Birthday:
Nov 17, 1928
Place of Birth: Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Place of Birth: Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
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).
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Big Wind on Campus | Grandpa Morton | 2000 |
| Spooky Buddies | Mr. Johnson | 2011 |
| Audie & the Wolf | Dr. Maleosis | 2008 |
| Cotton Candy | Mr. Bremmercamp | 1978 |
| Angels & Demons | Cardinal Beck | 2009 |
| Gung Ho | Mayor Conrad Zwart | 1986 |
| A Crack in the Floor | Floyd Fryed | 2001 |
| Runaway Daughters | Minute Man 3 | 1994 |
| Land of the Free | Hotel Manager | 1998 |
| Creator | Mr. Spencer | 1985 |
| Smokey Bites the Dust | Football Coach | 1981 |
| I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore | Elderly Man | 1992 |
| A Smoky Mountain Christmas | Dr. Jennings | 1986 |
| Mr. No Legs | Lou's Sidekick | 1978 |
| Toolbox Murders | Chas Rooker | 2004 |
| Miracle at Sage Creek | Doctor Babcock | 2005 |
| The Red Pony | Sheriff Bill Smith | 1973 |
| Be My Baby | Zippy | 2007 |
| Trust Me | Vern | 1989 |
| Terminal Velocity | Stunt Pilot/Chuck | 1994 |
| Grand Theft Auto | Ned Slinker | 1977 |
| Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy | Self | 1978 |
| InSight | Cemetery Presider | 2011 |
| Skyward | Pilot #2 | 1980 |
| The Kid with the Broken Halo | Coach Ramsdell | 1982 |
| Dads | Self | 2019 |
| Splash | McCullough | 1984 |
| Locusts | Aaron | 1974 |
| Gone Dark | Charles | 2013 |
| Dark Before Dawn | Logan | 1988 |
| Problem Child 3 | The Janitor | 1995 |
| Holiday in Your Heart | Blind Man | 1997 |
| Mars Attacks! | Texan Investor | 1996 |
| Rosewood Lane | Fred Crumb | 2011 |
| Harrison Bergeron | Narrator | 2006 |
| Cool Hand Luke | Sheriff | 1967 |
| The 'Burbs | Detective #2 | 1989 |
| Boppin' at the Glue Factory | Walker Bill | 2009 |
| Bloody Trail | Jake | 1972 |
| Grizzly Park | Ranger Howard | 2008 |
| Chinatown | Irate Farmer | 1974 |
| Ticks | Sheriff Parker | 1993 |
| The Long Ride Home | Old Man | 2003 |
| Frost/Nixon | Ollie | 2008 |
| Where the Lilies Bloom | Roy Luther | 1974 |
| Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers | Mr. Murray | 1979 |
| Nebraska | Uncle Ray | 2013 |
| Tiger Heart | Mr. Johnson | 1996 |
| Sasquatch Mountain | Harris Zeff | 2006 |
| Cocoon | St. Petersburg Dectective | 1985 |
| How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Elderly Timekeeper | 2000 |
| Harley's Hill | Charlie | 2011 |
| Let Go | Dimples | 2011 |
| Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess | Still Photographer | 1983 |
| Gentle Giant | Tater Coughlin | 1967 |
| The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Camp Counselor (uncredited) | 1963 |
| Forever and Beyond | Technician | 1983 |
| Where Truth Lies | Judge Bloom | 1996 |
| Innerspace | Supermarket Customer | 1987 |
| Sgt. Bilko | Mr. Robbins | 1996 |
| Ping! | Old Man | 2001 |
| Another Man, Another Chance | Wagonmaster | 1977 |
| The Miracle of Kathy Miller | Dr. Jewell | 1981 |
| Back By Midnight | Priest | 2005 |
| Huff | Scotty | 2013 |
| Play the Game | Mervin Lavine | 2009 |
| Universal Soldier | John Devreux | 1992 |
| The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins | Policeman | 1984 |
| The Colony | Stan Benson | 1995 |
| B.O.R.N. | Robert Morrison | 1989 |
| The Kid with the 200 I.Q. | 1983 | |
| Scandal Sheet | Mr. Bell | 1985 |
| Scout's Honor | The Captain | 1980 |
| Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter | Bernie | 1991 |
| A Beautiful Mind | White-Haired Patient | 2001 |
| The Kid from Left Field | Harry the Bartender | 1979 |
| Cinderella Man | Announcer Al Fazin | 2005 |
| Parenthood | Dean at College | 1989 |
| The Missing | Telegraph Operator | 2003 |
| Ed Wood | Old Man McCoy (uncredited) | 1994 |
| Ghost Town: The Movie | Sheriff Tom Parker | 2008 |
| An Eye for an Eye | Harry | 1966 |
| Listen to Me | 1989 | |
| Airplane II: The Sequel | Person #1 (uncredited) | 1982 |
| Drillbit Taylor | Older Man | 2008 |
| Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story | James Kennedy | 2006 |
| Little Giants | Father Kelly | 1994 |
| Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Preacher | 2007 |
| Snapdragon | Priest | 1993 |
| Playing with Fire | Fireman Goodwin | 1985 |
| Eat My Dust | Clark | 1976 |
| Ghost Rock | Cash | 2004 |
| Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest | Employer | 1995 |
| Night Club | Chuck | 2011 |
| Death and Texas | Circuit Court Judge | 2004 |
| The Lone Ranger | Engineer | 2013 |
| 9 1/2 Ninjas! | Ninja Negotiator | 1991 |
| The Night Caller | Hank | 1998 |
| The Dilemma | Burt | 2011 |
| Kalebegiak | José Mari | 2016 |
| Fearless | Bald Cabby | 1993 |
| Frontier Woman | Prewitt | 1956 |
| Talk Radio | Lou | 2016 |
| The Child Wanderers | Old Knut | 2010 |
| Legend of the Phantom Rider | Doc Fisher | 2003 |
| Psycho | Mr. Lowery | 1998 |
| The Paper | Alicia's Doctor | 1994 |
| Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | Preacher | 2011 |
| 40 Nights | Devil as an Old Man | 2016 |
| The Legend of Frank Woods | Howard Blacker | 1977 |
| Ed and His Dead Mother | Rev. Praxton | 1993 |
| Solemates | Older Man | 2015 |
| Broken Memories | Jasper | 2017 |
| Limit Up | Chuck Feeney | 1989 |
| Village of the Giants | Deputy | 1965 |
| Apollo 13 | Reverend | 1995 |
| Forced to Kill | Rance | 1994 |
| Chasing the Star | Devil as an Old Man | 2017 |
| The Christ Slayer | Devil as Old Man | 2019 |
| The Genesis Code | Dr. Tolley | 2010 |
| Far and Away | Tomlin | 1992 |
| The Wild Country | Cleve | 1970 |
| Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter | Todd | 1994 |
| The Second Civil War | Arnold Tooney, Jr. | 1997 |
| Evasive Action | Train Engineer | 1998 |
| Rat Race | Feed the Earth Spokesman | 2001 |
| Once Fallen | Harry | 2010 |
| Love & Sex | Earl | 2000 |
| The Trial | Judge Danielson | 2010 |
| Busted | Mayor Davies | 1997 |
| Switched at Birth | Frank Hill | 1991 |
| Second Chances | Wilbur | 2013 |
| D-Tox | Geezer | 2002 |
| Killing Cupid | Zeke | 1995 |
| Return to Mayberry | Preacher | 1986 |
| Independence Day | Chaplain | 1996 |
| Abilene | Arliss | 1999 |
| Traveller | Farmer | 1997 |
| Huckleberry Finn | Pap Finn | 1975 |
| Love Letters | Joseph Chesley | 1983 |
| Joe Dirt | Bomb Squad Cop | 2001 |
| The Alamo | Governor Smith | 2004 |
| Chairman of the Board | Rev. Hatley | 1998 |
| Jumping For Joy | 2002 | |
| Apple Seed | Carl | 2019 |
| Keith | Old Man (uncredited) | 2008 |
| Jonah Hex | Telegrapher | 2010 |
| Redemption: For Robbing the Dead | Doctor | 2011 |
| Small Soldiers | Husband | 1998 |
| Money Talks | Reverend | 1997 |
| Georgia Rule | Dog Bite Man | 2007 |
| Valentine's Day | Bistro Gardens Diner | 2010 |
| The Executioner's Song | Lt. Nelson | 1982 |
| Within | Deli Owner | 2009 |
| The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe | 1976 | |
| Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest | Jarvis Bean | 1997 |
| The Lonely Guy | Minister | 1984 |
| Happy, Texas | Ely | 1999 |
| Ghosts of Mississippi | Ralph Hargrove | 1996 |
| Malevolence | Dr. Burns | 1999 |
| Boris and Natasha | Polygraph Man | 1992 |
| Two Soldiers | Paw | 1986 |
| Easy Rider: The Ride Back | Andrew Jackson Bennett | 2012 |
| Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake | Captain Truck | 1986 |
| Max Rose | Walter Prewitt | 2016 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Treasury agent | 1960 |
| Son of the Beach | 2000 | |
| The Rookies | 1972 | |
| Kung Fu | 1972 | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Dirk Abrams | 2005 |
| Little House on the Prairie | 1974 | |
| Two of a Kind | Mr. Fillmore | 1998 |
| Cold Case | Buddie | 2003 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Des | 1989 |
| Angel | Marcus Roscoe | 1999 |
| CSI: NY | Samuel Cooper | 2004 |
| Dynasty | 1981 | |
| Happy Days | 1974 | |
| Clueless | 1996 | |
| Diagnosis: Murder | Driver | 1993 |
| Quantum Leap | Doc Graves | 1989 |
| Laverne & Shirley | 1976 | |
| That '80s Show | 2002 | |
| Babylon 5 | David Sheridan | 1994 |
| Gunsmoke | Judge Alan Franklin | 1955 |
| Night Gallery | Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes") | 1970 |
| Melrose Place | Motel Manager | 1992 |
| Superboy | 1988 | |
| Baywatch | Joe | 1989 |
| 7th Heaven | Old Man in Park | 1996 |
| The Huntress | 2000 | |
| Just Shoot Me! | Blind Flower Guy | 1997 |
| The Waltons | 1972 | |
| Wiseguy | Ernest Haynes | 1987 |
| ER | Dr. Oliver Kostin | 1994 |
| The Monroes | 1966 | |
| The Virginian | Luka | 1962 |
| Then Came Bronson | 1969 | |
| The Thorn Birds | Doc Wilson | 1983 |
| Bat Masterson | Fletcher | 1958 |
| ABC Afterschool Special | Myron Faraday | 1972 |
| Gentle Ben | Henry Boomhauer | 1967 |
| B.L. Stryker | 1989 | |
| Seinfeld | Blind Man | 1989 |
| Baywatch | Fireman | 1989 |
| Nichols | Deputy | 1971 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | Bus Driver | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | The Governor's Chauffeur | 1960 |
| Married... with Children | Edwin | 1987 |
| Gunsmoke | Frank Benton | 1955 |
| Arrested Development | Rance Howard | 2003 |
| The Long Hot Summer | Wilk | 1985 |
| Seinfeld | Farmer | 1989 |
| Lie to Me | Joe Metz | 2009 |
| Kraft Television Theatre | 1947 | |
| The F.B.I. | Ranger | 1965 |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing") | 1997 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 1961 |
| The Waltons | Dr. McIvers | 1972 |
| Mork & Mindy | Guard | 1978 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Hank | 1984 |
| Grey's Anatomy | Martin Carroll | 2005 |
| Bones | Jerold Norsky | 2005 |
| That's So Raven | Murphy | 2003 |
| The X-Files | Old Man | 1993 |
| Coach | Herman Van Dam | 1989 |
| Dan August | Hobbs | 1970 |
| Baywatch Nights | 1995 | |
| A Death in California | Ralph Lee | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Fillmore | 1984 |
| Battlestar Galactica | Farnes | 1978 |
