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Rance Howard

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
Nebraska

Nebraska

2013 7.5

as Uncle Ray

Age 84 (now 89)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000 6.8

as Elderly Timekeeper

Age 72 (now 89)
Toolbox Murders
Toolbox Murders

Toolbox Murders

2004 5.6

as Chas Rooker

Age 75 (now 89)
The Dilemma
The Dilemma

The Dilemma

2011 5.3

as Burt

Age 82 (now 89)
Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier

Universal Soldier

1992 6.3

as John Devreux

Age 63 (now 89)
Psycho
Psycho

Psycho

1998 5.1

as Mr. Lowery

Age 70 (now 89)
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons

Angels & Demons

2009 6.7

as Cardinal Beck

Age 80 (now 89)
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind

2001 7.9

as White-Haired Patient

Age 73 (now 89)
The 'Burbs
The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs

1989 6.8

as Detective #2

Age 60 (now 89)
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon

Frost/Nixon

2008 7.3

as Ollie

Age 79 (now 89)
Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben

Gentle Ben

1967 6.7

as Henry Boomhauer

Age 38 (now 89)
56 eps
Chinatown
Chinatown

Chinatown

1974 7.9

as Irate Farmer

Age 45 (now 89)
The Missing
The Missing

The Missing

2003 6.3

as Telegraph Operator

Age 75 (now 89)
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto

1977 5.2

as Ned Slinker

Age 48 (now 89)
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967 7.7

as Sheriff

Age 38 (now 89)
Rosewood Lane
Rosewood Lane

Rosewood Lane

2011 4.7

as Fred Crumb

Age 82 (now 89)