Rance Howard
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1928-11-17 – 2017-11-25
Place of birth: Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Biography
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
Big Wind on Campus
2000Grandpa Morton
Spooky Buddies
2011Mr. Johnson
Audie & the Wolf
2008Dr. Maleosis
Cotton Candy
1978Mr. Bremmercamp
Angels & Demons
2009Cardinal Beck
Gung Ho
1986Mayor Conrad Zwart
A Crack in the Floor
2001Floyd Fryed
Runaway Daughters
1994Minute Man 3
Land of the Free
1998Hotel Manager
Creator
1985Mr. Spencer
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981Football Coach
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992Elderly Man
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986Dr. Jennings
Mr. No Legs
1978Lou's Sidekick
Toolbox Murders
2004Chas Rooker
Miracle at Sage Creek
2005Doctor Babcock
The Red Pony
1973Sheriff Bill Smith
Be My Baby
2007Zippy
Trust Me
1989Vern