Rance Howard
AKA: Harold Engle Beckenholdt
Birthday: 1928-11-17
Died: 2017-11-25
Birthplace: Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
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
Character: Grandpa Morton
Character: Mr. Bremmercamp
Character: Mayor Conrad Zwart
Character: Football Coach
Character: Lou's Sidekick
Character: Doctor Babcock
Character: Sheriff Bill Smith
Character: Stunt Pilot/Chuck
Character: Cemetery Presider
Character: Coach Ramsdell
Character: Texan Investor
Character: Sheriff Parker
Character: St. Petersburg Dectective
Character: Elderly Timekeeper
Character: Still Photographer
Character: Tater Coughlin
Character: Camp Counselor (uncredited)
Character: Supermarket Customer
Character: Robert Morrison
Character: White-Haired Patient
Character: Harry the Bartender
Character: Announcer Al Fazin
Character: Dean at College
Character: Telegraph Operator
Character: Old Man McCoy (uncredited)
Character: Sheriff Tom Parker
Character: Person #1 (uncredited)
Character: Fireman Goodwin
Character: Circuit Court Judge
Character: Ninja Negotiator
Character: Alicia's Doctor
Character: Devil as an Old Man
Character: Howard Blacker
Character: Devil as an Old Man
Character: Devil as Old Man
Character: Arnold Tooney, Jr.
Character: Train Engineer
Character: Feed the Earth Spokesman
Character: Judge Danielson
Character: Joseph Chesley
Character: Bomb Squad Cop
Character: Governor Smith
Character: Old Man (uncredited)
Character: Bistro Gardens Diner
Character: Ralph Hargrove