Acting

Rance Howard

Born 1928-11-17 · Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

Died 2017-11-25

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).

Credits

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Dads
as Self
2019
The Christ Slayer
as Devil as Old Man
2019
Apple Seed
as Carl
2019
Chasing the Star
as Devil as an Old Man
2017
Broken Memories
as Jasper
2017
Kalebegiak
as José Mari
2016
Max Rose
as Walter Prewitt
2016
40 Nights
as Devil as an Old Man
2016
Talk Radio
as Lou
2016
Chez Upshaw
as Harry
2015
Solemates
as Older Man
2015
Gone Dark
as Charles
2013
Nebraska
as Uncle Ray
2013
The Lone Ranger
as Engineer
2013
Second Chances
as Wilbur
2013
Huff
as Scotty
2013
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
as Andrew Jackson Bennett
2012
Let Go
as Dimples
2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Doctor
2011
Rosewood Lane
as Fred Crumb
2011
Spooky Buddies
as Mr. Johnson
2011
InSight
as Cemetery Presider
2011
Harley's Hill
as Charlie
2011
Night Club
as Chuck
2011
Workaholics
as Jerry
2011
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Preacher
2011
The Dilemma
as Burt
2011
Once Fallen
as Harry
2010
The Trial
as Judge Danielson
2010
The Genesis Code
as Dr. Tolley
2010
Jonah Hex
as Telegrapher
2010
The Child Wanderers
as Old Knut
2010
Valentine's Day
as Bistro Gardens Diner
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Eugene
2009
Within
as Deli Owner
2009
Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Beck
2009
Play the Game
as Mervin Lavine
2009
Lie to Me
as Joe Metz
2009
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
as Walker Bill
2009
Frost/Nixon
as Ollie
2008
Ghost Town: The Movie
as Sheriff Tom Parker
2008
Keith
as Old Man (uncredited)
2008
Grizzly Park
as Ranger Howard
2008
Drillbit Taylor
as Older Man
2008
Audie & the Wolf
as Dr. Maleosis
2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Preacher
2007
Be My Baby
as Zippy
2007
Georgia Rule
as Dog Bite Man
2007
Twenty Good Years
as Henry
2006
Sasquatch Mountain
as Harris Zeff
2006
Harrison Bergeron
as Narrator
2006
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
as James Kennedy
2006
Miracle at Sage Creek
as Doctor Babcock
2005
Ghost Whisperer
as Dirk Abrams
2005
Bones
as Jerold Norsky
2005
Cinderella Man
as Announcer Al Fazin
2005
Grey's Anatomy
as Martin Carroll
2005
Back By Midnight
as Priest
2005
Toolbox Murders
as Chas Rooker
2004
CSI: NY
as Samuel Cooper
2004
Ghost Rock
as Cash
2004
The Alamo
as Governor Smith
2004
Death and Texas
as Circuit Court Judge
2004
The Missing
as Telegraph Operator
2003
Arrested Development
as Rance Howard
2003
Cold Case
as Buddie
2003
The Long Ride Home
as Old Man
2003
Legend of the Phantom Rider
as Doc Fisher
2003
That's So Raven
as Murphy
2003
Jumping for Joy
2002
That '80s Show
as Mr. Bailey
2002
D-Tox
as Geezer
2002
A Beautiful Mind
as White-Haired Patient
2001
Ping!
as Old Man
2001
Rat Race
as Feed the Earth Spokesman
2001
A Crack in the Floor
as Floyd Fryed
2001
Joe Dirt
as Bomb Squad Cop
2001
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Elderly Timekeeper
2000
The Huntress
2000
Son of the Beach
2000