Rance Howard
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Big Wind on Campus
as Grandpa Morton
2000
Spooky Buddies
as Mr. Johnson
2011
Audie & the Wolf
as Dr. Maleosis
2008
Cotton Candy
as Mr. Bremmercamp
1978
Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Beck
2009
Gung Ho
as Mayor Conrad Zwart
1986
A Crack in the Floor
as Floyd Fryed
2001
Runaway Daughters
as Minute Man 3
1994
Land of the Free
as Hotel Manager
1998
Creator
as Mr. Spencer
1985
Smokey Bites the Dust
as Football Coach
1981
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
as Elderly Man
1992
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Dr. Jennings
1986
Mr. No Legs
as Lou
1978
Toolbox Murders
as Chas Rooker
2004
Miracle at Sage Creek
as Doctor Babcock
2005
The Red Pony
as Sheriff Bill Smith
1973
Be My Baby
as Zippy
2007
Trust Me
as Vern
1989
Terminal Velocity
as Stunt Pilot/Chuck
1994
TV Appearances
The Andy Griffith Show
as Treasury agent
1960
Son of the Beach
2000
The Rookies
1972
Kung Fu
as Sheriff Byrd
1972
Ghost Whisperer
as Dirk Abrams
2005
Little House on the Prairie
as Simpson
1974
Two of a Kind
as Mr. Fillmore
1998
Cold Case
as Buddie
2003
Tales from the Crypt
as Des
1989
Angel
as Marcus Roscoe
1999
CSI: NY
as Samuel Cooper
2004
Dynasty
1981