Rance Howard
ActingRance 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
Apollo 13
Reverend
Independence Day
Chaplain
A Beautiful Mind
White-Haired Patient
Angels & Demons
Cardinal Beck
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Elderly Timekeeper
Mars Attacks!
Texan Investor
Chinatown
Irate Farmer
Cool Hand Luke
Sheriff
The Lone Ranger
Engineer
Joe Dirt
Bomb Squad Cop
Filmography — Acting
Apollo 13
Reverend
Independence Day
Chaplain
A Beautiful Mind
White-Haired Patient
Angels & Demons
Cardinal Beck
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Elderly Timekeeper
Mars Attacks!
Texan Investor
Chinatown
Irate Farmer
Cool Hand Luke
Sheriff
The Lone Ranger
Engineer
Joe Dirt
Bomb Squad Cop
Valentine's Day
Bistro Gardens Diner
Rat Race
Feed the Earth Spokesman
Small Soldiers
Husband
Universal Soldier
John Devreux
The 'Burbs
Detective #2
Innerspace
Supermarket Customer
Splash
McCullough
Far and Away
Tomlin
Airplane II: The Sequel
Person #1 (uncredited)
Cinderella Man
Announcer Al Fazin
Cocoon
St. Petersburg Dectective
Jonah Hex
Telegrapher
Drillbit Taylor
Older Man
Ed Wood
Old Man McCoy
Psycho
Mr. Lowery
Parenthood
Dean at College
The Missing
Telegraph Operator
Frost/Nixon
Ollie
Nebraska
Uncle Ray
The Alamo
Governor Smith
The Dilemma
Burt
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Preacher
D-Tox
Geezer
Money Talks
Reverend
Georgia Rule
Dog Bite Man
The Paper
Alicia's Doctor
Little Giants
Father Kelly
Sgt. Bilko
Mr. Robbins
Gung Ho
Mayor Conrad Zwart
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Preacher
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ralph Hargrove
Spooky Buddies
Mr. Johnson
Love & Sex
Earl
Problem Child 3
The Janitor
Terminal Velocity
Stunt Pilot/Chuck
Fearless
Bald Cabby
Dads
Self
Grand Theft Auto
Ned Slinker
The Long Ride Home
Old Man
Eat My Dust
Clark
Toolbox Murders
Chas Rooker
The Trial
Judge Danielson
The Lonely Guy
Minister
Ticks
Sheriff Parker
The Executioner's Song
Lt. Nelson
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Camp Counselor (uncredited)
Keith
Old Man (uncredited)
Play the Game
Mervin Lavine
Creator
Mr. Spencer
Once Fallen
Harry
The Second Civil War
Arnold Tooney, Jr.
Love Letters
Joseph Chesley
Ping!
Old Man
Traveller
Farmer
Happy, Texas
Ely
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Employer
Skyward
Pilot #2
Within
Deli Owner
Listen to Me
Rosewood Lane
Fred Crumb
Abilene
Arliss
Busted
Mayor Davies
Let Go
Dimples
Grizzly Park
Ranger Howard
Runaway Daughters
Minute Man 3
Return to Mayberry
Preacher
Max Rose
Walter Prewitt
The Colony
Stan Benson
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Jarvis Bean
Miracle at Sage Creek
Doctor Babcock
Limit Up
Chuck Feeney
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Dr. Jennings
Tiger Heart
Mr. Johnson
Ed and His Dead Mother
Rev. Praxton
Back By Midnight
Priest
Village of the Giants
Deputy
The Red Pony
Sheriff Bill Smith
Sasquatch Mountain
Harris Zeff
Chairman of the Board
Rev. Hatley
Scandal Sheet
Mr. Bell
Another Man, Another Chance
Wagonmaster
Boris and Natasha
Polygraph Man
Land of the Free
Hotel Manager
InSight
Cemetery Presider
Where Truth Lies
Judge Bloom
A Crack in the Floor
Floyd Fryed
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Andrew Jackson Bennett
Second Chances
Wilbur
Apple Seed
Carl
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Mr. Murray
The Wild Country
Cleve
Death and Texas
Circuit Court Judge
Ghost Rock
Cash
Kalebegiak
José Mari
Night Club
Chuck
Evasive Action
Train Engineer
Snapdragon
Priest
Where the Lilies Bloom
Roy Luther
B.O.R.N.
Robert Morrison
Smokey Bites the Dust
Football Coach
Ghost Town: The Movie
Sheriff Tom Parker
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Dr. Jewell
Locusts
Aaron
Scout's Honor
The Captain
Cotton Candy
Mr. Bremmercamp
Forced to Kill
Rance
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Coach Ramsdell
The Kid from Left Field
Harry the Bartender
An Eye for an Eye
Harry
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Bus Driver
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Still Photographer
Holiday in Your Heart
Blind Man
Legend of the Phantom Rider
Doc Fisher
Trust Me
Vern
Playing with Fire
Fireman Goodwin
Gentle Giant
Tater Coughlin
Mr. No Legs
Lou's Sidekick
Harley's Hill
Charlie
The Genesis Code
Dr. Tolley
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Huff
Scotty
Solemates
Older Man
Huckleberry Finn
Pap Finn
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Elderly Man
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Policeman
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Doctor
Malevolence
Dr. Burns
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
Todd
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Bernie
Dark Before Dawn
Logan
Broken Memories
Jasper
Chasing the Star
Devil as an Old Man
9 1/2 Ninjas!
Ninja Negotiator
Killing Cupid
Zeke
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Self
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake
Captain Truck
Bloody Trail
Jake
The Child Wanderers
Old Knut
Be My Baby
Zippy
Gone Dark
Charles
The Legend of Frank Woods
Howard Blacker
Audie & the Wolf
Dr. Maleosis
Big Wind on Campus
Grandpa Morton
Forever and Beyond
Technician
40 Nights
Devil as an Old Man
The Night Caller
Hank
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
Walker Bill
The Christ Slayer
Devil as Old Man
Talk Radio
Lou
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
James Kennedy
Frontier Woman
Prewitt
Harrison Bergeron
Narrator
Two Soldiers
Paw
