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