Rance Howard

Actor

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).

Born: November 17, 1928 in Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

Died: November 25, 2017 (Age 89)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Cool Hand Luke Movie Available on 32 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Sheriff	1967
Chinatown Movie Available on 36 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Irate Farmer	1974
Big Wind on Campus Movie	2.7	Actor	Grandpa Morton	2000
Cocoon Movie	6.6	Actor	St. Petersburg Dectective	1985
The 'Burbs Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7	Actor	Detective #2	1989
How the Grinch Stole Christmas Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Elderly Timekeeper	2000
Frost/Nixon Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Ollie	2008
Angels & Demons Movie Available on 33 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Cardinal Beck	2009
Gung Ho Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Mayor Conrad Zwart	1986
A Crack in the Floor Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	2.9	Actor	Floyd Fryed	2001
Ticks Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	5.6	Actor	Sheriff Parker	1993
Toolbox Murders Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	5.1	Actor	Chas Rooker	2004
Be My Baby Movie	4	Actor	Zippy	2007
Grand Theft Auto Movie	5.6	Actor	Ned Slinker	1977
Grizzly Park Movie	4.2	Actor	Ranger Howard	2008
InSight Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	4.7	Actor	Cemetery Presider	2011
Nebraska Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Uncle Ray	2013
Gone Dark Movie Available on 14 streaming services.	2.3	Actor	Charles	2013
Rosewood Lane Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	4.8	Actor	Fred Crumb	2011
Boppin' at the Glue Factory Movie	6	Actor	Walker Bill	2009
Innerspace Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Supermarket Customer	1987
Another Man, Another Chance Movie	6	Actor	Wagonmaster	1977
Huff Movie	2.8	Actor	Scotty	2013
Play the Game Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Mervin Lavine	2009
Universal Soldier Movie Available on 32 streaming services.	5.9	Actor	John Devreux	1992
B.O.R.N. Movie	3.9	Actor	Robert Morrison	1989
A Beautiful Mind Movie Available on 20 streaming services.	8.3	Actor	White-Haired Patient	2001
Cinderella Man Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Announcer Al Fazin	2005
Parenthood Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	7	Actor	Dean at College	1989
Ed Wood Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Old Man McCoy (uncredited)	1994
Ghost Town: The Movie Movie	3.8	Actor	Sheriff Tom Parker	2008
An Eye for an Eye Movie	5.9	Actor	Harry	1966
Drillbit Taylor Movie Available on 39 streaming services.	5.5	Actor	Older Man	2008
Little Giants Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Father Kelly	1994
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Preacher	2007
Snapdragon Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	3.9	Actor	Priest	1993
Eat My Dust Movie	5.2	Actor	Clark	1976
Ghost Rock Movie	3.3	Actor	Cash	2004
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest Movie Available on 31 streaming services.	4.2	Actor	Employer	1995
Death and Texas Movie	4.9	Actor	Circuit Court Judge	2004
The Lone Ranger Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	Engineer	2013
The Missing Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Telegraph Operator	2003
9 1/2 Ninjas! Movie	2.4	Actor	Ninja Negotiator	1991
The Dilemma Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	5.1	Actor	Burt	2011
Kalebegiak Movie	6.8	Actor	José Mari	2016
Fearless Movie Available on 27 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Bald Cabby	1993
Legend of the Phantom Rider Movie	4.5	Actor	Doc Fisher	2003
Psycho Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	4.5	Actor	Mr. Lowery	1998
Splash Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	McCullough	1984
The Paper Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Alicia's Doctor	1994
40 Nights Movie	3.6	Actor	Devil as an Old Man	2016
Ed and His Dead Mother Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Rev. Praxton	1993
Broken Memories Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Jasper	2017
Limit Up Movie	4.6	Actor	Chuck Feeney	1989
Village of the Giants Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	3.5	Actor	Deputy	1965
Where the Lilies Bloom Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	7	Actor	Roy Luther	1974
The Night Caller Movie	5	Actor	Hank	1998
Tiger Heart Movie	3.9	Actor	Mr. Johnson	1996
Mr. No Legs Movie	4.7	Actor	Lou's Sidekick	1978
The Long Ride Home Movie	4.7	Actor	Old Man	2003
The Child Wanderers Movie	5	Actor	Old Knut	2010
Smokey Bites the Dust Movie	3.3	Actor	Football Coach	1981
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead Movie	5.5	Actor	Doctor	2011
Apollo 13 Movie Available on 32 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Reverend	1995
Night Club Movie	5.6	Actor	Chuck	2011
Bloody Trail Movie	3.9	Actor	Jake	1972
Audie & the Wolf Movie	4	Actor	Dr. Maleosis	2008
The Legend of Frank Woods Movie	4.5	Actor	Howard Blacker	1977
Frontier Woman Movie	6.7	Actor	Prewitt	1956
Forced to Kill Movie	4.7	Actor	Rance	1994
Dark Before Dawn Movie	4.5	Actor	Logan	1988
Chasing the Star Movie	2.9	Actor	Devil as an Old Man	2017
The Christ Slayer Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	2.8	Actor	Devil as Old Man	2019
Far and Away Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Tomlin	1992
The Wild Country Movie	6	Actor	Cleve	1970
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter Movie	3.8	Actor	Todd	1994
Mars Attacks! Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	Texan Investor	1996
Evasive Action Movie	4.3	Actor	Train Engineer	1998
Rat Race Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Feed the Earth Spokesman	2001
Once Fallen Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	4.9	Actor	Harry	2010
Love & Sex Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Earl	2000
The Trial Movie Available on 18 streaming services.	5.7	Actor	Judge Danielson	2010
The Lonely Guy Movie Available on 21 streaming services.	6	Actor	Minister	1984
D-Tox Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	5.1	Actor	Geezer	2002
Killing Cupid Movie	5.4	Actor	Zeke	1995
Independence Day Movie Available on 37 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Chaplain	1996
Abilene Movie	5.9	Actor	Arliss	1999
Traveller Movie Available on 20 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Farmer	1997
Creator Movie Available on 22 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Mr. Spencer	1985
Joe Dirt Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Bomb Squad Cop	2001
Love Letters Movie	5.6	Actor	Joseph Chesley	1983
The Alamo Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	5.8	Actor	Governor Smith	2004
Chairman of the Board Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	2.5	Actor	Rev. Hatley	1998
Apple Seed Movie	6.1	Actor	Carl	2019
Keith Movie Available on 18 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Old Man (uncredited)	2008
Jonah Hex Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	4.5	Actor	Telegrapher	2010
Small Soldiers Movie Available on 30 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Husband	1998
Money Talks Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Reverend	1997
Georgia Rule Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	5.8	Actor	Dog Bite Man	2007
Valentine's Day Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	5.6	Actor	Bistro Gardens Diner	2010
Within Movie	5	Actor	Deli Owner	2009
Happy, Texas Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Ely	1999
Ghosts of Mississippi Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Ralph Hargrove	1996
Malevolence Movie	6.1	Actor	Dr. Burns	1999
Sasquatch Mountain Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	4	Actor	Harris Zeff	2006
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore Movie	5.6	Actor	Elderly Man	1992
Miracle at Sage Creek Movie	5.5	Actor	Doctor Babcock	2005
Trust Me Movie	6.2	Actor	Vern	1989
Busted Movie	2.5	Actor	Mayor Davies	1997
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	4.4	Actor	Preacher	2011
Spooky Buddies Movie Available on 22 streaming services.	4.7	Actor	Mr. Johnson	2011
Harley's Hill Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	5	Actor	Charlie	2011
Let Go Movie	5	Actor	Dimples	2011
Ping! Movie	4.1	Actor	Old Man	2000
The Courtship of Eddie's Father Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Camp Counselor (uncredited)	1963
Gentle Giant Movie	5.9	Actor	Tater Coughlin	1967
Forever and Beyond Movie	7.7	Actor	Technician	1983
Sgt. Bilko Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	5.7	Actor	Mr. Robbins	1996
Where Truth Lies Movie	3.9	Actor	Judge Bloom	1996
Runaway Daughters Movie	5.5	Actor	Minute Man 3	1994
The Genesis Code Movie Available on 15 streaming services.	4.7	Actor	Dr. Tolley	2010
Terminal Velocity Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	5.3	Actor	Chuck, Stunt Pilot	1994
Land of the Free Movie	4.4	Actor	Hotel Manager	1998
Dads Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actor	Self	2019
Back By Midnight Movie	4.5	Actor	Priest	2005
ABC Afterschool Specials TV Show	6.9	Actor	Myron Faraday 1 Episode	1972-1997
Gentle Ben TV Show	6.3	Actor	Henry Boomhauer 56 Episodes	1967-1969
Ghost Whisperer TV Show Available on 13 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Dirk Abrams 1 Episode	2005-2010
Two of a Kind TV Show	7	Actor	2 Episodes	1998-1999
Angel TV Show Available on 13 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Marcus Roscoe 1 Episode	1999-2004
Gunsmoke TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Frank Benton 1 Episode	1955-1975
Dynasty TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	1 Episode	1981-1989
Clueless TV Show	5.9	Actor	2 Episodes	1996-1999
Melrose Place TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	1 Episode	1992-1999
Night Gallery TV Show	8	Actor	1 Episode	1969-1973
Baywatch TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	5.6	Actor	Fireman 1 Episode	1989-2001
Superboy TV Show Available on 4 streaming services.	5.8	Actor	1 Episode	1988-1992
7th Heaven TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	5.5	Actor	Old Man in Park 1 Episode	1996-2007
Just Shoot Me! TV Show Available on 6 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Blind Flower Guy 1 Episode	1997-2003
The Virginian TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Luka 1 Episode	1962-1971
Bat Masterson TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Fletcher 1 Episode	1958-1961
The Andy Griffith Show TV Show Available on 17 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	The Governor's Chauffeur 1 Episode	1960-1968
Son of the Beach TV Show	6.8	Actor	1 Episode	2000-2002
The Rookies TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	1 Episode	1972-1976
Kung Fu TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	1 Episode	1972-1975
Little House on the Prairie TV Show Available on 11 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	1 Episode	1974-1983
Cold Case TV Show Available on 6 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Buddie 1 Episode	2003-2010
CSI: NY TV Show Available on 11 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Samuel Cooper 1 Episode	2004-2013
That '80s Show TV Show	5	Actor	1 Episode	2002-2002
Diagnosis Murder TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Actor	Driver 1 Episode	1993-2001
Laverne & Shirley TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	1 Episode	1976-1983
Babylon 5 TV Show Available on 14 streaming services.	8.5	Actor	David Sheridan 3 Episodes	1993-1998
Happy Days TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	3 Episodes	1974-1984
Quantum Leap TV Show Available on 12 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Doc Graves 1 Episode	1989-1993
The Huntress TV Show	5.9	Actor	1 Episode	2000-2001
The Waltons TV Show Available on 11 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	4 Episodes	1972-1981
Wiseguy TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Ernest Haynes 1 Episode	1987-1990
The Monroes TV Show	7.5	Actor	3 Episodes	1966-1967
Then Came Bronson TV Show	7.7	Actor	1 Episode	1969-1970
B.L. Stryker TV Show	5.9	Actor	1 Episode	1989-1990
Lie to Me TV Show Available on 13 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Joe Metz 1 Episode	2009-2011
Bones TV Show Available on 17 streaming services.	8	Actor	Jerold Norsky 2 Episodes	2005-2017
That's So Raven TV Show Available on 11 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Murphy 1 Episode	2003-2007
The X-Files TV Show Available on 14 streaming services.	8.5	Actor	Old Man 1 Episode	1993-2018
Baywatch Nights TV Show	4	Actor	1 Episode	1995-1997
Battlestar Galactica TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Farnes 1 Episode	1978-1979
Murder, She Wrote TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Fillmore 1 Episode	1984-1996
Seinfeld TV Show Available on 13 streaming services.	9	Actor	Farmer 2 Episodes	1989-1998
Nichols TV Show	7.5	Actor	Deputy 1 Episode	1971-1972
Arrested Development TV Show Available on 14 streaming services.	8.5	Actor	Himself 1 Episode	2003-2019
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction TV Show Available on 10 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing") 1 Episode	1997-2024
Finder of Lost Loves TV Show	6.6	Actor	Hank 1 Episode	1984-1985
Seinfeld TV Show Available on 13 streaming services.	9	Actor	Blind Man 1 Episode	1989-1998
Baywatch TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	5.6	Actor	Joe 1 Episode	1989-2001
ER TV Show Available on 16 streaming services.	8	Actor	Dr. Oliver Kostin 1 Episode	1994-2009
Gunsmoke TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Judge Alan Franklin 1 Episode	1955-1975
Tales from the Crypt TV Show Available on 6 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Des 1 Episode	1989-1996
The Andy Griffith Show TV Show Available on 17 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Treasury agent 2 Episodes	1960-1968
Married... with Children TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Edwin 1 Episode	1987-1997
The Andy Griffith Show TV Show Available on 17 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Bus Driver 1 Episode	1960-1968
Kraft Theatre TV Show	7	Actor	1 Episode	1947-1958
The Mike Douglas Show TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1961-1982
The F.B.I. TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Ranger 1 Episode	1965-1974
The Waltons TV Show Available on 11 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Dr. McIvers 2 Episodes	1972-1981
Grey's Anatomy TV Show Available on 18 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Martin Carroll 1 Episode	2005
Melrose Place TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Motel Manager 1 Episode	1992-1999
Solemates Short Film	6.6	Actor	Older Man	2015
Harrison Bergeron Short Film	7.7	Actor	Narrator	2006
Talk Radio Short Film		Actor	Lou	2016
Two Soldiers Short Film	6.3	Actor	Paw	1986
Holiday in Your Heart Movie	5.4	Actor	Blind Man	1997
Scandal Sheet Movie	5.1	Actor	Mr. Bell	1985
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins Movie	5.2	Actor	Policeman	1984
Locusts Movie	4.6	Actor	Aaron	1974
Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers Movie	4.8	Actor	Mr. Murray	1979
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess Movie	6.3	Actor	Still Photographer	1983
Playing with Fire Movie	6.5	Actor	Fireman Goodwin	1985
Switched at Birth Limited Series	6.5	Actor	Frank Hill	1991-1991
Second Chances Movie	6.9	Actor	Wilbur	2013
Return to Mayberry Movie	6.7	Actor	Preacher	1986
The Executioner's Song Movie	6.8	Actor	Lt. Nelson	1982
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe Movie	6.2	Actor		1976
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest Movie	7.4	Actor	Jarvis Bean	1997
Boris and Natasha Movie	4.5	Actor	Polygraph Man	1992
The Second Civil War Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Arnold Tooney, jr.	1997
A Smoky Mountain Christmas Movie	7.1	Actor	Dr. Jennings	1986
The Long Hot Summer Limited Series	6.8	Actor	Wilk 2 Episodes	1985-1985
Skyward Movie	6.9	Actor	Pilot #2	1980
The Miracle of Kathy Miller Movie	6.9	Actor	Dr. Jewell	1981
The Colony Movie	5.5	Actor	Stan Benson	1995
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. Movie	4.9	Actor		1983
Scout's Honor Movie	5.8	Actor	The Captain	1980
The Kid from Left Field Movie	5.6	Actor	Harry the Bartender	1979
Huckleberry Finn Movie	5.3	Actor	Pap Finn	1975
Cotton Candy Movie	6	Actor	Mr. Bremmercamp	1978
The Red Pony Movie	6.1	Actor	Sheriff Bill Smith	1973
The Kid with the Broken Halo Movie	5.3	Actor	Coach Ramsdell	1982
Problem Child 3: Junior in Love Movie	3.6	Actor	The Janitor	1995
The Thorn Birds Limited Series Available on 8 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Doc Wilson 4 Episodes	1983-1983
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy TV Special	7.3	Actor	Self	1978
Grand Theft Auto Movie	5.6	Writing	Writer, Associate Producer	1977
Gentle Ben TV Show	6.3	Writing	Writer 2 Episodes	1967-1969
The Andy Griffith Show TV Show Available on 17 streaming services.	8.2	Writing	Writer 1 Episode	1960-1968
The Flintstones TV Show Available on 12 streaming services.	7.4	Writing	Writer 2 Episodes	1960-1966
The Rookies TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.6	Writing	Writer 1 Episode	1972-1976
Cotton Candy Movie	6	Production	Co-Producer	1978
The Time Crystal Movie	5.4	Production	Producer, Writer	1981
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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