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