MayberryPreacher
1986Two SoldiersPaw
1986Gung HoMayor Conrad Zwart
1986Gary Coleman: For Safety's SakeCaptain Truck
1985The Long Hot SummerWilk
1985CreatorMr. Spencer
1985CocoonSt. Petersburg Dectective
1985A Death in CaliforniaRalph Lee
1985Playing with FireFireman Goodwin
1985Scandal SheetMr. Bell
1984Murder, She WroteFillmore
1984Finder of Lost LovesHank
1984SplashMcCullough
1984The Fantastic World of D.C. CollinsPoliceman
1984The Lonely GuyMinister
1983Rita Hayworth: The Love GoddessStill Photographer
1983Forever and BeyondTechnician
1983Love LettersJoseph Chesley
1983The Thorn BirdsDoc Wilson
1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Bus Driver
1982Airplane II: The SequelPerson #1 (uncredited)
1982The Executioner's SongLt. Nelson
1982The Kid with the Broken HaloCoach Ramsdell
1981Through the Magic PyramidProducer
1981The Miracle of Kathy MillerDr. Jewell
1981Smokey Bites the DustFootball Coach
1981Dynasty
1980SkywardPilot #2
1980Scout's HonorThe Captain
1979The Kid from Left FieldHarry the Bartender
1979Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady TruckersMr. Murray
1978Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy GuySelf
1978Cotton CandyMr. Bremmercamp
1978Battlestar GalacticaFarnes
1978Mork & MindyGuard
1978Mr. No LegsLou
1978Huckleberry FinnPap Finn
1977Another Man, Another ChanceWagonmaster
1977Grand Theft AutoNed Slinker
1977The Legend of Frank WoodsHoward Blacker
1976The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976Eat My DustClark
1976Laverne & Shirley
1975SwitchCollins
1974LocustsAaron
1974Little House on the PrairieSimpson
1974ChinatownIrate Farmer
1974Where the Lilies BloomRoy Luther
1974Happy DaysMr. Burkhart
1973The Red PonySheriff Bill Smith
1972Kung FuSheriff Byrd
1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMyron Faraday
1972The Waltons
1972The Rookies
1972Bloody TrailJake
1971NicholsDeputy
1970The Wild CountryCleve
1970Night GalleryCameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
1970Dan AugustHobbs
1969Then Came BronsonCarl Mueller
1967Cool Hand LukeSheriff
1967Gentle GiantTater Coughlin
1967Gentle BenHenry Boomhauer
1966The Monroes
1966An Eye for an EyeHarry
1965Village of the GiantsDeputy
1965The F.B.I.Ranger
1963The Courtship of Eddie's FatherCamp Counselor (uncredited)
1962The VirginianLuka
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1960The Andy Griffith ShowTreasury agent
1960The FlintstonesWriter
1958Bat MastersonFletcher
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDeputy Shaker
1956Frontier WomanPrewitt
1955GunsmokeJudge Alan Franklin
1953The Danny Thomas ShowTV Crewman
1947Kraft Television Theatre

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