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Rance Howard

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1928-11-17

Day of Death

2017-11-25

Place of Birth

Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

Rance Howard

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 (164)

⭐ 6.9 Role: Self

Dads

2019
⭐ 5.0 Role: Devil as Old Man

The Christ Slayer

2019
⭐ 6.0 Role: Carl

Apple Seed

2019
⭐ 4.3 Role: Devil as an Old Man

Chasing the Star

2017
⭐ 7.0 Role: Jasper

Broken Memories

2017
⭐ 7.0 Role: José Mari

Kalebegiak

2016
⭐ 5.6 Role: Walter Prewitt

Max Rose

2016
⭐ 8.0 Role: Devil as an Old Man

40 Nights

2016
⭐ 0 Role: Lou

Talk Radio

2016
⭐ 6.0 Role: Older Man

Solemates

2015
No Image
⭐ 1.8 Role: Charles

Gone Dark

2013
⭐ 7.4 Role: Uncle Ray

Nebraska

2013
⭐ 6.1 Role: Engineer

The Lone Ranger

2013
⭐ 6.2 Role: Wilbur

Second Chances

2013
⭐ 4.3 Role: Scotty

Huff

2013