Rance Howard

Acting

November 17, 1928 – November 25, 2017 (died at 89)

Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

Male

169 Movies

79 TV Shows

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).

Nebraska

2013 7.5

as Uncle Ray

Age 84 (now 89)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000 6.8

as Elderly Timekeeper

Age 72 (now 89)

Toolbox Murders

2004 5.6

as Chas Rooker

Age 75 (now 89)

The Dilemma

2011 5.3

as Burt

Age 82 (now 89)

Universal Soldier

1992 6.3

as John Devreux

Age 63 (now 89)

Psycho

1998 5.1

as Mr. Lowery

Age 70 (now 89)

Angels & Demons

2009 6.7

as Cardinal Beck

Age 80 (now 89)

A Beautiful Mind

2001 7.9

as White-Haired Patient

Age 73 (now 89)

The 'Burbs

1989 6.8

as Detective #2

Age 60 (now 89)

Frost/Nixon

2008 7.3

as Ollie

Age 79 (now 89)

Gentle Ben

1967 6.7

as Henry Boomhauer

Age 38 (now 89) 56 eps

56 eps

Chinatown

1974 7.9

as Irate Farmer

Age 45 (now 89)

The Missing

2003 6.3

as Telegraph Operator

Age 75 (now 89)

Grand Theft Auto

1977 5.2

as Ned Slinker

Age 48 (now 89)

Cool Hand Luke

1967 7.7

as Sheriff

Age 38 (now 89)

Rosewood Lane

2011 4.7

as Fred Crumb

Age 82 (now 89)

Dads

2019 6.9

as Self

Age 90 (now 89)

The Christ Slayer

2019 5.0

as Devil as Old Man

Age 90 (now 89)

Apple Seed

2019 6.0

as Carl

Age 90 (now 89)

Chasing the Star

2017 4.3

as Devil as an Old Man

Age 88 (now 89)

Broken Memories

2017 7.0

as Jasper

Age 88 (now 89)

Kalebegiak

2016 7.0

as José Mari

Age 87 (now 89)

Max Rose

2016 5.6

as Walter Prewitt

Age 87 (now 89)

40 Nights

2016 8.0

as Devil as an Old Man

Age 87 (now 89)

Talk Radio

2016

as Lou

Age 87 (now 89)

Solemates

2015 6.0

as Older Man

Age 86 (now 89)

Gone Dark

2013 1.8

as Charles

Age 84 (now 89)

Nebraska

2013 7.5

as Uncle Ray

Age 84 (now 89)

The Lone Ranger

2013 6.1

as Engineer

Age 84 (now 89)

Second Chances

2013 6.2

as Wilbur

Age 84 (now 89)

Huff

2013 4.3

as Scotty

Age 84 (now 89)

Easy Rider: The Ride Back

2012 4.0

as Andrew Jackson Bennett

Age 83 (now 89)

Let Go

2011 4.9

as Dimples

Age 82 (now 89)

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

2011 4.5

as Doctor

Age 82 (now 89)

Rosewood Lane

2011 4.7

as Fred Crumb

Age 82 (now 89)

Spooky Buddies

2011 6.1

as Mr. Johnson

Age 82 (now 89)

InSight

2011 4.7

as Cemetery Presider

Age 82 (now 89)

Harley's Hill

2011 4.4

as Charlie

Age 82 (now 89)

Night Club

2011

as Chuck

Age 82 (now 89)

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

2011 5.9

as Preacher

Age 82 (now 89)

The Dilemma

2011 5.3

as Burt

Age 82 (now 89)

Once Fallen

2010 5.2

as Harry

Age 81 (now 89)

The Trial

2010 5.8

as Judge Danielson

Age 81 (now 89)

The Genesis Code

2010 2.5

as Dr. Tolley

Age 81 (now 89)

Jonah Hex

2010 5.0

as Telegrapher

Age 81 (now 89)

The Child Wanderers

2010 6.8

as Old Knut

Age 81 (now 89)

Valentine's Day

2010 5.9

as Bistro Gardens Diner

Age 81 (now 89)

Within

2009 6.7

as Deli Owner

Age 80 (now 89)

Angels & Demons

2009 6.7

as Cardinal Beck

Age 80 (now 89)

Play the Game

2009 5.8

as Mervin Lavine

Age 80 (now 89)

Boppin' at the Glue Factory

2009 6.3

as Walker Bill

Age 80 (now 89)

Frost/Nixon

2008 7.3

as Ollie

Age 79 (now 89)

Ghost Town: The Movie

2008 4.2

as Sheriff Tom Parker

Age 79 (now 89)

Keith

2008 7.0

as Old Man (uncredited)

Age 79 (now 89)

Grizzly Park

2008 4.7

as Ranger Howard

Age 79 (now 89)

Drillbit Taylor

2008 5.8

as Older Man

Age 79 (now 89)

Audie & the Wolf

2008 4.0

as Dr. Maleosis

Age 79 (now 89)

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

2007 6.6

as Preacher

Age 79 (now 89)

Be My Baby

2007 4.5

as Zippy

Age 78 (now 89)

Georgia Rule

2007 6.0

as Dog Bite Man

Age 78 (now 89)

Sasquatch Mountain

2006 5.1

as Harris Zeff

Age 77 (now 89)

Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story

2006 10.0

as James Kennedy

Age 77 (now 89)

Harrison Bergeron

2006

as Narrator

Age 77 (now 89)

Miracle at Sage Creek

2005 5.7

as Doctor Babcock

Age 77 (now 89)

Cinderella Man

2005 7.6

as Announcer Al Fazin

Age 76 (now 89)

Back By Midnight

2005 5.1

as Priest

Age 76 (now 89)

Toolbox Murders

2004 5.6

as Chas Rooker

Age 75 (now 89)

Ghost Rock

2004 3.0

as Cash

Age 75 (now 89)

The Alamo

2004 5.8

as Governor Smith

Age 75 (now 89)

Death and Texas

2004 6.3

as Circuit Court Judge

Age 75 (now 89)

The Missing

2003 6.3

as Telegraph Operator

Age 75 (now 89)

The Long Ride Home

2003 4.3

as Old Man

Age 74 (now 89)

Legend of the Phantom Rider

2003 5.4

as Doc Fisher

Age 74 (now 89)

Jumping for Joy

2002 7.5

Age 73 (now 89)

D-Tox

2002 5.6

as Geezer

Age 73 (now 89)

A Beautiful Mind

2001 7.9

as White-Haired Patient

Age 73 (now 89)

Ping!

2001 5.7

as Old Man

Age 72 (now 89)

Rat Race

2001 6.3

as Feed the Earth Spokesman

Age 72 (now 89)

A Crack in the Floor

2001 3.6

as Floyd Fryed

Age 72 (now 89)

Joe Dirt

2001 5.6

as Bomb Squad Cop

Age 72 (now 89)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000 6.8

as Elderly Timekeeper

Age 72 (now 89)

Love & Sex

2000 6.1

as Earl

Age 71 (now 89)

Big Wind on Campus

2000 3.5

as Grandpa Morton

Age 71 (now 89)

Happy, Texas

1999 5.7

as Ely

Age 71 (now 89)

Abilene

1999 10.0

as Arliss

Age 70 (now 89)

Malevolence

1999 7.3

as Dr. Burns

Age 70 (now 89)

Psycho

1998 5.1

as Mr. Lowery

Age 70 (now 89)

Land of the Free

1998 5.3

as Hotel Manager

Age 70 (now 89)

The Night Caller

1998 4.3

as Hank

Age 69 (now 89)

Small Soldiers

1998 6.6

as Husband

Age 69 (now 89)

Chairman of the Board

1998 3.6

as Rev. Hatley

Age 69 (now 89)

Evasive Action

1998 6.6

as Train Engineer

Age 69 (now 89)

Holiday in Your Heart

1997 9.0

as Blind Man

Age 69 (now 89)

The Second Civil War

1997 6.1

as Arnold Tooney, Jr.

Age 69 (now 89)

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

1997 7.0

as Jarvis Bean

Age 68 (now 89)

Money Talks

1997 6.0

as Reverend

Age 68 (now 89)

Traveller

1997 5.6

as Farmer

Age 68 (now 89)

Busted

1997 3.4

as Mayor Davies

Age 68 (now 89)

Where Truth Lies

1996 3.9

as Judge Bloom

Age 68 (now 89)

Ghosts of Mississippi

1996 6.6

as Ralph Hargrove

Age 68 (now 89)

Mars Attacks!

1996 6.4

as Texan Investor

Age 68 (now 89)

Tiger Heart

1996 5.1

as Mr. Johnson

Age 67 (now 89)

Independence Day

1996 6.9

as Chaplain

Age 67 (now 89)

Sgt. Bilko

1996 5.9

as Mr. Robbins

Age 67 (now 89)

The Colony

1995 5.5

as Stan Benson

Age 66 (now 89)

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

1995 4.8

as Employer

Age 66 (now 89)

Killing Cupid

1995 7.0

as Zeke

Age 66 (now 89)

Apollo 13

1995 7.5

as Reverend

Age 66 (now 89)

Problem Child 3

1995 4.8

as The Janitor

Age 66 (now 89)

Little Giants

1994 6.5

as Father Kelly

Age 65 (now 89)

Ed Wood

1994 7.5

as Old Man McCoy

Age 65 (now 89)

Terminal Velocity

1994 5.4

as Stunt Pilot/Chuck

Age 65 (now 89)

Runaway Daughters

1994 6.0

as Minute Man 3

Age 65 (now 89)

Forced to Kill

1994 4.5

as Rance

Age 65 (now 89)

The Paper

1994 6.6

as Alicia's Doctor

Age 65 (now 89)

Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter

1994 5.1

as Todd

Age 65 (now 89)

Snapdragon

1993 4.0

as Priest

Age 65 (now 89)

Fearless

1993 6.9

as Bald Cabby

Age 64 (now 89)

Ticks

1993 5.7

as Sheriff Parker

Age 64 (now 89)

Ed and His Dead Mother

1993 5.5

as Rev. Praxton

Age 64 (now 89)

Universal Soldier

1992 6.3

as John Devreux

Age 63 (now 89)

Far and Away

1992 6.8

as Tomlin

Age 63 (now 89)

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

1992 5.0

as Elderly Man

Age 63 (now 89)

Boris and Natasha

1992 4.5

as Polygraph Man

Age 63 (now 89)

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter

1991 9.0

as Bernie

Age 62 (now 89)

9 1/2 Ninjas!

1991 2.9

as Ninja Negotiator

Age 62 (now 89)

Trust Me

1989 8.0

as Vern

Age 60 (now 89)

Limit Up

1989 4.5

as Chuck Feeney

Age 60 (now 89)

B.O.R.N.

1989 4.5

as Robert Morrison

Age 60 (now 89)

Parenthood

1989 6.7

as Dean at College

Age 60 (now 89)

Listen to Me

1989 5.4

Age 60 (now 89)

The 'Burbs

1989 6.8

as Detective #2

Age 60 (now 89)

Dark Before Dawn

1988 9.0

as Logan

Age 59 (now 89)

Innerspace

1987 6.8

as Supermarket Customer

Age 58 (now 89)

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

1986 5.9

as Dr. Jennings

Age 58 (now 89)

Return to Mayberry

1986 6.2

as Preacher

Age 57 (now 89)

Two Soldiers

1986 10.0

as Paw

Age 57 (now 89)

Gung Ho

1986 6.1

as Mayor Conrad Zwart

Age 57 (now 89)

Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake

1986 4.5

as Captain Truck

Age 57 (now 89)

Creator

1985 6.1

as Mr. Spencer

Age 56 (now 89)

Cocoon

1985 6.6

as St. Petersburg Dectective

Age 56 (now 89)

Playing with Fire

1985 6.0

as Fireman Goodwin

Age 56 (now 89)

Scandal Sheet

1985 5.8

as Mr. Bell

Age 56 (now 89)

Splash

1984 6.3

as McCullough

Age 55 (now 89)

The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins

1984 5.4

as Policeman

Age 55 (now 89)

The Lonely Guy

1984 6.2

as Minister

Age 55 (now 89)

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

1983 7.0

as Still Photographer

Age 54 (now 89)

Forever and Beyond

1983 9.5

as Technician

Age 54 (now 89)

Love Letters

1983 5.6

as Joseph Chesley

Age 54 (now 89)

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

1983 5.6

as Bus Driver

Age 54 (now 89)

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982 6.1

as Person #1 (uncredited)

Age 54 (now 89)

The Executioner's Song

1982 5.8

as Lt. Nelson

Age 53 (now 89)

The Kid with the Broken Halo

1982 6.7

as Coach Ramsdell

Age 53 (now 89)

Through the Magic Pyramid

1981 2.5

Producer

Age 53 (now 89)

Through the Magic Pyramid

1981 2.5

Writer

Age 53 (now 89)

The Miracle of Kathy Miller

1981 8.5

as Dr. Jewell

Age 52 (now 89)

Smokey Bites the Dust

1981 2.8

as Football Coach

Age 52 (now 89)

Skyward

1980 7.1

as Pilot #2

Age 52 (now 89)

Scout's Honor

1980 7.5

as The Captain

Age 51 (now 89)

The Kid from Left Field

1979 6.4

as Harry the Bartender

Age 50 (now 89)

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

1979 5.3

as Mr. Murray

Age 50 (now 89)

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

1978 7.9

as Self

Age 50 (now 89)

Cotton Candy

1978 4.9

Co-Producer

Age 49 (now 89)

Cotton Candy

1978 4.9

as Mr. Bremmercamp

Age 49 (now 89)

Mr. No Legs

1978 5.9

as Lou

Age 49 (now 89)

Huckleberry Finn

1978 6.2

as Pap Finn

Age 49 (now 89)

Another Man, Another Chance

1977 6.4

as Wagonmaster

Age 48 (now 89)

Grand Theft Auto

1977 5.2

Associate Producer

Age 48 (now 89)

Grand Theft Auto

1977 5.2

Writer

Age 48 (now 89)

Grand Theft Auto

1977 5.2

as Ned Slinker

Age 48 (now 89)

The Legend of Frank Woods

1977 7.0

as Howard Blacker

Age 48 (now 89)

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1976 8.0

Age 47 (now 89)

Eat My Dust

1976 5.8

as Clark

Age 47 (now 89)

Locusts

1974 5.3

as Aaron

Age 45 (now 89)

Chinatown

1974 7.9

as Irate Farmer

Age 45 (now 89)

Where the Lilies Bloom

1974 5.9

as Roy Luther

Age 45 (now 89)

The Red Pony

1973 10.0

as Sheriff Bill Smith

Age 44 (now 89)

Bloody Trail

1972 4.5

as Jake

Age 43 (now 89)

The Wild Country

1970 6.1

as Cleve

Age 42 (now 89)

Cool Hand Luke

1967 7.7

as Sheriff

Age 38 (now 89)

Gentle Giant

1967 8.5

as Tater Coughlin

Age 38 (now 89)

An Eye for an Eye

1966 7.4

as Harry

Age 37 (now 89)

Village of the Giants

1965 3.6

as Deputy

Age 36 (now 89)

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1963 6.0

as Camp Counselor (uncredited)

Age 34 (now 89)

Frontier Woman

1956 7.0

as Prewitt

Age 27 (now 89)