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Rance Howard

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 (

Born

Nov 17, 1928

Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

Died

Nov 25, 2017

Known For

Acting

Movies

167 acting

5 crew

Popularity

0.9

Known For

How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 • as Elderly Timekeeper
★ 6.8
Independence Day
Independence Day
1996 • as Chaplain
★ 6.9
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind
2001 • as White-Haired Patient
★ 7.9
Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
2009 • as Cardinal Beck
★ 6.7
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995 • as Reverend
★ 7.5
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
1996 • as Texan Investor
★ 6.4
Chinatown
Chinatown
1974 • as Irate Farmer
★ 7.9
Far and Away
Far and Away
1992 • as Tomlin
★ 6.8
Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier
1992 • as John Devreux
★ 6.3
Innerspace
Innerspace
1987 • as Supermarket Customer
★ 6.8
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
2013 • as Engineer
★ 6.1
Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers
1998 • as Husband
★ 6.6
Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 • as Person #1 (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
1967 • as Sheriff
★ 7.7
The 'Burbs
The 'Burbs
1989 • as Detective #2
★ 6.8
Splash
Splash
1984 • as McCullough
★ 6.3
Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man
2005 • as Announcer Al Fazin
★ 7.6
D-Tox
D-Tox
2002 • as Geezer
★ 5.6
Rat Race
Rat Race
2001 • as Feed the Earth Spokesman
★ 6.3
Cocoon
Cocoon
1985 • as St. Petersburg Dectective
★ 6.6
Ed Wood
Ed Wood
1994 • as Old Man McCoy
★ 7.5
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
2010 • as Bistro Gardens Diner
★ 5.9
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011 • as Preacher
★ 5.9
Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex
2010 • as Telegrapher
★ 5.0
Nebraska
Nebraska
2013 • as Uncle Ray
★ 7.4
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
★ 4.8
Drillbit Taylor
Drillbit Taylor
2008 • as Older Man
★ 5.9
The Missing
The Missing
2003 • as Telegraph Operator
★ 6.3
Money Talks
Money Talks
1997 • as Reverend
★ 6.0
The Alamo
The Alamo
2004 • as Governor Smith
★ 5.8
Psycho
Psycho
1998 • as Mr. Lowery
★ 5.1
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
★ 6.6
Parenthood
Parenthood
1989 • as Dean at College
★ 6.6
Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt
2001 • as Bomb Squad Cop
★ 5.6
Gung Ho
Gung Ho
1986 • as Mayor Conrad Zwart
★ 6.1
Frost/Nixon
Frost/Nixon
2008 • as Ollie
★ 7.3
Little Giants
Little Giants
1994 • as Father Kelly
★ 6.6
The Dilemma
The Dilemma
2011 • as Burt
★ 5.4
Dads
Dads
2019 • as Self
★ 6.9
Terminal Velocity
Terminal Velocity
1994 • as Stunt Pilot/Chuck
★ 5.4
Ghosts of Mississippi
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996 • as Ralph Hargrove
★ 6.6
Love & Sex
Love & Sex
2000 • as Earl
★ 6.2
The Paper
The Paper
1994 • as Alicia's Doctor
★ 6.6
Ticks
Ticks
1993 • as Sheriff Parker
★ 5.7
Fearless
Fearless
1993 • as Bald Cabby
★ 6.9
Sgt. Bilko
Sgt. Bilko
1996 • as Mr. Robbins
★ 5.9
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
★ 7.0
The Lonely Guy
The Lonely Guy
1984 • as Minister
★ 6.2
Problem Child 3
Problem Child 3
1995 • as The Janitor
★ 4.9
Spooky Buddies
Spooky Buddies
2011 • as Mr. Johnson
★ 6.0
Georgia Rule
Georgia Rule
2007 • as Dog Bite Man
★ 6.0
The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War
1997 • as Arnold Tooney, Jr.
★ 6.1
The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song
1982 • as Lt. Nelson
★ 5.7
Snapdragon
Snapdragon
1993 • as Priest
★ 4.2
Keith
Keith
2008 • as Old Man (uncredited)
★ 7.0
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986 • as Dr. Jennings
★ 5.9
Another Man, Another Chance
Another Man, Another Chance
1977 • as Wagonmaster
★ 6.0
An Eye for an Eye
An Eye for an Eye
1966 • as Harry
★ 7.4
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963 • as Camp Counselor (uncredited)
★ 5.9
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
2012 • as Andrew Jackson Bennett
★ 4.0
Love Letters
Love Letters
1983 • as Joseph Chesley
★ 5.6
Toolbox Murders
Toolbox Murders
2004 • as Chas Rooker
★ 5.6
The Trial
The Trial
2010 • as Judge Danielson
★ 5.8
Village of the Giants
Village of the Giants
1965 • as Deputy
★ 3.7
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board
1998 • as Rev. Hatley
★ 3.6
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto
1977 • as Ned Slinker
★ 5.3
InSight
InSight
2011 • as Cemetery Presider
★ 4.6
Rosewood Lane
Rosewood Lane
2011 • as Fred Crumb
★ 4.7
Evasive Action
Evasive Action
1998 • as Train Engineer
★ 6.3
Boris and Natasha
Boris and Natasha
1992 • as Polygraph Man
★ 4.5
Traveller
Traveller
1997 • as Farmer
★ 5.6
Once Fallen
Once Fallen
2010 • as Harry
★ 5.2
Let Go
Let Go
2011 • as Dimples
★ 5.0
Creator
Creator
1985 • as Mr. Spencer
★ 6.2
Ed and His Dead Mother
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993 • as Rev. Praxton
★ 5.5
B.O.R.N.
B.O.R.N.
1989 • as Robert Morrison
★ 4.5
The Wild Country
The Wild Country
1970 • as Cleve
★ 6.0
The Long Ride Home
The Long Ride Home
2003 • as Old Man
★ 4.2
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
1983 • as Still Photographer
★ 7.0
Miracle at Sage Creek
Miracle at Sage Creek
2005 • as Doctor Babcock
★ 5.7
Skyward
Skyward
1980 • as Pilot #2
★ 7.1
Grizzly Park
Grizzly Park
2008 • as Ranger Howard
★ 4.7
Listen to Me
★ 5.4
A Crack in the Floor
A Crack in the Floor
2001 • as Floyd Fryed
★ 3.6
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
★ 5.2
The Night Caller
The Night Caller
1998 • as Hank
★ 4.2
Land of the Free
Land of the Free
1998 • as Hotel Manager
★ 5.1
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
★ 4.5
Return to Mayberry
Return to Mayberry
1986 • as Preacher
★ 6.2
Ghost Town: The Movie
Ghost Town: The Movie
2008 • as Sheriff Tom Parker
★ 4.2
Forced to Kill
Forced to Kill
1994 • as Rance
★ 4.5
Second Chances
Second Chances
2013 • as Wilbur
★ 6.2
Mr. No Legs
Mr. No Legs
1978 • as Lou
★ 5.8
Busted
Busted
1997 • as Mayor Davies
★ 3.4
Smokey Bites the Dust
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981 • as Football Coach
★ 2.8
Happy, Texas
Happy, Texas
1999 • as Ely
★ 5.7
The Kid with the Broken Halo
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982 • as Coach Ramsdell
★ 6.7
9 1/2 Ninjas!
9 1/2 Ninjas!
1991 • as Ninja Negotiator
★ 2.8
Where the Lilies Bloom
Where the Lilies Bloom
1974 • as Roy Luther
★ 5.9
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992 • as Elderly Man
★ 5.0
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983 • as Bus Driver
★ 5.6
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
★ 5.4
Eat My Dust
Eat My Dust
1976 • as Clark
★ 5.7
Play the Game
Play the Game
2009 • as Mervin Lavine
★ 5.8
Ping!
Ping!
2001 • as Old Man
★ 5.7
Holiday in Your Heart
Holiday in Your Heart
1997 • as Blind Man
★ 8.0
The Red Pony
The Red Pony
1973 • as Sheriff Bill Smith
★ 10.0
Big Wind on Campus
Big Wind on Campus
2000 • as Grandpa Morton
★ 3.4
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
★ 7.8
Legend of the Phantom Rider
Legend of the Phantom Rider
2003 • as Doc Fisher
★ 5.4
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
2009 • as Walker Bill
★ 6.3
Sasquatch Mountain
Sasquatch Mountain
2006 • as Harris Zeff
★ 5.1
Death and Texas
Death and Texas
2004 • as Circuit Court Judge
★ 6.2
Tiger Heart
Tiger Heart
1996 • as Mr. Johnson
★ 5.1
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
★ 9.0
Max Rose
Max Rose
2016 • as Walter Prewitt
★ 5.6
Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire
1985 • as Fireman Goodwin
★ 6.0
Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet
1985 • as Mr. Bell
★ 5.5
Harley's Hill
Harley's Hill
2011 • as Charlie
★ 4.2
The Colony
The Colony
1995 • as Stan Benson
★ 5.1
Locusts
Locusts
1974 • as Aaron
★ 5.4
40 Nights
40 Nights
2016 • as Devil as an Old Man
★ 8.0
Runaway Daughters
Runaway Daughters
1994 • as Minute Man 3
★ 6.1
Chez Upshaw
Chez Upshaw
2015 • as Harry
Cotton Candy
Cotton Candy
1978 • as Mr. Bremmercamp
★ 4.9
The Kid from Left Field
The Kid from Left Field
1979 • as Harry the Bartender
★ 6.4
Back By Midnight
Back By Midnight
2005 • as Priest
★ 5.1
Frontier Woman
Frontier Woman
1956 • as Prewitt
★ 7.0
Abilene
Abilene
1999 • as Arliss
★ 10.0
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981 • as Dr. Jewell
★ 8.5
The Genesis Code
The Genesis Code
2010 • as Dr. Tolley
★ 2.5
Kalebegiak
Kalebegiak
2016 • as José Mari
★ 7.0
The Christ Slayer
The Christ Slayer
2019 • as Devil as Old Man
★ 5.0
Apple Seed
Apple Seed
2019 • as Carl
★ 6.0
The Lay of the Land
The Lay of the Land
1997 • as Dr. Brown
The Child Wanderers
The Child Wanderers
2010 • as Old Knut
★ 6.8
movie
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake
1986 • as Captain Truck
★ 4.5
Ghost Rock
Ghost Rock
2004 • as Cash
★ 3.0
Night Club
Night Club
2011 • as Chuck
★ 2.0
Huff
Huff
2013 • as Scotty
★ 4.3
Huckleberry Finn
Huckleberry Finn
1978 • as Pap Finn
★ 6.2
The Legend of Frank Woods
The Legend of Frank Woods
1977 • as Howard Blacker
★ 7.0
Within
Within
2009 • as Deli Owner
★ 6.7
Talk Radio
Talk Radio
2016 • as Lou
Chasing the Star
Chasing the Star
2017 • as Devil as an Old Man
★ 4.3
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
★ 10.0
Dark Before Dawn
Dark Before Dawn
1988 • as Logan
★ 9.0
Gentle Giant
Gentle Giant
1967 • as Tater Coughlin
★ 8.5
Scout's Honor
Scout's Honor
1980 • as The Captain
★ 7.5
Solemates
Solemates
2015 • as Older Man
★ 6.0
Where Truth Lies
Where Truth Lies
1996 • as Judge Bloom
★ 3.7
movie
Image in a Bottle
1976 • as The Doctor
movie
Harrison Bergeron
2006 • as Narrator
Killing Cupid
Killing Cupid
1995 • as Zeke
★ 7.0
Malevolence
Malevolence
1999 • as Dr. Burns
★ 7.3
Be My Baby
Be My Baby
2007 • as Zippy
★ 4.5
Two Soldiers
Two Soldiers
1986 • as Paw
★ 10.0
Trust Me
Trust Me
1989 • as Vern
★ 8.0
Broken Memories
Broken Memories
2017 • as Jasper
★ 7.0
Limit Up
Limit Up
1989 • as Chuck Feeney
★ 4.5
Audie & the Wolf
Audie & the Wolf
2008 • as Dr. Maleosis
★ 4.0
Bloody Trail
Bloody Trail
1972 • as Jake
★ 3.7
movie
Gone Dark
2013 • as Charles
★ 1.8
Forever and Beyond
Forever and Beyond
1983 • as Technician
★ 9.5
Jumping for Joy
★ 7.5