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