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