Rance Howard
Born: 1928-11-17 in Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Died: 2017-11-25
Known For: Acting
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
2019
- Dads as Self
- The Christ Slayer as Devil as Old Man
- Apple Seed as Carl
2017
- Chasing the Star as Devil as an Old Man
- Broken Memories as Jasper
2016
- Max Rose as Walter Prewitt
- Kalebegiak as José Mari
- 40 Nights as Devil as an Old Man
- Talk Radio as Lou
2015
- Solemates as Older Man
2013
- The Lone Ranger as Engineer
- Nebraska as Uncle Ray
- Second Chances as Wilbur
- Huff as Scotty
- Gone Dark as Charles
2012
- Easy Rider: The Ride Back as Andrew Jackson Bennett
2011
- Workaholics as Jerry
- The Dilemma as Burt
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 as Preacher
- Spooky Buddies as Mr. Johnson
- Let Go as Dimples
- InSight as Cemetery Presider
- Redemption: For Robbing the Dead as Doctor
- Rosewood Lane as Fred Crumb
- Night Club as Chuck
- Harley's Hill as Charlie
2010
- Valentine's Day as Bistro Gardens Diner
- Jonah Hex as Telegrapher
- Once Fallen as Harry
- The Trial as Judge Danielson
- The Genesis Code as Dr. Tolley
- The Child Wanderers as Old Knut
2009
- NCIS: Los Angeles as Eugene
- Lie to Me as Joe Metz
- Angels & Demons as Cardinal Beck
- Play the Game as Mervin Lavine
- Within as Deli Owner
- Boppin' at the Glue Factory as Walker Bill
2008
- Drillbit Taylor as Older Man
- Frost/Nixon as Ollie
- Keith as Old Man (uncredited)
- Ghost Town: The Movie as Sheriff Tom Parker
- Grizzly Park as Ranger Howard
- Audie & the Wolf as Dr. Maleosis
2007
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Preacher
- Georgia Rule as Dog Bite Man
- Be My Baby as Zippy
2006
- Twenty Good Years as Henry
- Sasquatch Mountain as Harris Zeff
- Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story as James Kennedy
- Harrison Bergeron as Narrator
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Martin Carroll
- Bones as Jerold Norsky
- Ghost Whisperer as Dirk Abrams
- Cinderella Man as Announcer Al Fazin
- Back By Midnight as Priest
- Miracle at Sage Creek as Doctor Babcock
2004
- CSI: NY as Samuel Cooper
- The Alamo as Governor Smith
- Toolbox Murders as Chas Rooker
- Ghost Rock as Cash
- Death and Texas as Circuit Court Judge
2003
- Cold Case as Buddie
- Arrested Development as Rance Howard
- That's So Raven as Murphy
- The Missing as Telegraph Operator
- The Long Ride Home as Old Man
- Legend of the Phantom Rider as Doc Fisher
2002
- That '80s Show as Mr. Bailey
- D-Tox as Geezer
- Jumping for Joy
2001
- A Beautiful Mind as White-Haired Patient
- Rat Race as Feed the Earth Spokesman
- Joe Dirt as Bomb Squad Cop
- Ping! as Old Man
- A Crack in the Floor as Floyd Fryed
2000
- Son of the Beach
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas as Elderly Timekeeper
- The Huntress
- Love & Sex as Earl
- Big Wind on Campus as Grandpa Morton
1999
- Angel as Marcus Roscoe
- Happy, Texas as Ely
- Abilene as Arliss
- Malevolence as Dr. Burns
1998
- Two of a Kind as Mr. Fillmore
- Small Soldiers as Husband
- Psycho as Mr. Lowery
- Chairman of the Board as Rev. Hatley
- Evasive Action as Train Engineer
- Land of the Free as Hotel Manager
- The Night Caller as Hank
1997
- Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")
- Just Shoot Me! as Blind Flower Guy
- Money Talks as Reverend
- Traveller as Farmer
- The Second Civil War as Arnold Tooney, Jr.
- Busted as Mayor Davies
- Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest as Jarvis Bean
- Holiday in Your Heart as Blind Man
1996
- 7th Heaven as Old Man in Park
- Clueless
- Independence Day as Chaplain
- Mars Attacks! as Texan Investor
- Ghosts of Mississippi as Ralph Hargrove
- Sgt. Bilko as Mr. Robbins
- Tiger Heart as Mr. Johnson
- Where Truth Lies as Judge Bloom
1995
- Baywatch Nights
- Apollo 13 as Reverend
- Problem Child 3 as The Janitor
- Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest as Employer
- The Colony as Stan Benson
- Killing Cupid as Zeke
1994
- ER as Dr. Oliver Kostin
- Babylon 5 as David Sheridan
- Rebel Highway as Minuteman
- Ed Wood as Old Man McCoy
- The Paper as Alicia's Doctor
- Little Giants as Father Kelly
- Terminal Velocity as Stunt Pilot/Chuck
- Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter as Todd
- Forced to Kill as Rance
- Runaway Daughters as Minute Man 3
1993
- The X-Files as Old Man
- Diagnosis: Murder as Driver
- Fearless as Bald Cabby
- Ticks as Sheriff Parker
- Snapdragon as Priest
- Ed and His Dead Mother as Rev. Praxton
1992
- Melrose Place as Motel Manager
- Universal Soldier as John Devreux
- Far and Away as Tomlin
- Boris and Natasha as Polygraph Man
- I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore as Elderly Man
1991
- Switched at Birth as Frank Hill
- Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter as Bernie
- 9 1/2 Ninjas! as Ninja Negotiator
1989
- Seinfeld as Blind Man
- Baywatch as Joe
- Quantum Leap as Doc Graves
- Coach as Herman Van Dam
- Tales from the Crypt as Des
- Parenthood as Dean at College
- The 'Burbs as Detective #2
- B.L. Stryker
- Listen to Me
- Limit Up as Chuck Feeney
- Trust Me as Vern
- B.O.R.N. as Robert Morrison
1988
- Superboy as Colonel
- Dark Before Dawn as Logan
1987
- Married... with Children as Edwin
- Wiseguy as Ernest Haynes
- Innerspace as Supermarket Customer
1986
- Gung Ho as Mayor Conrad Zwart
- Return to Mayberry as Preacher
- A Smoky Mountain Christmas as Dr. Jennings
- Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake as Captain Truck
- Two Soldiers as Paw
1985
- Cocoon as St. Petersburg Dectective
- The Long Hot Summer as Wilk
- A Death in California as Ralph Lee
- Creator as Mr. Spencer
- Scandal Sheet as Mr. Bell
- Playing with Fire as Fireman Goodwin
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Fillmore
- Finder of Lost Loves as Hank
- Splash as McCullough
- The Lonely Guy as Minister
- The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins as Policeman
1983
- The Thorn Birds as Doc Wilson
- Love Letters as Joseph Chesley
- The Kid with the 200 I.Q. as Bus Driver
- Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess as Still Photographer
- Forever and Beyond as Technician
1982
- Airplane II: The Sequel as Person #1 (uncredited)
- The Executioner's Song as Lt. Nelson
- The Kid with the Broken Halo as Coach Ramsdell
1981
- Dynasty
- Through the Magic Pyramid ... (Producer)
- The Miracle of Kathy Miller as Dr. Jewell
- Smokey Bites the Dust as Football Coach
1980
- Skyward as Pilot #2
- Scout's Honor as The Captain
1979
- Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers as Mr. Murray
- The Kid from Left Field as Harry the Bartender
1978
- Mork & Mindy as Guard
- Battlestar Galactica as Farnes
- Mr. No Legs as Lou
- Cotton Candy as Mr. Bremmercamp
- Huckleberry Finn as Pap Finn
- Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy as Self
1977
- Another Man, Another Chance as Wagonmaster
- Grand Theft Auto as Ned Slinker
- The Legend of Frank Woods as Howard Blacker
1976
1975
- Switch as Collins
1974
- Little House on the Prairie as Simpson
- Happy Days as Mr. Burkhart
- Chinatown as Irate Farmer
- Where the Lilies Bloom as Roy Luther
- Locusts as Aaron
1973
- The Red Pony as Sheriff Bill Smith
1972
- The Waltons
- The Rookies
- ABC Afterschool Special as Myron Faraday
- Kung Fu as Sheriff Byrd
- Bloody Trail as Jake
1971
- Nichols as Deputy
1970
- Night Gallery as Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
- Dan August as Hobbs
- The Wild Country as Cleve
1969
- Then Came Bronson as Carl Mueller
1967
- Gentle Ben as Henry Boomhauer
- Cool Hand Luke as Sheriff
- Gentle Giant as Tater Coughlin
1966
- The Monroes
- An Eye for an Eye as Harry
1965
- The F.B.I. as Ranger
- Village of the Giants as Deputy
1963
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Camp Counselor (uncredited)
1962
- The Virginian as Luka
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1960
- The Andy Griffith Show as Treasury agent
- The Flintstones ... (Writer)
1958
- Bat Masterson as Fletcher
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Deputy Shaker
- Frontier Woman as Prewitt
1955
- Gunsmoke as Judge Alan Franklin
1953
- The Danny Thomas Show as TV Crewman