Rance Howard
November 17, 1928 (96 years old) in Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
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
Credits
- 2019 · Dads as Self
- 2019 · The Christ Slayer as Devil as Old Man
- 2019 · Apple Seed as Carl
- 2017 · Chasing the Star as Devil as an Old Man
- 2017 · Broken Memories as Jasper
- 2016 · Kalebegiak as José Mari
- 2016 · Max Rose as Walter Prewitt
- 2016 · 40 Nights as Devil as an Old Man
- 2016 · Talk Radio as Lou
- 2015 · Solemates as Older Man
- 2013 · Gone Dark as Charles
- 2013 · Nebraska as Uncle Ray
- 2013 · The Lone Ranger as Engineer
- 2013 · Second Chances as Wilbur
- 2013 · Huff as Scotty
- 2012 · Easy Rider: The Ride Back as Andrew Jackson Bennett
- 2011 · Let Go as Dimples
- 2011 · Redemption: For Robbing the Dead as Doctor
- 2011 · Rosewood Lane as Fred Crumb
- 2011 · Spooky Buddies as Mr. Johnson
- 2011 · InSight as Cemetery Presider
- 2011 · Harley's Hill as Charlie
- 2011 · Night Club as Chuck
- 2011 · Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 as Preacher
- 2011 · The Dilemma as Burt
- 2010 · Once Fallen as Harry
- 2010 · The Trial as Judge Danielson
- 2010 · The Genesis Code as Dr. Tolley
- 2010 · Jonah Hex as Telegrapher
- 2010 · The Child Wanderers as Old Knut
- 2010 · Valentine's Day as Bistro Gardens Diner
- 2009 · Within as Deli Owner
- 2009 · Angels & Demons as Cardinal Beck
- 2009 · Play the Game as Mervin Lavine
- 2009 · Lie to Me as Joe Metz
- 2009 · Boppin' at the Glue Factory as Walker Bill
- 2008 · Frost/Nixon as Ollie
- 2008 · Ghost Town: The Movie as Sheriff Tom Parker
- 2008 · Keith as Old Man (uncredited)
- 2008 · Grizzly Park as Ranger Howard
- 2008 · Drillbit Taylor as Older Man
- 2008 · Audie & the Wolf as Dr. Maleosis
- 2007 · Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Preacher
- 2007 · Be My Baby as Zippy
- 2007 · Georgia Rule as Dog Bite Man
- 2006 · Sasquatch Mountain as Harris Zeff
- 2006 · Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story as James Kennedy
- 2006 · Harrison Bergeron as Narrator
- 2005 · Miracle at Sage Creek as Doctor Babcock
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Dirk Abrams
- 2005 · Bones as Jerold Norsky
- 2005 · Cinderella Man as Announcer Al Fazin
- 2005 · Grey's Anatomy as Martin Carroll
- 2005 · Back By Midnight as Priest
- 2004 · Toolbox Murders as Chas Rooker
- 2004 · CSI: NY as Samuel Cooper
- 2004 · Ghost Rock as Cash
- 2004 · The Alamo as Governor Smith
- 2004 · Death and Texas as Circuit Court Judge
- 2003 · The Missing as Telegraph Operator
- 2003 · Arrested Development as Rance Howard
- 2003 · Cold Case as Buddie
- 2003 · The Long Ride Home as Old Man
- 2003 · Legend of the Phantom Rider as Doc Fisher
- 2003 · That's So Raven as Murphy
- 2002 · Jumping For Joy as
- 2002 · That '80s Show as
- 2002 · D-Tox as Geezer
- 2001 · A Beautiful Mind as White-Haired Patient
- 2001 · Ping! as Old Man
- 2001 · Rat Race as Feed the Earth Spokesman
- 2001 · A Crack in the Floor as Floyd Fryed
- 2001 · Joe Dirt as Bomb Squad Cop
- 2000 · How the Grinch Stole Christmas as Elderly Timekeeper
- 2000 · The Huntress as
- 2000 · Son of the Beach as
- 2000 · Love & Sex as Earl
- 2000 · Big Wind on Campus as Grandpa Morton
- 1999 · Happy, Texas as Ely
- 1999 · Angel as Marcus Roscoe
- 1999 · Abilene as Arliss
- 1999 · Malevolence as Dr. Burns
- 1998 · Psycho as Mr. Lowery
- 1998 · Land of the Free as Hotel Manager
- 1998 · Two of a Kind as Mr. Fillmore
- 1998 · The Night Caller as Hank
- 1998 · Small Soldiers as Husband
- 1998 · Chairman of the Board as Rev. Hatley
- 1998 · Evasive Action as Train Engineer
- 1997 · Holiday in Your Heart as Blind Man
- 1997 · The Second Civil War as Arnold Tooney, Jr.
- 1997 · Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest as Jarvis Bean
- 1997 · Money Talks as Reverend
- 1997 · Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")
- 1997 · Traveller as Farmer
- 1997 · Just Shoot Me! as Blind Flower Guy
- 1997 · Busted as Mayor Davies
- 1996 · Where Truth Lies as Judge Bloom
- 1996 · Ghosts of Mississippi as Ralph Hargrove
- 1996 · Mars Attacks! as Texan Investor
- 1996 · Clueless as
- 1996 · 7th Heaven as Old Man in Park
- 1996 · Tiger Heart as Mr. Johnson
- 1996 · Independence Day as Chaplain
- 1996 · Sgt. Bilko as Mr. Robbins
- 1995 · Baywatch Nights as
- 1995 · The Colony as Stan Benson
- 1995 · Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest as Employer
- 1995 · Killing Cupid as Zeke
- 1995 · Apollo 13 as Reverend
- 1995 · Problem Child 3 as The Janitor
- 1994 · Little Giants as Father Kelly
- 1994 · Ed Wood as Old Man McCoy (uncredited)
- 1994 · Terminal Velocity as Stunt Pilot/Chuck
- 1994 · ER as Dr. Oliver Kostin
- 1994 · Runaway Daughters as Minute Man 3
- 1994 · Forced to Kill as Rance
- 1994 · The Paper as Alicia's Doctor
- 1994 · Babylon 5 as David Sheridan
- 1994 · Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter as Todd
- 1993 · Snapdragon as Priest
- 1993 · Diagnosis: Murder as Driver
- 1993 · Fearless as Bald Cabby
- 1993 · Ticks as Sheriff Parker
- 1993 · The X-Files as Old Man
- 1993 · Ed and His Dead Mother as Rev. Praxton
- 1992 · Universal Soldier as John Devreux
- 1992 · Melrose Place as Motel Manager
- 1992 · Far and Away as Tomlin
- 1992 · I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore as Elderly Man
- 1992 · Boris and Natasha as Polygraph Man
- 1991 · Switched at Birth as Frank Hill
- 1991 · Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter as Bernie
- 1991 · 9 1/2 Ninjas! as Ninja Negotiator
- 1989 · Trust Me as Vern
- 1989 · Limit Up as Chuck Feeney
- 1989 · B.O.R.N. as Robert Morrison
- 1989 · Parenthood as Dean at College
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Blind Man
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Farmer
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Des
- 1989 · Listen to Me as
- 1989 · Baywatch as Joe
- 1989 · Baywatch as Fireman
- 1989 · Quantum Leap as Doc Graves
- 1989 · Coach as Herman Van Dam
- 1989 · The 'Burbs as Detective #2
- 1989 · B.L. Stryker as
- 1988 · Superboy as
- 1988 · Dark Before Dawn as Logan
- 1987 · Wiseguy as Ernest Haynes
- 1987 · Innerspace as Supermarket Customer
- 1987 · Married... with Children as Edwin
- 1986 · A Smoky Mountain Christmas as Dr. Jennings
- 1986 · Return to Mayberry as Preacher
- 1986 · Two Soldiers as Paw
- 1986 · Gung Ho as Mayor Conrad Zwart
- 1986 · Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake as Captain Truck
- 1985 · The Long Hot Summer as Wilk
- 1985 · Creator as Mr. Spencer
- 1985 · Cocoon as St. Petersburg Dectective
- 1985 · A Death in California as Ralph Lee
- 1985 · Playing with Fire as Fireman Goodwin
- 1985 · Scandal Sheet as Mr. Bell
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Fillmore
- 1984 · Finder of Lost Loves as Hank
- 1984 · Splash as McCullough
- 1984 · The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins as Policeman
- 1984 · The Lonely Guy as Minister
- 1983 · Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess as Still Photographer
- 1983 · Forever and Beyond as Technician
- 1983 · Love Letters as Joseph Chesley
- 1983 · The Thorn Birds as Doc Wilson
- 1983 · The Kid with the 200 I.Q. as
- 1982 · Airplane II: The Sequel as Person #1 (uncredited)
- 1982 · The Executioner's Song as Lt. Nelson
- 1982 · The Kid with the Broken Halo as Coach Ramsdell
- 1981 · The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Dr. Jewell
- 1981 · Smokey Bites the Dust as Football Coach
- 1981 · Dynasty as
- 1980 · Skyward as Pilot #2
- 1980 · Scout's Honor as The Captain
- 1979 · The Kid from Left Field as Harry the Bartender
- 1979 · Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers as Mr. Murray
- 1978 · Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy as Self
- 1978 · Cotton Candy as Mr. Bremmercamp
- 1978 · Battlestar Galactica as Farnes
- 1978 · Mork & Mindy as Guard
- 1978 · Mr. No Legs as Lou's Sidekick
- 1977 · Another Man, Another Chance as Wagonmaster
- 1977 · Grand Theft Auto as Ned Slinker
- 1977 · The Legend of Frank Woods as Howard Blacker
- 1976 · The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe as
- 1976 · Eat My Dust as Clark
- 1976 · Laverne & Shirley as
- 1975 · Huckleberry Finn as Pap Finn
- 1974 · Locusts as Aaron
- 1974 · Little House on the Prairie as
- 1974 · Chinatown as Irate Farmer
- 1974 · Where the Lilies Bloom as Roy Luther
- 1974 · Happy Days as
- 1973 · The Red Pony as Sheriff Bill Smith
- 1972 · Kung Fu as
- 1972 · ABC Afterschool Special as Myron Faraday
- 1972 · The Waltons as
- 1972 · The Waltons as Dr. McIvers
- 1972 · The Rookies as
- 1972 · Bloody Trail as Jake
- 1971 · Nichols as Deputy
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
- 1970 · The Wild Country as Cleve
- 1970 · Dan August as Hobbs
- 1969 · Then Came Bronson as
- 1967 · Cool Hand Luke as Sheriff
- 1967 · Gentle Giant as Tater Coughlin
- 1967 · Gentle Ben as Henry Boomhauer
- 1966 · The Monroes as
- 1966 · An Eye for an Eye as Harry
- 1965 · Village of the Giants as Deputy
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Ranger
- 1963 · The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Camp Counselor (uncredited)
- 1962 · The Virginian as Luka
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Treasury agent
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as Bus Driver
- 1960 · The Andy Griffith Show as The Governor's Chauffeur
- 1958 · Bat Masterson as Fletcher
- 1956 · Frontier Woman as Prewitt
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Judge Alan Franklin
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Frank Benton
- 1947 · Kraft Television Theatre as