Birthday
1928/11/17
Day of death
2017/11/25 (89 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Also know as
Harold Engle Beckenholdt
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 (20...Read more
(2000) Big Wind on Campus
as Grandpa Morton
(2011) Spooky Buddies
as Mr. Johnson
(2008) Audie & the Wolf
as Dr. Maleosis
(1978) Cotton Candy
as Mr. Bremmercamp
(2009) Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Beck
(1986) Gung Ho
as Mayor Conrad Zwart
(2001) A Crack in the Floor
as Floyd Fryed
(1994) Runaway Daughters
as Minute Man 3
(1998) Land of the Free
as Hotel Manager
(1985) Creator
as Mr. Spencer
(1981) Smokey Bites the Dust
as Football Coach
(1992) I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
as Elderly Man
(1986) A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Dr. Jennings
(1978) Mr. No Legs
as Lou's Sidekick
(2004) Toolbox Murders
as Chas Rooker
(2005) Miracle at Sage Creek
as Doctor Babcock
(1973) The Red Pony
as Sheriff Bill Smith
(2007) Be My Baby
as Zippy
(1989) Trust Me
as Vern
(1994) Terminal Velocity
as Stunt Pilot/Chuck
(1977) Grand Theft Auto
as Ned Slinker
(1978) Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
as Self
(2011) InSight
as Cemetery Presider
(1980) Skyward
as Pilot #2
(1982) The Kid with the Broken Halo
as Coach Ramsdell
(2019) Dads
as Self
(1984) Splash
as McCullough
(1974) Locusts
as Aaron
(2013) Gone Dark
as Charles
(1988) Dark Before Dawn
as Logan
(1995) Problem Child 3
as The Janitor
(1997) Holiday in Your Heart
as Blind Man
(1996) Mars Attacks!
as Texan Investor
(2011) Rosewood Lane
as Fred Crumb
(1979) Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
as Mr. Murray
(2006) Sasquatch Mountain
as Harris Zeff
(2008) Grizzly Park
as Ranger Howard
(1993) Ticks
as Sheriff Parker
(1985) Cocoon
as St. Petersburg Dectective
(2000) How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Elderly Timekeeper
(2011) Harley's Hill
as Charlie
(2006) Harrison Bergeron
as Narrator
(1989) The 'Burbs
as Detective #2
(1996) Tiger Heart
as Mr. Johnson
(2009) Boppin' at the Glue Factory
as Walker Bill
(1972) Bloody Trail
as Jake
(2008) Frost/Nixon
as Ollie
(2013) Nebraska
as Uncle Ray
(1967) Cool Hand Luke
as Sheriff
(1974) Where the Lilies Bloom
as Roy Luther
(1974) Chinatown
as Irate Farmer
(2003) The Long Ride Home
as Old Man
(2011) Let Go
as Dimples
(1983) Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
as Still Photographer
(1967) Gentle Giant
as Tater Coughlin
(1963) The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Camp Counselor (uncredited)
(1983) Forever and Beyond
as Technician
(1996) Where Truth Lies
as Judge Bloom
(1987) Innerspace
as Supermarket Customer
(1996) Sgt. Bilko
as Mr. Robbins
(2001) Ping!
as Old Man
(1977) Another Man, Another Chance
as Wagonmaster
(1981) The Miracle of Kathy Miller
as Dr. Jewell
(2005) Back By Midnight
as Priest
(2013) Huff
as Scotty
(2009) Play the Game
as Mervin Lavine
(1992) Universal Soldier
as John Devreux
(1984) The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
as Policeman
(1995) The Colony
as Stan Benson
(1989) B.O.R.N.
as Robert Morrison
(1983) The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
as ---
(1985) Scandal Sheet
as Mr. Bell
(1980) Scout's Honor
as The Captain
(1991) Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
as Bernie
(2001) A Beautiful Mind
as White-Haired Patient
(1979) The Kid from Left Field
as Harry the Bartender
(2005) Cinderella Man
as Announcer Al Fazin
(1989) Parenthood
as Dean at College
(2003) The Missing
as Telegraph Operator
(1994) Ed Wood
as Old Man McCoy (uncredited)
(2008) Ghost Town: The Movie
as Sheriff Tom Parker
(1966) An Eye for an Eye
as Harry
(1989) Listen to Me
as ---
(1982) Airplane II: The Sequel
as Person #1 (uncredited)
(2008) Drillbit Taylor
as Older Man
(2006) Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
as James Kennedy
(1994) Little Giants
as Father Kelly
(2007) Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Preacher
(1993) Snapdragon
as Priest
(1985) Playing with Fire
as Fireman Goodwin
(1976) Eat My Dust
as Clark
(2004) Ghost Rock
as Cash
(1995) Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
as Employer
(2011) Night Club
as Chuck
(2004) Death and Texas
as Circuit Court Judge
(2013) The Lone Ranger
as Engineer
(1991) 9 1/2 Ninjas!
as Ninja Negotiator
(1998) The Night Caller
as Hank
(2011) The Dilemma
as Burt
(2016) Kalebegiak
as José Mari
(1993) Fearless
as Bald Cabby
(1956) Frontier Woman
as Prewitt
(2016) Talk Radio
as Lou
(2010) The Child Wanderers
as Old Knut
(2003) Legend of the Phantom Rider
as Doc Fisher
(1998) Psycho
as Mr. Lowery
(1994) The Paper
as Alicia's Doctor
(2011) Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Preacher
(2016) 40 Nights
as Devil as an Old Man
(1977) The Legend of Frank Woods
as Howard Blacker
(1993) Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rev. Praxton
(2015) Solemates
as Older Man
(2017) Broken Memories
as Jasper
(1989) Limit Up
as Chuck Feeney
(1965) Village of the Giants
as Deputy
(1995) Apollo 13
as Reverend
(1994) Forced to Kill
as Rance
(2017) Chasing the Star
as Devil as an Old Man
(2019) The Christ Slayer
as Devil as Old Man
(2010) The Genesis Code
as Dr. Tolley
(1992) Far and Away
as Tomlin
(1970) The Wild Country
as Cleve
(1994) Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
as Todd
(1997) The Second Civil War
as Arnold Tooney, Jr.
(1998) Evasive Action
as Train Engineer
(2001) Rat Race
as Feed the Earth Spokesman
(2010) Once Fallen
as Harry
(2000) Love & Sex
as Earl
(2010) The Trial
as Judge Danielson
(1997) Busted
as Mayor Davies
(1991) Switched at Birth
as Frank Hill
(2013) Second Chances
as Wilbur
(2002) D-Tox
as Geezer
(1995) Killing Cupid
as Zeke
(1986) Return to Mayberry
as Preacher
(1996) Independence Day
as Chaplain
(1999) Abilene
as Arliss
(1997) Traveller
as Farmer
(1975) Huckleberry Finn
as Pap Finn
(1998) Chairman of the Board
as Rev. Hatley
(1983) Love Letters
as Joseph Chesley
(2001) Joe Dirt
as Bomb Squad Cop
(2004) The Alamo
as Governor Smith
(2002) Jumping For Joy
as ---
(2008) Keith
as Old Man (uncredited)
(2019) Apple Seed
as Carl
(2010) Jonah Hex
as Telegrapher
(2011) Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Doctor
(1998) Small Soldiers
as Husband
(1997) Money Talks
as Reverend
(2007) Georgia Rule
as Dog Bite Man
(2010) Valentine's Day
as Bistro Gardens Diner
(1982) The Executioner's Song
as Lt. Nelson
(2009) Within
as Deli Owner
(1976) The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
as ---
(1997) Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
as Jarvis Bean
(1984) The Lonely Guy
as Minister
(1999) Happy, Texas
as Ely
(1996) Ghosts of Mississippi
as Ralph Hargrove
(1999) Malevolence
as Dr. Burns
(1992) Boris and Natasha
as Polygraph Man
(1986) Two Soldiers
as Paw
(2012) Easy Rider: The Ride Back
as Andrew Jackson Bennett
(1986) Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake
as Captain Truck
(2016) Max Rose
as Walter Prewitt
(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Treasury agent
(2000) Son of the Beach
as ---
(1972) The Rookies
as ---
(1972) Kung Fu
as ---
(2005) Ghost Whisperer
as Dirk Abrams
(1974) Little House on the Prairie
as ---
(1998) Two of a Kind
as Mr. Fillmore
(2003) Cold Case
as Buddie
(1989) Tales from the Crypt
as Des
(1999) Angel
as Marcus Roscoe
(2004) CSI: NY
as Samuel Cooper
(1981) Dynasty
as ---
(1974) Happy Days
as ---
(1996) Clueless
as ---
(1993) Diagnosis: Murder
as Driver
(1989) Quantum Leap
as Doc Graves
(1976) Laverne & Shirley
as ---
(2002) That '80s Show
as ---
(1994) Babylon 5
as David Sheridan
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Judge Alan Franklin
(1970) Night Gallery
as Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
(1992) Melrose Place
as Motel Manager
(1988) Superboy
as ---
(1989) Baywatch
as Joe
(1996) 7th Heaven
as Old Man in Park
(2000) The Huntress
as ---
(1997) Just Shoot Me!
as Blind Flower Guy
(1972) The Waltons
as ---
(1987) Wiseguy
as Ernest Haynes
(1994) ER
as Dr. Oliver Kostin
(1966) The Monroes
as ---
(1962) The Virginian
as Luka
(1969) Then Came Bronson
as ---
(1983) The Thorn Birds
as Doc Wilson
(1958) Bat Masterson
as Fletcher
(1972) ABC Afterschool Special
as Myron Faraday
(1967) Gentle Ben
as Henry Boomhauer
(1989) B.L. Stryker
as ---
(1989) Seinfeld
as Blind Man
(1989) Baywatch
as Fireman
(1971) Nichols
as Deputy
(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as Bus Driver
(1960) The Andy Griffith Show
as The Governor's Chauffeur
(1987) Married... with Children
as Edwin
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Frank Benton
(2003) Arrested Development
as Rance Howard
(1985) The Long Hot Summer
as Wilk
(1989) Seinfeld
as Farmer
(2009) Lie to Me
as Joe Metz
(1947) Kraft Television Theatre
as ---
(1965) The F.B.I.
as Ranger
(1997) Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1972) The Waltons
as Dr. McIvers
(1978) Mork & Mindy
as Guard
(1984) Finder of Lost Loves
as Hank
(2005) Grey's Anatomy
as Martin Carroll
(2005) Bones
as Jerold Norsky
(2003) That's So Raven
as Murphy
(1993) The X-Files
as Old Man
(1989) Coach
as Herman Van Dam
(1970) Dan August
as Hobbs
(1995) Baywatch Nights
as ---
(1985) A Death in California
as Ralph Lee
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Fillmore
(1978) Battlestar Galactica
as Farnes
(2009) NCIS: Los Angeles
as Eugene