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).
Filmography
All 207
Movies 154
TV Shows 53
Writter 4
Self 2
Narrator 1
Devil as Old Man
The Christ Slayer (2019)
Movie
Carl
Apple Seed (2019)
Movie
Devil as an Old Man
Chasing the Star (2017)
Movie
Jasper
Broken Memories (2017)
Movie
José Mari
Kalebegiak (2016)
Movie
Devil as an Old Man
40 Nights (2016)
Movie
Actor
Talk Radio (2016)
Movie
Older Man
Solemates (2015)
Movie
Charles
Gone Dark (2013)
Movie
Uncle Ray
Nebraska (2013)
Movie
6.33
Engineer
The Lone Ranger (2013)
Movie
6.54
Wilbur
Second Chances (2013)
Movie
Scotty
Huff (2013)
Movie
Dimples
Let Go (2011)
Movie
Doctor
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead (2011)
Movie
Fred Crumb
Rosewood Lane (2011)
Movie
Mr. Johnson
Spooky Buddies (2011)
Movie
5.54
Cemetery Presider
InSight (2011)
Movie
Charlie
Harley's Hill (2011)
Movie
Chuck
Night Club (2011)
Movie
Preacher
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)
Movie
5.11
Burt
The Dilemma (2011)
Movie
6.43
Harry
Once Fallen (2010)
Movie
Judge Danielson
The Trial (2010)
Movie
Dr. Tolley
The Genesis Code (2010)
Movie
Telegrapher
Jonah Hex (2010)
Movie
5.29
Old Knut
The Child Wanderers (2010)
Movie
Bistro Gardens Diner
Valentine's Day (2010)
Movie
6.22
Mervin Lavine
Play the Game (2009)
Movie
Deli Owner
Within (2009)
Movie
Cardinal Beck
Angels & Demons (2009)
Movie
6.47
Joe Metz
Lie to Me (2009)
TV Show
6.15
Walker Bill
Boppin' at the Glue Factory (2009)
Movie
Ollie
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Movie
6
Sheriff Tom Parker
Ghost Town: The Movie (2008)
Movie
Old Man (uncredited)
Keith (2008)
Movie
4
Ranger Howard
Grizzly Park (2008)
Movie
Older Man
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Movie
3.5
Dr. Maleosis
Audie & the Wolf (2008)
Movie
Preacher
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Movie
8
Zippy
Be My Baby (2007)
Movie
Dog Bite Man
Georgia Rule (2007)
Movie
Harris Zeff
Sasquatch Mountain (2006)
Movie
Narrator
Harrison Bergeron (2006)
Movie
Doctor Babcock
Miracle at Sage Creek (2005)
Movie
Dirk Abrams
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
TV Show
6.63
Jerold Norsky
Bones (2005)
TV Show
6.22
Announcer Al Fazin
Cinderella Man (2005)
Movie
5.62
Chas Rooker
Toolbox Murders (2004)
Movie
Samuel Cooper
CSI: NY (2004)
TV Show
5.75
Cash
Ghost Rock (2004)
Movie
Governor Smith
The Alamo (2004)
Movie
Circuit Court Judge
Death and Texas (2004)
Movie
Telegraph Operator
The Missing (2003)
Movie
6
Himself
Arrested Development (2003)
TV Show
5.88
Old Man
Ping! (2003)
Movie
Buddie
Cold Case (2003)
TV Show
6.2
Old Man
The Long Ride Home (2003)
Movie
Doc Fisher
Legend of the Phantom Rider (2003)
Movie
Murphy
That's So Raven (2003)
TV Show
6.67
Jumping For Joy (2002)
Movie
That '80s Show (2002)
TV Show
Geezer
D-Tox (2002)
Movie
1
White-Haired Patient
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Movie
6.97
Feed the Earth Spokesman
Rat Race (2001)
Movie
4.75
Floyd Fryed
A Crack in the Floor (2001)
Movie
Bomb Squad Cop
Joe Dirt (2001)
Movie
5.82
Elderly Timekeeper
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Movie
6.32
The Huntress (2000)
TV Show
Earl
Love & Sex (2000)
Movie
Son of the Beach (2000)
TV Show
Grandpa Morton
Big Wind on Campus (2000)
Movie
Ely
Happy, Texas (1999)
Movie
Marcus Roscoe
Angel (1999)
TV Show
6.15
Arliss
Abilene (1999)
Movie
Dr. Burns
Malevolence (1999)
Movie
Mr. Lowery
Psycho (1998)
Movie
5.42
Reginald Hannon (segment 'The Viewing')
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998)
TV Show
6
Two of a Kind (1998)
TV Show
Hank
The Night Caller (1998)
Movie
Husband
Small Soldiers (1998)
Movie
4
Rev. Hatley
Chairman of the Board (1998)
Movie
6
Train Engineer
Evasive Action (1998)
Movie
Blind Man
Holiday in Your Heart (1997)
Movie
Arnold Tooney, jr.
The Second Civil War (1997)
Movie
Jarvis Bean
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997)
Movie
Reverend
Money Talks (1997)
Movie
7
Farmer
Traveller (1997)
Movie
Blind Flower Guy
Just Shoot Me! (1997)
TV Show
8
Mayor Davies
Busted (1997)
Movie
Judge Bloom
Where Truth Lies (1996)
Movie
Ralph Hargrove
Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
Movie
2
Texan Investor
Mars Attacks! (1996)
Movie
6.2
Clueless (1996)
TV Show
8.5
Old Man in Park
7th Heaven (1996)
TV Show
5.67
Mr. Johnson
Tiger Heart (1996)
Movie
Chaplain
Independence Day (1996)
Movie
6.02
Mr. Robbins
Sgt. Bilko (1996)
Movie
6
Baywatch Nights (1995)
TV Show
Stan Benson
The Colony (1995)
Movie
Employer
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest (1995)
Movie
5.12
Zeke
Killing Cupid (1995)
Movie
Reverend
Apollo 13 (1995)
Movie
7.08
Father Kelly
Little Giants (1994)
Movie
7
Old Man McCoy (uncredited)
Ed Wood (1994)
Movie
6.46
Dr. Oliver Kostin
ER (1994)
TV Show
5.7
Rance
Forced to Kill (1994)
Movie
Alicia's Doctor
The Paper (1994)
Movie
David Sheridan
Babylon 5 (1994)
TV Show
6.44
Todd
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter (1994)
Movie
Priest
Snapdragon (1993)
Movie
Driver
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
TV Show
6.46
Bald Cabby
Fearless (1993)
Movie
6
Sheriff Parker
Ticks (1993)
Movie
Old Man
The X-Files (1993)
TV Show
6.09
Rev. Praxton
Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
Movie
4.25
John Devreux
Universal Soldier (1992)
Movie
5.03
Melrose Place (1992)
TV Show
6
Tomlin
Far and Away (1992)
Movie
4.33
Elderly Man
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore (1992)
Movie
Polygraph Man
Boris and Natasha (1992)
Movie
Frank Hill
Switched at Birth (1991)
Movie
Bernie
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991)
Movie
Ninja Negotiator
9 1/2 Ninjas! (1991)
Movie
Vern
Trust Me (1989)
Movie
Chuck Feeney
Limit Up (1989)
Movie
Robert Morrison
B.O.R.N. (1989)
Movie
Dean at College
Parenthood (1989)
Movie
6.04
Farmer / Blind Man
Seinfeld (1989)
TV Show
5.99
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
TV Show
6.4
Fireman / Joe
Baywatch (1989)
TV Show
6.31
Doc Graves
Quantum Leap (1989)
TV Show
5.84
Detective #2
The 'Burbs (1989)
Movie
5.96
B.L. Stryker (1989)
TV Show
Superboy (1988)
TV Show
Logan
Dark Before Dawn (1988)
Movie
Ernest Haynes
Wiseguy (1987)
TV Show
6
Supermarket Customer
Innerspace (1987)
Movie
6.75
Dr. Jennings
A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986)
Movie
Preacher
Return to Mayberry (1986)
Movie
Paw
Two Soldiers (1986)
Movie
Mayor Conrad Zwart
Gung Ho (1986)
Movie
Captain Truck
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake (1986)
Movie
Wilk
The Long Hot Summer (1985)
TV Show
Mr. Spencer
Creator (1985)
Movie
6
St. Petersburg Dectective
Cocoon (1985)
Movie
5.25
Fireman Goodwin
Playing with Fire (1985)
Movie
Mr. Bell
Scandal Sheet (1985)
Movie
Fillmore
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV Show
7
Hank
Finder of Lost Loves (1984)
TV Show
McCullough
Splash (1984)
Movie
6.67
Policeman
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins (1984)
Movie
Minister
The Lonely Guy (1984)
Movie
6
Still Photographer
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983)
Movie
Joseph Chesley
Love Letters (1983)
Movie
Doc Wilson
The Thorn Birds (1983)
TV Show
3
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
Movie
Lt. Nelson
The Executioner's Song (1982)
Movie
Writer
Through the Magic Pyramid (1981)
Movie
Dr. Jewell
The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981)
Movie
Football Coach
Smokey Bites the Dust (1981)
Movie
Dynasty (1981)
TV Show
3
Pilot #2
Skyward (1980)
Movie
The Captain
Scout's Honor (1980)
Movie
Foldy / Sheriff
Here's Boomer (1980)
TV Show
Harry the Bartender
The Kid from Left Field (1979)
Movie
Mr. Murray
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers (1979)
Movie
Himself
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978)
Movie
Farnes
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
TV Show
6
Lou's Sidekick
Mr. No Legs (1978)
Movie
Wagonmaster
Another Man, Another Chance (1977)
Movie
Writer
Grand Theft Auto (1977)
Movie
6.5
Howard Blacker
The Legend of Frank Woods (1977)
Movie
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (1976)
Movie
Clark
Eat My Dust (1976)
Movie
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
TV Show
5
Pap Finn
Huckleberry Finn (1975)
Movie
Aaron
Locusts (1974)
Movie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
TV Show
7.38
Irate Farmer
Chinatown (1974)
Movie
6.14
Roy Luther
Where the Lilies Bloom (1974)
Movie
Happy Days (1974)
TV Show
6.28
Kung Fu (1972)
TV Show
7.14
Myron Faraday
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
TV Show
The Waltons (1972)
TV Show
6
Writer
The Rookies (1972)
TV Show
Jake
Bloody Trail (1972)
Movie
Deputy
Nichols (1971)
TV Show
Cleve
The Wild Country (1970)
Movie
6
Night Gallery (1970)
TV Show
Then Came Bronson (1969)
TV Show
Cowboy
Old Paint (1969)
Movie
Actor
Deed of Daring-Do (1969)
Movie
Tater Coughlin
Gentle Giant (1967)
Movie
Henry Boomhauer
Gentle Ben (1967)
TV Show
Sheriff
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Movie
5.25
The Monroes (1966)
TV Show
Harry
An Eye for an Eye (1966)
Movie
Deputy
Village of the Giants (1965)
Movie
6
Camp Counselor (uncredited)
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963)
Movie
Luka
The Virginian (1962)
TV Show
Bus Driver
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
TV Show
6
Writer
The Flintstones (1960)
TV Show
6.62
Fletcher
Bat Masterson (1958)
TV Show
Prewitt
Frontier Woman (1956)
Movie
Frank Benton / Judge Alan Franklin
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV Show
6
Technician
Forever and Beyond
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.94
Based on 7.5 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1955
1983
1995
1985
2019
Information
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1928-11-17
Deathday2017-11-25 (89 years old)
Place of birthDuncan, United States of America
RelationshipsJean Speegle Howard (1949-01-01 - 2000-01-01)
ChildrenRon Howard, Clint Howard
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also known asHarold Engle Beckenholdt
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