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Rance Howard

Rance Howard

Actor · Born 1928-11-17 · Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

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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).

Movies & TV Shows

  1. A Beautiful Mind (2001) — White-Haired Patient
  2. Grey's Anatomy (2005) — Martin Carroll
  3. Independence Day (1996) — Chaplain
  4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) — Elderly Timekeeper
  5. Angels & Demons (2009) — Cardinal Beck
  6. The Lone Ranger (2013) — Engineer
  7. Apollo 13 (1995) — Reverend
  8. Mars Attacks! (1996) — Texan Investor
  9. Chinatown (1974) — Irate Farmer
  10. The X-Files (1993) — Old Man
  11. Bones (2005) — Jerold Norsky
  12. Valentine's Day (2010) — Bistro Gardens Diner
  13. Ed Wood (1994) — Old Man McCoy
  14. Cinderella Man (2005) — Announcer Al Fazin
  15. Seinfeld (1989) — Blind Man
  16. Small Soldiers (1998) — Husband
  17. Rat Race (2001) — Feed the Earth Spokesman
  18. Universal Soldier (1992) — John Devreux
  19. Nebraska (2013) — Uncle Ray
  20. Ghost Whisperer (2005) — Dirk Abrams
  21. Lie to Me (2009) — Joe Metz
  22. Arrested Development (2003) — Rance Howard
  23. Cool Hand Luke (1967) — Sheriff
  24. Jonah Hex (2010) — Telegrapher
  25. Splash (1984) — McCullough
  26. Cocoon (1985) — St. Petersburg Dectective
  27. Innerspace (1987) — Supermarket Customer
  28. The 'Burbs (1989) — Detective #2
  29. Far and Away (1992) — Tomlin
  30. Frost/Nixon (2008) — Ollie
  31. Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) — Person #1 (uncredited)
  32. NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) — Eugene
  33. Married... with Children (1987) — Edwin
  34. Drillbit Taylor (2008) — Older Man
  35. Psycho (1998) — Mr. Lowery
  36. Angel (1999) — Marcus Roscoe
  37. Little House on the Prairie (1974) — Simpson
  38. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Des
  39. ER (1994) — Dr. Oliver Kostin
  40. The Dilemma (2011) — Burt