Rance Howard
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-11-17
Day of Death
2017-11-25 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
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
Acting
(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)
40 Nights
as Devil as an Old Man
(2016)
Max Rose
as Walter Prewitt
(2016)
Kalebegiak
as José Mari
(2016)
Talk Radio
as Lou
(2015)
Solemates
as Older Man
(2013)
The Lone Ranger
as Engineer
(2013)
Nebraska
as Uncle Ray
(2013)
Second Chances
as Wilbur
(2013)
Huff
as Scotty
(2013)
Gone Dark
as Charles
(2012)
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
as Andrew Jackson Bennett
(2011)
The Dilemma
as Burt
(2011)
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Preacher
(2011)
Spooky Buddies
as Mr. Johnson
(2011)
Let Go
as Dimples
(2011)
InSight
as Cemetery Presider
(2011)
Rosewood Lane
as Fred Crumb
(2011)
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Doctor
(2011)
Night Club
as Chuck
(2011)
Harley's Hill
as Charlie
(2010)
Jonah Hex
as Telegrapher
(2010)
Valentine's Day
as Bistro Gardens Diner
(2010)
The Trial
as Judge Danielson
(2010)
Once Fallen
as Harry
(2010)
The Child Wanderers
as Old Knut
(2010)
The Genesis Code
as Dr. Tolley
(2009)
Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Beck
(2009)
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
as Walker Bill
(2009)
Within
as Deli Owner
(2009)
Play the Game
as Mervin Lavine
(2008)
Drillbit Taylor
as Older Man
(2008)
Frost/Nixon
as Ollie
(2008)
Keith
as Old Man (uncredited)
(2008)
Ghost Town: The Movie
as Sheriff Tom Parker
(2008)
Grizzly Park
as Ranger Howard
(2008)
Audie & the Wolf
as Dr. Maleosis
(2007)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Preacher
(2007)
Georgia Rule
as Dog Bite Man
(2007)
Be My Baby
as Zippy
(2006)
Sasquatch Mountain
as Harris Zeff
(2006)
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
as James Kennedy
(2006)
Harrison Bergeron
as Narrator
(2005)
Cinderella Man
as Announcer Al Fazin
(2005)
Miracle at Sage Creek
as Doctor Babcock
(2005)
Back By Midnight
as Priest
(2004)
The Alamo
as Governor Smith
(2004)
Toolbox Murders
as Chas Rooker
(2004)
Death and Texas
as Circuit Court Judge
(2004)
Ghost Rock
as Cash
(2003)
The Missing
as Telegraph Operator
(2003)
The Long Ride Home
as Old Man
(2003)
Legend of the Phantom Rider
as Doc Fisher
(2002)
D-Tox
as Geezer
(2002)
(2001)
A Beautiful Mind
as White-Haired Patient
(2001)
Rat Race
as Feed the Earth Spokesman
(2001)
Joe Dirt
as Bomb Squad Cop
(2001)
Ping!
as Old Man
(2001)
A Crack in the Floor
as Floyd Fryed
(2000)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Elderly Timekeeper
(2000)
Love & Sex
as Earl
(2000)
Big Wind on Campus
as Grandpa Morton
(1999)
Happy, Texas
as Ely
(1999)
Malevolence
as Dr. Burns
(1999)
Abilene
as Arliss
(1998)
Small Soldiers
as Husband
(1998)
Psycho
as Mr. Lowery
(1998)
Chairman of the Board
as Rev. Hatley
(1998)
Terra da Liberdade
as Hotel Manager
(1998)
Evasive Action
as Train Engineer
(1998)
The Night Caller
as Hank
(1997)
Money Talks
as Reverend
(1997)
The Second Civil War
as Arnold Tooney, Jr.
(1997)
Traveller
as Farmer
(1997)
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
as Jarvis Bean
(1997)
Busted
as Mayor Davies
(1997)
Holiday in Your Heart
as Blind Man
(1996)
Independence Day
as Chaplain
(1996)
Mars Attacks!
as Texan Investor
(1996)
Sgt. Bilko
as Mr. Robbins
(1996)
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Ralph Hargrove
(1996)
Tiger Heart
as Mr. Johnson
(1996)
Where Truth Lies
as Judge Bloom
(1995)
Apollo 13
as Reverend
(1995)
Problem Child 3
as The Janitor
(1995)
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
as Employer
(1995)
The Colony
as Stan Benson
(1995)
Killing Cupid
as Zeke
(1994)
Ed Wood
as Old Man McCoy
(1994)
Little Giants
as Father Kelly
(1994)
The Paper
as Alicia's Doctor
(1994)
Terminal Velocity
as Stunt Pilot/Chuck
(1994)
Runaway Daughters
as Minute Man 3
(1994)
(1994)
Forced to Kill
as Rance
(1993)
Fearless
as Bald Cabby
(1993)
Ticks
as Sheriff Parker
(1993)
Snapdragon
as Priest
(1993)
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rev. Praxton
(1992)
Universal Soldier
as John Devreux
(1992)
Far and Away
as Tomlin
(1992)
Boris and Natasha
as Polygraph Man
(1992)
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
as Elderly Man
(1991)
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
as Bernie
(1991)
Switched at Birth
as Frank Hill
(1991)
9 1/2 Ninjas!
as Ninja Negotiator
(1989)
The 'Burbs
as Detective #2
(1989)
Parenthood
as Dean at College
(1989)
(1989)
Trust Me
as Vern
(1989)
B.O.R.N.
as Robert Morrison
(1989)
Limit Up
as Chuck Feeney
(1988)
Dark Before Dawn
as Logan
(1987)
Innerspace
as Supermarket Customer
(1986)
Gung Ho
as Mayor Conrad Zwart
(1986)
Return to Mayberry
as Preacher
(1986)
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Dr. Jennings
(1986)
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake
as Captain Truck
(1986)
Two Soldiers
as Paw
(1985)
Cocoon
as St. Petersburg Dectective
(1985)
Creator
as Mr. Spencer
(1985)
Scandal Sheet
as Mr. Bell
(1985)
Playing with Fire
as Fireman Goodwin
(1984)
Splash
as McCullough
(1984)
The Lonely Guy
as Minister
(1984)
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
as Policeman
(1983)
Love Letters
as Joseph Chesley
(1983)
(1983)
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
as Still Photographer
(1983)
Forever and Beyond
as Technician
(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)
Smokey Bites the Dust
as Football Coach
(1981)
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
as Dr. Jewell
(1980)
Skyward
as Pilot #2
(1980)
Scout's Honor
as The Captain
(1979)
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
as Mr. Murray
(1979)
The Kid from Left Field
as Harry the Bartender
(1978)
Cotton Candy
as Mr. Bremmercamp
(1978)
Mr. No Legs
as Lou's Sidekick
(1978)
(1977)
Another Man, Another Chance
as Wagonmaster
(1977)
Grand Theft Auto
as Ned Slinker
(1977)
The Legend of Frank Woods
as Howard Blacker
(1976)
Eat My Dust
as Clark
(1976)
(1975)
Huckleberry Finn
as Pap Finn
(1974)
Chinatown
as Irate Farmer
(1974)
Where the Lilies Bloom
as Roy Luther
(1974)
Locusts
as Aaron
(1973)
The Red Pony
as Sheriff Bill Smith
(1972)
Bloody Trail
as Jake
(1970)
The Wild Country
as Cleve
(1967)
Cool Hand Luke
as Sheriff
(1967)
Gentle Giant
as Tater Coughlin
(1966)
An Eye for an Eye
as Harry
(1965)
Village of the Giants
as Deputy
(1963)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Camp Counselor (uncredited)
(1956)
Frontier Woman
as Prewitt
Crew
(1981)
Through the Magic Pyramid
Producer, Writer
(1978)
Cotton Candy
Co-Producer
(1977)
Grand Theft Auto
Writer, Associate Producer