Rance Howard
Acting

Rance Howard

Born 17 November 1928 · Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA · Died 25 November 2017

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

A Beautiful Mind
Grey's Anatomy
Independence Day
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Angels & Demons
The Lone Ranger
Apollo 13
Mars Attacks!
Chinatown
The X-Files
Bones
Valentine's Day
The Christ Slayer
Apple Seed
Broken Memories
Chasing the Star
Kalebegiak
Talk Radio
40 Nights
Max Rose
Solemates
Chez Upshaw
Nebraska
Huff
The Lone Ranger
Second Chances
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Spooky Buddies
InSight
Rosewood Lane
Harley's Hill
Let Go
Night Club
The Dilemma
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
The Child Wanderers
The Genesis Code
Once Fallen
The Trial
Jonah Hex
Valentine's Day
Angels & Demons
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
Play the Game
Within
Audie & the Wolf
Grizzly Park
Frost/Nixon
Ghost Town: The Movie
Drillbit Taylor
Be My Baby
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Georgia Rule
Sasquatch Mountain
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
Miracle at Sage Creek
Back By Midnight
Cinderella Man
Toolbox Murders
Ghost Rock
Death and Texas
The Alamo
The Long Ride Home
The Missing
Legend of the Phantom Rider
D-Tox
Jumping for Joy
A Crack in the Floor
Ping!
A Beautiful Mind
Joe Dirt
Rat Race
Big Wind on Campus
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Love & Sex
Abilene
Happy, Texas
Malevolence
Land of the Free
The Night Caller
Psycho
Evasive Action
Chairman of the Board
Small Soldiers
Holiday in Your Heart
The Second Civil War
Busted
Traveller
Money Talks
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
The Lay of the Land
Mars Attacks!
Tiger Heart
Where Truth Lies
Sgt. Bilko
Independence Day
Ghosts of Mississippi
Problem Child 3
The Colony
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Apollo 13
Killing Cupid
Runaway Daughters
Terminal Velocity
Ed Wood
Little Giants
The Paper
Forced to Kill
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
Ticks
Snapdragon
Fearless
Ed and His Dead Mother
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Universal Soldier
Far and Away
Boris and Natasha
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
9 1/2 Ninjas!
Trust Me
The 'Burbs
B.O.R.N.
Parenthood
Listen to Me
Limit Up
Dark Before Dawn
Innerspace
Gung Ho
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Return to Mayberry
Two Soldiers
Creator
Cocoon
Scandal Sheet
Playing with Fire
Splash
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
The Lonely Guy
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Forever and Beyond
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Love Letters
The Kid with the Broken Halo
The Executioner's Song
Smokey Bites the Dust
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Through the Magic Pyramid
Skyward
Scout's Honor
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
The Kid from Left Field
Cotton Candy
Mr. No Legs
Huckleberry Finn
Grand Theft Auto
Another Man, Another Chance
The Legend of Frank Woods
Eat My Dust
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Locusts
Chinatown
Where the Lilies Bloom
The Red Pony
Bloody Trail
The Wild Country
Cool Hand Luke
Gentle Giant
An Eye for an Eye
Village of the Giants
Frontier Woman
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