Rance Howard

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1928-11-17

Deathday 2017-11-25 (89 years old)

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 The Time Crystal (1981).

Known For

Actor

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
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
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
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
2009
Lie to Me

as Joe Metz

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
Be My Baby

as Zippy

2007
Georgia Rule

as Dog Bite Man

2006
Sasquatch Mountain

as Harris Zeff

2006
Harrison Bergeron

as Narrator

2005
Miracle at Sage Creek

as Doctor Babcock

2005
Cinderella Man

as Announcer Al Fazin

2005
2005
Ghost Whisperer

as Dirk Abrams

2005
Bones

as Jerold Norsky

2005
Grey's Anatomy

as Martin Carroll

2004
Toolbox Murders

as Chas Rooker

2004
Ghost Rock

as Cash

2004
The Alamo

as Governor Smith

2004
Death and Texas

as Circuit Court Judge

2004
CSI: NY

as Samuel Cooper

2003
The Missing

as Telegraph Operator

2003
2003
2003
Arrested Development

as Rance Howard

2003
Cold Case

as Buddie

2003
That's So Raven

as Murphy

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
Love & Sex

as Earl

2000
Big Wind on Campus

as Grandpa Morton

1999
1999
Abilene

as Arliss

1999
Malevolence

as Dr. Burns

1999
Angel

as Marcus Roscoe

1998
Psycho

as Mr. Lowery

1998
Land of the Free

as Hotel Manager

1998
1998
Small Soldiers

as Husband

1998
Chairman of the Board

as Rev. Hatley

1998
Evasive Action

as Train Engineer

1998
Two of a Kind

as Mr. Fillmore

1997
1997
The Second Civil War

as Arnold Tooney, Jr.

1997
Money Talks

as Reverend

1997
Traveller

as Farmer

1997
Busted

as Mayor Davies

1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")

1997
Just Shoot Me!

as Blind Flower Guy

1996
Where Truth Lies

as Judge Bloom

1996
Ghosts of Mississippi

as Ralph Hargrove

1996
Mars Attacks!

as Texan Investor

1996
Tiger Heart

as Mr. Johnson

1996
Independence Day

as Chaplain

1996
Sgt. Bilko

as Mr. Robbins

1996
7th Heaven

as Old Man in Park

1995
The Colony

as Stan Benson

1995
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
Runaway Daughters

as Minute Man 3

1994
1994
The Paper

as Alicia's Doctor

1994
ER

as Dr. Oliver Kostin

1994
Babylon 5

as David Sheridan

1993
Snapdragon

as Priest

1993
Fearless

as Bald Cabby

1993
Ticks

as Sheriff Parker

1993
Ed and His Dead Mother

as Rev. Praxton

1993
1993
The X-Files

as Old Man

1992
Universal Soldier

as John Devreux

1992
Far and Away

as Tomlin

1992
1992
Boris and Natasha

as Polygraph Man

1992
Melrose Place

as Motel Manager

1991
Switched at Birth

as Frank Hill

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
The 'Burbs

as Detective #2

1989
Seinfeld

as Blind Man

1989
Seinfeld

as Farmer

1989
Baywatch

as Joe

1989
Baywatch

as Fireman

1989
Quantum Leap

as Doc Graves

1989
Coach

as Herman Van Dam

1988
1987
Innerspace

as Supermarket Customer

1987
Wiseguy

as Ernest Haynes

1986
1986
Return to Mayberry

as Preacher

1986
1986
Gung Ho

as Mayor Conrad Zwart

1986
1985
Creator

as Mr. Spencer

1985
Cocoon

as St. Petersburg Dectective

1985
Playing with Fire

as Fireman Goodwin

1985
Scandal Sheet

as Mr. Bell

1985
1984
Splash

as McCullough

1984
The Lonely Guy

as Minister

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Fillmore

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

1982
Airplane II: The Sequel

as Person #1 (uncredited)

1982
1982
1981
1981
Smokey Bites the Dust

as Football Coach

1980
Skyward

as Pilot #2

1980
Scout's Honor

as The Captain

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
1978
Mork & Mindy

as Guard

1977
1977
Grand Theft Auto

as Ned Slinker

1977
The Legend of Frank Woods

as Howard Blacker

1976
Eat My Dust

as Clark

1975
Huckleberry Finn

as Pap Finn

1974
Locusts

as Aaron

1974
Chinatown

as Irate Farmer

1974
1973
The Red Pony

as Sheriff Bill Smith

1972
Bloody Trail

as Jake

1972
ABC Afterschool Special

as Myron Faraday

1972
The Waltons

as Dr. McIvers

1971
Nichols

as Deputy

1970
1970
Night Gallery

as Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")

1970
Dan August

as Hobbs

1967
Cool Hand Luke

as Sheriff

1967
Gentle Giant

as Tater Coughlin

1967
Gentle Ben

as Henry Boomhauer

1966
1965
1965
The F.B.I.

as Ranger

1963
The Courtship of Eddie's Father

as Camp Counselor (uncredited)

1962
1960
The Andy Griffith Show

as Treasury agent

1960
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

Writer

1977
1972
The Rookies

as Writer

1967
Gentle Ben

as Writer

1960
The Flintstones

as Writer

Producer

1978
Cotton Candy

as Co-Producer

1977
Grand Theft Auto

as Associate Producer