Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 17, 1928
Died
Nov 25, 2017
Place of Birth
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Credits
235 titles
Rance Howard
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
Dads
Self
The Christ Slayer
Devil as Old Man
Apple Seed
Carl
Chasing the Star
Devil as an Old Man
Broken Memories
Jasper
Kalebegiak
José Mari
Max Rose
Walter Prewitt
40 Nights
Devil as an Old Man
Talk Radio
Lou
Chez Upshaw
Harry
Solemates
Older Man
Gone Dark
Charles
Nebraska
Uncle Ray
The Lone Ranger
Engineer
Second Chances
Wilbur
Huff
Scotty
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Andrew Jackson Bennett
Let Go
Dimples
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Doctor
Rosewood Lane
Fred Crumb
Spooky Buddies
Mr. Johnson
InSight
Cemetery Presider
Harley's Hill
Charlie
Night Club
Chuck
Workaholics
Jerry
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Preacher
The Dilemma
Burt
Once Fallen
Harry
The Trial
Judge Danielson
The Genesis Code
Dr. Tolley
Jonah Hex
Telegrapher
The Child Wanderers
Old Knut
Valentine's Day
Bistro Gardens Diner
NCIS: Los Angeles
Eugene
Within
Deli Owner
Angels & Demons
Cardinal Beck
Play the Game
Mervin Lavine
Lie to Me
Joe Metz
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
Walker Bill
Frost/Nixon
Ollie
Ghost Town: The Movie
Sheriff Tom Parker
Keith
Old Man (uncredited)
Grizzly Park
Ranger Howard
Drillbit Taylor
Older Man
Audie & the Wolf
Dr. Maleosis
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Preacher
Be My Baby
Zippy
Georgia Rule
Dog Bite Man
Twenty Good Years
Henry
Sasquatch Mountain
Harris Zeff