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).
Grandpa Morton
Big Wind on Campus
Mr. Johnson
Spooky Buddies
Dr. Maleosis
Audie & the Wolf
Mr. Bremmercamp
Cotton Candy
Cardinal Beck
Angels & Demons
Mayor Conrad Zwart
Gung Ho
Floyd Fryed
A Crack in the Floor
Minute Man 3
Runaway Daughters
Hotel Manager
Land of the Free
Mr. Spencer
Creator
Football Coach
Smokey Bites the Dust
Elderly Man
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Dr. Jennings
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Lou's Sidekick
Mr. No Legs
Chas Rooker
Toolbox Murders
Doctor Babcock
Miracle at Sage Creek
Sheriff Bill Smith
The Red Pony
Zippy
Be My Baby
Vern
Trust Me
Stunt Pilot/Chuck
Terminal Velocity
Ned Slinker
Grand Theft Auto
Self
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Cemetery Presider
InSight
Pilot #2
Skyward
Coach Ramsdell
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Self
Dads
McCullough
Splash
Aaron
Locusts
Charles
Gone Dark
Logan
Dark Before Dawn
The Janitor
Problem Child 3
Blind Man
Holiday in Your Heart
Texan Investor
Mars Attacks!
Fred Crumb
Rosewood Lane
Narrator
Harrison Bergeron
Sheriff
Cool Hand Luke
Roy Luther
Where the Lilies Bloom
Irate Farmer
Chinatown
Mr. Murray
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
St. Petersburg Dectective
Cocoon
Detective #2
The 'Burbs
Sheriff Parker
Ticks
Mr. Johnson
Tiger Heart
Elderly Timekeeper
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Old Man
The Long Ride Home
Harris Zeff
Sasquatch Mountain
Ranger Howard
Grizzly Park
Ollie
Frost/Nixon
Walker Bill
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
Charlie
Harley's Hill
Uncle Ray
Nebraska
Jake
Bloody Trail
Dimples
Let Go
Still Photographer
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Tater Coughlin
Gentle Giant
Camp Counselor (uncredited)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Technician
Forever and Beyond
Judge Bloom
Where Truth Lies
Supermarket Customer
Innerspace
Mr. Robbins
Sgt. Bilko
Old Man
Ping!
Wagonmaster
Un autre homme, une autre chance
Dr. Jewell
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Priest
Back By Midnight
Scotty
Huff
Mervin Lavine
Play the Game
John Devreux
Universal Soldier
Policeman
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Stan Benson
The Colony
Robert Morrison
B.O.R.N.
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Mr. Bell
Scandal Sheet
The Captain
Scout's Honor
Bernie
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
White-Haired Patient
A Beautiful Mind
Harry the Bartender
The Kid from Left Field
Announcer Al Fazin
Cinderella Man
Dean at College
Parenthood
Telegraph Operator
The Missing
Old Man McCoy
Ed Wood
Sheriff Tom Parker
Ghost Town: The Movie
Harry
An Eye for an Eye
Listen to Me
Person #1 (uncredited)
Airplane II: The Sequel
Older Man
Drillbit Taylor
James Kennedy
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
Father Kelly
Little Giants
Preacher
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Priest
Snapdragon
Fireman Goodwin
Playing with Fire
Clark
Eat My Dust
Cash
Ghost Rock
Employer
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Chuck
Night Club
Circuit Court Judge
Death and Texas
Engineer
The Lone Ranger
Ninja Negotiator
9 1/2 Ninjas!
Hank
The Night Caller
Burt
The Dilemma
José Mari
Kalebegiak
Bald Cabby
Fearless
Prewitt
Frontier Woman
Lou
Talk Radio
Old Knut
Yohan - Barnevandrer
Doc Fisher
Legend of the Phantom Rider
Mr. Lowery
Psycho
Alicia's Doctor
The Paper
Preacher
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Devil as an Old Man
40 Nights
Howard Blacker
The Legend of Frank Woods
Rev. Praxton
Ed and His Dead Mother
Older Man
Solemates
Jasper
Broken Memories
Chuck Feeney
Limit Up
Deputy
Village of the Giants
Reverend
Apollo 13
Rance
Forced to Kill
Devil as an Old Man
Chasing the Star
Devil as Old Man
The Christ Slayer
Dr. Tolley
The Genesis Code
Tomlin
Far and Away
Cleve
The Wild Country
Todd
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
Arnold Tooney, Jr.
The Second Civil War
Train Engineer
Evasive Action
Feed the Earth Spokesman
Rat Race
Harry
Once Fallen
Earl
Love & Sex
Judge Danielson
The Trial
Mayor Davies
Busted
Frank Hill
Switched at Birth
Wilbur
Second Chances
Geezer
D-Tox
Zeke
Killing Cupid
Preacher
Return to Mayberry
Chaplain
Independence Day
Arliss
Abilene
Farmer
Traveller
Pap Finn
Huckleberry Finn
Joseph Chesley
Love Letters
Rev. Hatley
Chairman of the Board
Bomb Squad Cop
Joe Dirt
Jumping For Joy
Governor Smith
The Alamo
Carl
Apple Seed
Old Man (uncredited)
Keith
Telegrapher
Jonah Hex
Doctor
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Husband
Small Soldiers
Reverend
Money Talks
Dog Bite Man
Georgia Rule
Bistro Gardens Diner
Valentine's Day
Lt. Nelson
The Executioner's Song
Deli Owner
Within
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Jarvis Bean
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Minister
The Lonely Guy
Ely
Happy, Texas
Ralph Hargrove
Ghosts of Mississippi
Dr. Burns
Malevolence
Polygraph Man
Boris and Natasha
Paw
Two Soldiers
Andrew Jackson Bennett
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Captain Truck
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake
Walter Prewitt
Max Rose
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
165
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-11-17
Place of Birth
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
Harold Engle Beckenholdt