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

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

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

165

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-11-17

Place of Birth

Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

Harold Engle Beckenholdt