Rance Howard
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-11-17 (89 years old)
Deathday
2017-11-25
Place of Birth
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Also known As
Harold Engle Beckenholdt
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 ...
Acting
2000
as Grandpa Morton
2011
as Mr. Johnson
2008
as Dr. Maleosis
1978
as Mr. Bremmercamp
2009
as Cardinal Beck
1986
as Mayor Conrad Zwart
2001
as Floyd Fryed
1994
as Minute Man 3
1998
as Hotel Manager
1985
as Mr. Spencer
1981
as Football Coach
1992
as Elderly Man
1986
as Dr. Jennings
1978
as Lou's Sidekick
2004
as Chas Rooker
2005
as Doctor Babcock
1973
as Sheriff Bill Smith
2007
as Zippy
1989
as Vern
1994
as Stunt Pilot/Chuck
1977
as Ned Slinker
1978
2011
as Cemetery Presider
1980
as Pilot #2
1982
as Coach Ramsdell
2019
as Self
1984
as McCullough
1974
as Aaron
2013
as Charles
1988
as Logan
1995
as The Janitor
1997
as Blind Man
1996
as Texan Investor
2011
as Fred Crumb
2006
as Narrator
1967
as Sheriff
1974
as Roy Luther
1974
as Irate Farmer
1979
as Mr. Murray
1985
as St. Petersburg Dectective
1989
as Detective #2
1993
as Sheriff Parker
1996
as Mr. Johnson
2000
as Elderly Timekeeper
2003
as Old Man
2006
as Harris Zeff
2008
as Ranger Howard
2008
as Ollie
2009
as Walker Bill
2011
as Charlie
2013
as Uncle Ray
1972
as Jake
2011
as Dimples
1983
as Still Photographer
1967
as Tater Coughlin
1963
as Camp Counselor (uncredited)
1983
as Technician
1996
as Judge Bloom
1987
as Supermarket Customer
1996
as Mr. Robbins
2001
as Old Man
1977
as Wagonmaster
1981
as Dr. Jewell
2005
as Priest
2013
as Scotty
2009
as Mervin Lavine
1992
as John Devreux
1984
as Policeman
1995
as Stan Benson
1989
as Robert Morrison
1985
as Mr. Bell
1980
as The Captain
1991
as Bernie
2001
as White-Haired Patient
1979
as Harry the Bartender
2005
as Announcer Al Fazin
1989
as Dean at College
2003
as Telegraph Operator
1994
as Old Man McCoy
2008
as Sheriff Tom Parker
1966
as Harry
1989
1982
as Person #1 (uncredited)
2008
as Older Man
2006
as James Kennedy
1994
as Father Kelly
2007
as Preacher
1993
as Priest
1985
as Fireman Goodwin
1976
as Clark
2004
as Cash
1995
as Employer
2011
as Chuck
2004
as Circuit Court Judge
2013
as Engineer
1991
as Ninja Negotiator
1998
as Hank
2011
as Burt
2016
as José Mari
1993
as Bald Cabby
1956
as Prewitt
2016
as Lou
2010
as Old Knut
2003
as Doc Fisher
1998
as Mr. Lowery
1994
as Alicia's Doctor
2011
as Preacher
2016
as Devil as an Old Man
1977
as Howard Blacker
1993
as Rev. Praxton
2015
as Older Man
2017
as Jasper
1989
as Chuck Feeney
1965
as Deputy
1995
as Reverend
1994
as Rance
2017
as Devil as an Old Man
2019
as Devil as Old Man
2010
as Dr. Tolley
1992
as Tomlin
1970
as Cleve
1994
1997
as Arnold Tooney, Jr.
1998
as Train Engineer
2001
as Feed the Earth Spokesman
2010
as Harry
2000
as Earl
2010
as Judge Danielson
1997
as Mayor Davies
1991
as Frank Hill
2013
as Wilbur
2002
as Geezer
1995
as Zeke
1986
as Preacher
1996
as Chaplain
1999
as Arliss
1997
as Farmer
1975
as Pap Finn
1983
as Joseph Chesley
1998
as Rev. Hatley
2001
as Bomb Squad Cop
2002
2004
as Governor Smith
2019
as Carl
2008
as Old Man (uncredited)
2010
as Telegrapher
2011
as Doctor
1998
as Husband
1997
as Reverend
2007
as Dog Bite Man
2010
as Bistro Gardens Diner
1982
as Lt. Nelson
2009
as Deli Owner
1997
as Jarvis Bean
1984
as Minister
1999
as Ely
1996
as Ralph Hargrove
1999
as Dr. Burns
1992
as Polygraph Man
1986
as Paw
2012
as Andrew Jackson Bennett
1986
as Captain Truck
2016
as Walter Prewitt
Production
1981
as Producer
1977
as Writer
1981
as Writer
1978
as Co-Producer
1977
as Associate Producer
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