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Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 17, 1928
Died
November 25, 2017
Place of Birth
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
- Harold Engle Beckenholdt
Rance Howard
0.7 Popularity
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).
Known For
Credits
Dads
as Self
2019
6.9
The Christ Slayer
as Devil as Old Man
2019
8.0
Apple Seed
as Carl
2019
6.0
Chasing the Star
as Devil as an Old Man
2017
4.3
Broken Memories
as Jasper
2017
7.0
Kalebegiak
as José Mari
2016
7.0
Max Rose
as Walter Prewitt
2016
5.6
40 Nights
as Devil as an Old Man
2016
8.0
Talk Radio
as Lou
2016
0.0
Solemates
as Older Man
2015
6.0
🎬
Gone Dark
as Charles
2013
1.8
Nebraska
as Uncle Ray
2013
7.4
The Lone Ranger
as Engineer
2013
6.1
Second Chances
as Wilbur
2013
6.2
Huff
as Scotty
2013
4.3
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
as Andrew Jackson Bennett
2012
4.0
Let Go
as Dimples
2011
4.9
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Doctor
2011
2.5
Rosewood Lane
as Fred Crumb
2011
4.7
Spooky Buddies
as Mr. Johnson
2011
6.1
InSight
as Cemetery Presider
2011
4.7
Harley's Hill
as Charlie
2011
4.4
Night Club
as Chuck
2011
0.0
Workaholics
as Jerry
2011
7.4
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Preacher
2011
5.9
The Dilemma
as Burt
2011
5.3
Once Fallen
as Harry
2010
5.2
The Trial
as Judge Danielson
2010
5.8
The Genesis Code
as Dr. Tolley
2010
2.5
Jonah Hex
as Telegrapher
2010
5.0
The Child Wanderers
as Old Knut
2010
6.8
Valentine's Day
as Bistro Gardens Diner
2010
5.9
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Eugene
2009
7.5
Within
as Deli Owner
2009
6.7
Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Beck
2009
6.7
Play the Game
as Mervin Lavine
2009
5.8
Lie to Me
as Joe Metz
2009
7.9
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
as Walker Bill
2009
4.5
Frost/Nixon
as Ollie
2008
7.3
Ghost Town: The Movie
as Sheriff Tom Parker
2008
4.2
Keith
as Old Man (uncredited)
2008
7.0
Grizzly Park
as Ranger Howard
2008
4.6
Drillbit Taylor
as Older Man
2008
5.8
Audie & the Wolf
as Dr. Maleosis
2008
4.1
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Preacher
2007
6.6
Be My Baby
as Zippy
2007
4.3
Georgia Rule
as Dog Bite Man
2007
6.0
Twenty Good Years
as Henry
2006
8.5
Sasquatch Mountain
as Harris Zeff
2006
5.0
🎬
Harrison Bergeron
as Narrator
2006
0.0
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
as James Kennedy
2006
0.0
Miracle at Sage Creek
as Doctor Babcock
2005
5.6
Ghost Whisperer
as Dirk Abrams
2005
8.1
Bones
as Jerold Norsky
2005
8.2
Cinderella Man
as Announcer Al Fazin
2005
7.6
Grey's Anatomy
as Martin Carroll
2005
8.2
Back By Midnight
as Priest
2005
5.0
Toolbox Murders
as Chas Rooker
2004
5.6
CSI: NY
as Samuel Cooper
2004
7.4
Ghost Rock
as Cash
2004
2.4
The Alamo
as Governor Smith
2004
5.8
Death and Texas
as Circuit Court Judge
2004
6.0
The Missing
as Telegraph Operator
2003
6.3
Arrested Development
as Rance Howard
2003
7.9
Cold Case
as Buddie
2003
7.8
The Long Ride Home
as Old Man
2003
3.3
Legend of the Phantom Rider
as Doc Fisher
2003
4.8
That's So Raven
as Murphy
2003
7.2
Jumping for Joy
2002
6.0
That '80s Show
as Mr. Bailey
2002
5.9
D-Tox
as Geezer
2002
5.6
A Beautiful Mind
as White-Haired Patient
2001
7.9
Ping!
as Old Man
2001
5.6
Rat Race
as Feed the Earth Spokesman
2001
6.3
A Crack in the Floor
as Floyd Fryed
2001
3.4
Joe Dirt
as Bomb Squad Cop
2001
5.6
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Elderly Timekeeper
2000
6.8
The Huntress
2000
5.2
Son of the Beach
2000
6.5
Love & Sex
as Earl
2000
6.1
Big Wind on Campus
as Grandpa Morton
2000
2.9
Happy, Texas
as Ely
1999
5.7
Angel
as Marcus Roscoe
1999
7.9
Abilene
as Arliss
1999
0.0
Malevolence
as Dr. Burns
1999
6.0
Psycho
as Mr. Lowery
1998
5.1
Land of the Free
as Hotel Manager
1998
5.0
Two of a Kind
as Mr. Fillmore
1998
7.1
The Night Caller
as Hank
1998
3.6
Small Soldiers
as Husband
1998
6.6
Chairman of the Board
as Rev. Hatley
1998
3.6
Evasive Action
as Train Engineer
1998
6.5
Holiday in Your Heart
as Blind Man
1997
10.0
The Second Civil War
as Arnold Tooney, Jr.
1997
6.0
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
as Jarvis Bean
1997
7.0
Money Talks
as Reverend
1997
6.0
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")
1997
7.2
Traveller
as Farmer
1997
5.6
Just Shoot Me!
as Blind Flower Guy
1997
6.6
Busted
as Mayor Davies
1997
3.0
Where Truth Lies
as Judge Bloom
1996
3.3
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Ralph Hargrove
1996
6.6
Mars Attacks!
as Texan Investor
1996
6.4
Clueless
1996
6.1
7th Heaven
as Old Man in Park
1996
6.4
Tiger Heart
as Mr. Johnson
1996
4.7
Independence Day
as Chaplain
1996
6.9
Sgt. Bilko
as Mr. Robbins
1996
5.9
Baywatch Nights
1995
6.2
The Colony
as Stan Benson
1995
5.3
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
as Employer
1995
4.7
Killing Cupid
as Zeke
1995
6.0
Apollo 13
as Reverend
1995
7.5
Problem Child 3
as The Janitor
1995
4.7
Little Giants
as Father Kelly
1994
6.5
Ed Wood
as Old Man McCoy
1994
7.5
Terminal Velocity
as Stunt Pilot/Chuck
1994
5.3
ER
as Dr. Oliver Kostin
1994
7.8
Runaway Daughters
as Minute Man 3
1994
5.4
Forced to Kill
as Rance
1994
4.3
The Paper
as Alicia's Doctor
1994
6.6
Babylon 5
as David Sheridan
1994
8.0
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
as Todd
1994
4.9
Snapdragon
as Priest
1993
3.8
Diagnosis: Murder
as Driver
1993
7.1
Fearless
as Bald Cabby
1993
6.9
Ticks
as Sheriff Parker
1993
5.7
The X-Files
as Old Man
1993
8.4
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rev. Praxton
1993
5.4
Universal Soldier
as John Devreux
1992
6.3
Melrose Place
as Motel Manager
1992
5.9
Far and Away
as Tomlin
1992
6.8
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
as Elderly Man
1992
4.6
Boris and Natasha
as Polygraph Man
1992
4.0
Switched at Birth
as Frank Hill
1991
0.0
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
as Bernie
1991
0.0
9 1/2 Ninjas!
as Ninja Negotiator
1991
2.4
Trust Me
as Vern
1989
6.0
Limit Up
as Chuck Feeney
1989
3.7
B.O.R.N.
as Robert Morrison
1989
3.4
Parenthood
as Dean at College
1989
6.7
Seinfeld
as Blind Man
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Farmer
1989
8.3
Tales from the Crypt
as Des
1989
8.0
Listen to Me
1989
5.3
Baywatch
as Joe
1989
6.0
Baywatch
as Fireman
1989
6.0
Quantum Leap
as Doc Graves
1989
8.0
Coach
as Herman Van Dam
1989
6.7
The 'Burbs
as Detective #2
1989
6.8
B.L. Stryker
1989
6.0
Superboy
1988
6.2
Dark Before Dawn
as Logan
1988
0.0
Wiseguy
as Ernest Haynes
1987
6.5
Innerspace
as Supermarket Customer
1987
6.8
Married... with Children
as Edwin
1987
7.7
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Dr. Jennings
1986
5.7
Return to Mayberry
as Preacher
1986
6.2
Two Soldiers
as Paw
1986
0.0
Gung Ho
as Mayor Conrad Zwart
1986
6.0
🎬
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake
as Captain Truck
1986
4.5
The Long Hot Summer
as Wilk
1985
5.2
Creator
as Mr. Spencer
1985
6.1
Cocoon
as St. Petersburg Dectective
1985
6.6
A Death in California
as Ralph Lee
1985
3.7
Playing with Fire
as Fireman Goodwin
1985
6.0
Scandal Sheet
as Mr. Bell
1985
5.0
Murder, She Wrote
as Fillmore
1984
7.5
Finder of Lost Loves
as Hank
1984
5.7
Splash
as McCullough
1984
6.3
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
as Policeman
1984
4.8
The Lonely Guy
as Minister
1984
6.2
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
as Still Photographer
1983
6.3
Forever and Beyond
as Technician
1983
10.0
Love Letters
as Joseph Chesley
1983
5.5
The Thorn Birds
as Doc Wilson
1983
7.2
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
as Bus Driver
1983
5.0
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Person #1 (uncredited)
1982
6.1
The Executioner's Song
as Lt. Nelson
1982
5.7
The Kid with the Broken Halo
as Coach Ramsdell
1982
6.0
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
as Dr. Jewell
1981
8.5
Smokey Bites the Dust
as Football Coach
1981
2.2
Dynasty
1981
6.4
Skyward
as Pilot #2
1980
6.9
Scout's Honor
as The Captain
1980
7.0
The Kid from Left Field
as Harry the Bartender
1979
5.8
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
as Mr. Murray
1979
4.7
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
as Self
1978
7.7
Cotton Candy
as Mr. Bremmercamp
1978
4.5
Battlestar Galactica
as Farnes
1978
7.1
Mork & Mindy
as Guard
1978
7.0
Mr. No Legs
as Lou's Sidekick
1978
5.8
Huckleberry Finn
as Pap Finn
1978
6.0
Another Man, Another Chance
as Wagonmaster
1977
6.0
Grand Theft Auto
as Ned Slinker
1977
5.2
The Legend of Frank Woods
as Howard Blacker
1977
0.0
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
0.0
Eat My Dust
as Clark
1976
5.6
Laverne & Shirley
1976
7.2
Switch
as Collins
1975
6.7
Locusts
as Aaron
1974
4.8
Little House on the Prairie
as Simpson
1974
7.9
Chinatown
as Irate Farmer
1974
7.9
Where the Lilies Bloom
as Roy Luther
1974
5.8
Happy Days
1974
7.6
The Red Pony
as Sheriff Bill Smith
1973
0.0
Kung Fu
as Sheriff Byrd
1972
7.7
ABC Afterschool Special
as Myron Faraday
1972
6.4
The Waltons
1972
7.2
The Waltons
as Dr. McIvers
1972
7.2
The Rookies
1972
6.8
Bloody Trail
as Jake
1972
2.0
Nichols
as Deputy
1971
5.0
Night Gallery
as Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
1970
7.8
The Wild Country
as Cleve
1970
6.0
Dan August
as Hobbs
1970
6.8
Then Came Bronson
as Carl Mueller
1969
4.8
Cool Hand Luke
as Sheriff
1967
7.7
Gentle Giant
as Tater Coughlin
1967
10.0
Gentle Ben
as Henry Boomhauer
1967
6.6
The Monroes
1966
5.7
An Eye for an Eye
as Harry
1966
7.6
Village of the Giants
as Deputy
1965
3.5
The F.B.I.
as Ranger
1965
5.4
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Camp Counselor (uncredited)
1963
5.9
The Virginian
as Luka
1962
6.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Andy Griffith Show
as Treasury agent
1960
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as The Governor's Chauffeur
1960
7.6
The Andy Griffith Show
as Bus Driver
1960
7.6
Bat Masterson
as Fletcher
1958
6.1
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Deputy Shaker
1956
6.0
Frontier Woman
as Prewitt
1956
6.0
Gunsmoke
as Judge Alan Franklin
1955
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Frank Benton
1955
6.6
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
7.5