Rance Howard
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
Grey's Anatomy
Martin Carroll
The X-Files
Old Man
Bones
Jerold Norsky
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Elderly Timekeeper
Seinfeld
Blind Man
Seinfeld
Farmer
Cold Case
Buddie
NCIS: Los Angeles
Eugene
Murder, She Wrote
Fillmore
Married... with Children
Edwin
CSI: NY
Samuel Cooper
ER
Dr. Oliver Kostin
Baywatch
Joe
Baywatch
Fireman
Little House on the Prairie
Simpson
Ghost Whisperer
Dirk Abrams
The Andy Griffith Show
Treasury agent
The Andy Griffith Show
Bus Driver
The Andy Griffith Show
The Governor's Chauffeur
Diagnosis: Murder
Driver
Angel
Marcus Roscoe
Quantum Leap
Doc Graves
Arrested Development
Rance Howard
The Waltons
The Waltons
Dr. McIvers
Lie to Me
Joe Metz
Melrose Place
Motel Manager
Babylon 5
David Sheridan
Dynasty
The Virginian
Luka
Happy Days
Coach
Herman Van Dam
That's So Raven
Murphy
Tales from the Crypt
Des
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Deputy Shaker
Angels & Demons
Cardinal Beck
Gunsmoke
Judge Alan Franklin
Gunsmoke
Frank Benton
The Dilemma
Burt
Workaholics
Jerry
A Beautiful Mind
White-Haired Patient
The F.B.I.
Ranger
7th Heaven
Old Man in Park
Cinderella Man
Announcer Al Fazin
Wiseguy
Ernest Haynes
Just Shoot Me!
Blind Flower Guy
Laverne & Shirley
ABC Afterschool Special
Myron Faraday
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ralph Hargrove
Chinatown
Irate Farmer
Rat Race
Feed the Earth Spokesman
Independence Day
Chaplain
Night Gallery
Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
The Rookies
Problem Child 3
The Janitor
Skyward
Pilot #2
Gone Dark
Charles
Switch
Collins
Drillbit Taylor
Older Man
Battlestar Galactica
Farnes
Ed Wood
Old Man McCoy
The Missing
Telegraph Operator
Ghost Rock
Cash
Joe Dirt
Bomb Squad Cop
Bat Masterson
Fletcher
Cocoon
St. Petersburg Dectective
Clueless
The Lone Ranger
Engineer
The Thorn Birds
Doc Wilson
Son of the Beach
Ghost Town: The Movie
Sheriff Tom Parker
Killing Cupid
Zeke
Nebraska
Uncle Ray
Mars Attacks!
Texan Investor
Georgia Rule
Dog Bite Man
Second Chances
Wilbur
Mork & Mindy
Guard
Apollo 13
Reverend
Forced to Kill
Rance
Apple Seed
Carl
Audie & the Wolf
Dr. Maleosis
Traveller
Farmer
Toolbox Murders
Chas Rooker
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Still Photographer
Runaway Daughters
Minute Man 3
Small Soldiers
Husband
Rosewood Lane
Fred Crumb
Two Soldiers
Paw
Superboy
A Crack in the Floor
Floyd Fryed
Kraft Television Theatre
Death and Texas
Circuit Court Judge
Love Letters
Joseph Chesley
Ed and His Dead Mother
Rev. Praxton
The 'Burbs
Detective #2
Universal Soldier
John Devreux
The Trial
Judge Danielson
Baywatch Nights
InSight
Cemetery Presider
The Executioner's Song
Lt. Nelson
Gung Ho
Mayor Conrad Zwart
The Red Pony
Sheriff Bill Smith
Village of the Giants
Deputy
Night Club
Chuck
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
Todd
Tiger Heart
Mr. Johnson
The Long Ride Home
Old Man
Mr. No Legs
Lou's Sidekick
Smokey Bites the Dust
Football Coach
Airplane II: The Sequel
Person #1 (uncredited)
Limit Up
Chuck Feeney
Splash
McCullough
Legend of the Phantom Rider
Doc Fisher
Dads
Self
The Wild Country
Cleve
Cool Hand Luke
Sheriff
Playing with Fire
Fireman Goodwin
Innerspace
Supermarket Customer
Psycho
Mr. Lowery
Big Wind on Campus
Grandpa Morton
Sasquatch Mountain
Harris Zeff
Dan August
Hobbs
The Huntress
Far and Away
Tomlin
Snapdragon
Priest
Gentle Ben
Henry Boomhauer
40 Nights
Devil as an Old Man
Then Came Bronson
Carl Mueller
The Christ Slayer
Devil as Old Man
B.L. Stryker
Boris and Natasha
Polygraph Man
Once Fallen
Harry
An Eye for an Eye
Harry
Nichols
Deputy
Listen to Me
Gentle Giant
Tater Coughlin
Valentine's Day
Bistro Gardens Diner
Back By Midnight
Priest
Huff
Scotty
Keith
Old Man (uncredited)
Dark Before Dawn
Logan
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Bernie
B.O.R.N.
Robert Morrison
Busted
Mayor Davies
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Andrew Jackson Bennett
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Preacher
Sgt. Bilko
Mr. Robbins
Evasive Action
Train Engineer
Chasing the Star
Devil as an Old Man
The Night Caller
Hank
Finder of Lost Loves
Hank
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Bus Driver
Fearless
Bald Cabby
Two of a Kind
Mr. Fillmore
Malevolence
Dr. Burns
The Monroes
Jonah Hex
Telegrapher
Parenthood
Dean at College
Locusts
Aaron
The Legend of Frank Woods
Howard Blacker
The Lonely Guy
Minister
Where Truth Lies
Judge Bloom
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Preacher
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Mr. Murray
Forever and Beyond
Technician
Max Rose
Walter Prewitt
That '80s Show
Mr. Bailey
Frost/Nixon
Ollie
Eat My Dust
Clark
Broken Memories
Jasper
The Long Hot Summer
Wilk
Land of the Free
Hotel Manager
D-Tox
Geezer
Abilene
Arliss
Money Talks
Reverend
Happy, Texas
Ely
Where the Lilies Bloom
Roy Luther
The Second Civil War
Arnold Tooney, Jr.
The Child Wanderers
Old Knut
Little Giants
Father Kelly
Jumping for Joy
The Alamo
Governor Smith
Spooky Buddies
Mr. Johnson
Terminal Velocity
Stunt Pilot/Chuck
The Paper
Alicia's Doctor
9 1/2 Ninjas!
Ninja Negotiator
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Dr. Jewell
Kalebegiak
José Mari
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Dr. Jennings
Scout's Honor
The Captain
Miracle at Sage Creek
Doctor Babcock
Love & Sex
Earl
Creator
Mr. Spencer
A Death in California
Ralph Lee
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Jarvis Bean
Grizzly Park
Ranger Howard
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Employer
Twenty Good Years
Henry
Ticks
Sheriff Parker
Chairman of the Board
Rev. Hatley
Another Man, Another Chance
Wagonmaster
Kung Fu
Sheriff Byrd
Switched at Birth
Frank Hill
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Camp Counselor (uncredited)
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Policeman
Grand Theft Auto
Ned Slinker
Solemates
Older Man
Return to Mayberry
Preacher
Harley's Hill
Charlie
Let Go
Dimples
Within
Deli Owner
Ping!
Old Man
Talk Radio
Lou
Scandal Sheet
Mr. Bell
Play the Game
Mervin Lavine
Be My Baby
Zippy
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Doctor
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Elderly Man
Holiday in Your Heart
Blind Man
Harrison Bergeron
Narrator
The Colony
Stan Benson
Trust Me
Vern
Cotton Candy
Mr. Bremmercamp
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
Walker Bill
Frontier Woman
Prewitt
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Self
The Kid from Left Field
Harry the Bartender
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Coach Ramsdell
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake
Captain Truck
Huckleberry Finn
Pap Finn
Bloody Trail
Jake
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
James Kennedy
The Genesis Code
Dr. Tolley
The Mike Douglas Show
Self