Person file · Acting
Rance Howard
Born 1928-11-17Newkirk, 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).
Screen work
Movies & roles
DadsSelfThe Christ SlayerDevil as Old ManApple SeedCarlChasing the StarDevil as an Old ManBroken MemoriesJasperKalebegiakJosé MariMax RoseWalter Prewitt40 NightsDevil as an Old ManTalk RadioLouChez UpshawHarrySolematesOlder ManGone DarkCharlesNebraskaUncle RayThe Lone RangerEngineerSecond ChancesWilburHuffScottyEasy Rider: The Ride BackAndrew Jackson BennettLet GoDimplesRedemption: For Robbing the DeadDoctorRosewood LaneFred CrumbSpooky BuddiesMr. JohnsonInSightCemetery PresiderHarley's HillCharlieNight ClubChuck