Rance Howard

ActorProducerWriterProduction Nov 17 (died age 89) Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA 1947–2019 (72 year career)

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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 (20…

Known For

Film

A Beautiful Mind

White-Haired Patient

Film

Chinatown

Irate Farmer

Film

Apollo 13

Reverend

Film

Independence Day

Chaplain

Film

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Elderly Timekeeper

Film

Angels & Demons

Cardinal Beck

Film

Cinderella Man

Announcer Al Fazin

Film

Ed Wood

Old Man McCoy

Filmography

Acting (231)

Movies (164)

Dads

as Self

The Christ Slayer

as Devil as Old Man

Apple Seed

as Carl

Chasing the Star

as Devil as an Old Man

Broken Memories

as Jasper

Max Rose

as Walter Prewitt

Kalebegiak

as José Mari

40 Nights

as Devil as an Old Man

8.0

Talk Radio

2016

as Lou

Solemates

as Older Man

The Lone Ranger

as Engineer

Nebraska

as Uncle Ray

Huff

as Scotty

Gone Dark

as Charles

Second Chances

as Wilbur

Easy Rider: The Ride Back

2012

as Andrew Jackson Bennett

The Dilemma

as Burt

InSight

as Cemetery Presider

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

as Preacher

Spooky Buddies

as Mr. Johnson

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

as Doctor

Rosewood Lane

as Fred Crumb

Night Club

as Chuck

Let Go

as Dimples

Harley's Hill

as Charlie

Valentine's Day

as Bistro Gardens Diner

Jonah Hex

as Telegrapher

The Trial

as Judge Danielson

Once Fallen

as Harry

The Child Wanderers

as Old Knut

The Genesis Code

as Dr. Tolley

Angels & Demons

as Cardinal Beck

Play the Game

as Mervin Lavine

Within

as Deli Owner

Boppin' at the Glue Factory

as Walker Bill

Frost/Nixon

as Ollie

Drillbit Taylor

as Older Man

Keith

as Old Man (uncredited)

7.0

Grizzly Park

2008

as Ranger Howard

4.6

Ghost Town: The Movie

2008

as Sheriff Tom Parker

4.2

Audie & the Wolf

2008

as Dr. Maleosis

4.0

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

as Preacher

Georgia Rule

as Dog Bite Man

Be My Baby

as Zippy

Sasquatch Mountain

as Harris Zeff

Harrison Bergeron

as Narrator

Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story

2006

as James Kennedy

Cinderella Man

2005

as Announcer Al Fazin

7.6

Back By Midnight

2005

as Priest

5.0

Miracle at Sage Creek

as Doctor Babcock

The Alamo

as Governor Smith

Toolbox Murders

as Chas Rooker

Ghost Rock

as Cash

Death and Texas

as Circuit Court Judge

6.0

Legend of the Phantom Rider

2003

as Doc Fisher

4.8

The Missing

2003

as Telegraph Operator

The Long Ride Home

as Old Man

D-Tox

as Geezer

Jumping for Joy

A Beautiful Mind

as White-Haired Patient

Joe Dirt

as Bomb Squad Cop

Rat Race

as Feed the Earth Spokesman

A Crack in the Floor

as Floyd Fryed

Ping!

as Old Man

Big Wind on Campus

as Grandpa Morton

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000

as Elderly Timekeeper

Love & Sex

as Earl

Happy, Texas

as Ely

Malevolence

as Dr. Burns

Abilene

as Arliss

Small Soldiers

as Husband

Psycho

as Mr. Lowery

Evasive Action

as Train Engineer

Chairman of the Board

as Rev. Hatley

Land of the Free

as Hotel Manager

The Night Caller

as Hank

Busted

as Mayor Davies

Money Talks

as Reverend

Traveller

as Farmer

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

1997

as Jarvis Bean

7.0

The Second Civil War

1997

as Arnold Tooney, Jr.

6.0

Holiday in Your Heart

as Blind Man

Independence Day

as Chaplain

Mars Attacks!

as Texan Investor

Ghosts of Mississippi

as Ralph Hargrove

Sgt. Bilko

as Mr. Robbins

Tiger Heart

as Mr. Johnson

Where Truth Lies

as Judge Bloom

Apollo 13

as Reverend

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

as Employer

Problem Child 3

as The Janitor

The Colony

as Stan Benson

Killing Cupid

as Zeke

Terminal Velocity

as Stunt Pilot/Chuck

The Paper

as Alicia's Doctor

Ed Wood

as Old Man McCoy

Little Giants

as Father Kelly

Runaway Daughters

as Minute Man 3

Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter

as Todd

Forced to Kill

as Rance

Fearless

as Bald Cabby

Snapdragon

as Priest

Ed and His Dead Mother

as Rev. Praxton

Ticks

as Sheriff Parker

Universal Soldier

as John Devreux

Far and Away

as Tomlin

Boris and Natasha

as Polygraph Man

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

as Elderly Man

9 1/2 Ninjas!

as Ninja Negotiator

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter

1991

as Bernie

The 'Burbs

as Detective #2

Parenthood

as Dean at College

Listen to Me

Limit Up

as Chuck Feeney

B.O.R.N.

as Robert Morrison

Trust Me

as Vern

Dark Before Dawn

as Logan

Innerspace

1987

as Supermarket Customer

6.8

Gung Ho

1986

as Mayor Conrad Zwart

6.0

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

1986

as Dr. Jennings

5.7

Two Soldiers

1986

as Paw

Return to Mayberry

1986

as Preacher

6.2

Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake

1986

as Captain Truck

4.5

Cocoon

1985

as St. Petersburg Dectective

Playing with Fire

as Fireman Goodwin

Creator

as Mr. Spencer

Scandal Sheet

as Mr. Bell

Splash

as McCullough

The Lonely Guy

as Minister

The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins

1984

as Policeman

4.8

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

as Bus Driver

Love Letters

as Joseph Chesley

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

1983

as Still Photographer

6.3

Forever and Beyond

1983

as Technician

10.0

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

as Person #1 (uncredited)

6.1

The Kid with the Broken Halo

1982

as Coach Ramsdell

6.0

The Executioner's Song

1982

as Lt. Nelson

5.7

The Miracle of Kathy Miller

1981

as Dr. Jewell

8.3

Smokey Bites the Dust

as Football Coach

Skyward

as Pilot #2

Scout's Honor

as The Captain

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

1979

as Mr. Murray

4.7

The Kid from Left Field

1979

as Harry the Bartender

Cotton Candy

as Mr. Bremmercamp

Mr. No Legs

as Lou's Sidekick

Huckleberry Finn

as Pap Finn

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

1978

as Self

7.7

The Legend of Frank Woods

1977

as Howard Blacker

Grand Theft Auto

1977

as Ned Slinker

5.2

Another Man, Another Chance

as Wagonmaster

Eat My Dust

as Clark

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

Chinatown

as Irate Farmer

Locusts

as Aaron

Where the Lilies Bloom

1974

as Roy Luther

5.8

The Red Pony

1973

as Sheriff Bill Smith

Bloody Trail

as Jake

The Wild Country

as Cleve

Cool Hand Luke

as Sheriff

Gentle Giant

as Tater Coughlin

An Eye for an Eye

as Harry

Village of the Giants

1965

as Deputy

3.5

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1963

as Camp Counselor (uncredited)

5.9

Frontier Woman

1956

as Prewitt

6.0

Television (67)

Workaholics

as Jerry

NCIS: Los Angeles

as Eugene

Lie to Me

as Joe Metz

Twenty Good Years

as Henry

Bones

as Jerold Norsky

Grey's Anatomy

as Martin Carroll

Ghost Whisperer

as Dirk Abrams

CSI: NY

as Samuel Cooper

Cold Case

as Buddie

Arrested Development

as Rance Howard

That's So Raven

as Murphy

That '80s Show

as Mr. Bailey

Son of the Beach

The Huntress

Angel

as Marcus Roscoe

Two of a Kind

as Mr. Fillmore

Just Shoot Me!

as Blind Flower Guy

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

as Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")

7th Heaven

as Old Man in Park

Clueless

Baywatch Nights

as Dr. Oliver Kostin

Babylon 5

as David Sheridan

Rebel Highway

as Minuteman

The X-Files

as Old Man

Diagnosis: Murder

as Driver

Melrose Place

as Motel Manager

Switched at Birth

as Frank Hill

Baywatch

as Fireman

Seinfeld

as Blind Man

Coach

as Herman Van Dam

Tales from the Crypt

as Des

Quantum Leap

as Doc Graves

B.L. Stryker

Superboy

Married... with Children

as Edwin

Wiseguy

as Ernest Haynes

The Long Hot Summer

as Wilk

A Death in California

as Ralph Lee

Murder, She Wrote

as Fillmore

Finder of Lost Loves

as Hank

The Thorn Birds

as Doc Wilson

Dynasty

Battlestar Galactica

as Farnes

Mork & Mindy

as Guard

Laverne & Shirley

Switch

as Collins

Little House on the Prairie

as Simpson

Happy Days

as Mr. Burkhart

The Waltons

as Dr. McIvers

ABC Afterschool Special

as Myron Faraday

The Rookies

Kung Fu

as Sheriff Byrd

Nichols

as Deputy

Night Gallery

as Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")

Dan August

as Hobbs

Then Came Bronson

as Carl Mueller

Gentle Ben

as Henry Boomhauer

The Monroes

The F.B.I.

as Ranger

The Virginian

as Luka

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

as Self

5.4

The Andy Griffith Show

as Bus Driver

Bat Masterson

as Fletcher

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Deputy Shaker

6.0

Gunsmoke

1955

as Judge Alan Franklin

6.6

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

7.5

Crew (9)

Movies (5)

Through the Magic Pyramid

1981

Producer

2.5

Through the Magic Pyramid

Writer

Cotton Candy

Co-Producer

Grand Theft Auto

Associate Producer

Grand Theft Auto

Writer

Television (4)

The Rookies

Writer

Gentle Ben

Writer

The Andy Griffith Show

Writer

The Flintstones

Writer