Actor
· Acting
Rance Howard
Born 1928-11-17
Died 2017-11-25
📍 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 236
Dads
as Self
2019
The Christ Slayer
as Devil as Old Man
2019
Apple Seed
as Carl
2019
Chasing the Star
as Devil as an Old Man
2017
Broken Memories
as Jasper
2017
Kalebegiak
as José Mari
2016
Max Rose
as Walter Prewitt
2016
40 Nights
as Devil as an Old Man
2016
Talk Radio
as Lou
2016
Solemates
as Older Man
2015
Nebraska
as Uncle Ray
2013
The Lone Ranger
as Engineer
2013
Second Chances
as Wilbur
2013
Huff
as Scotty
2013
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
as Andrew Jackson Bennett
2012
Let Go
as Dimples
2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Doctor
2011
Rosewood Lane
as Fred Crumb
2011
Spooky Buddies
as Mr. Johnson
2011
InSight
as Cemetery Presider
2011
Harley's Hill
as Charlie
2011
Night Club
as Chuck
2011
Workaholics
as Jerry
2011
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Preacher
2011
The Dilemma
as Burt
2011
Once Fallen
as Harry
2010
The Trial
as Judge Danielson
2010
The Genesis Code
as Dr. Tolley
2010
Jonah Hex
as Telegrapher
2010
The Child Wanderers
as Old Knut
2010
Valentine's Day
as Bistro Gardens Diner
2010
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Eugene
2009
Within
as Deli Owner
2009
Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Beck
2009
Play the Game
as Mervin Lavine
2009
Lie to Me
as Joe Metz
2009
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
as Walker Bill
2009
Frost/Nixon
as Ollie
2008
Ghost Town: The Movie
as Sheriff Tom Parker
2008
Keith
as Old Man (uncredited)
2008
Grizzly Park
as Ranger Howard
2008
Drillbit Taylor
as Older Man
2008
Audie & the Wolf
as Dr. Maleosis
2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Preacher
2007
Be My Baby
as Zippy
2007
Georgia Rule
as Dog Bite Man
2007
Twenty Good Years
as Henry
2006
Sasquatch Mountain
as Harris Zeff
2006
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
as James Kennedy
2006
Miracle at Sage Creek
as Doctor Babcock
2005
Ghost Whisperer
as Dirk Abrams
2005
Bones
as Jerold Norsky
2005
Cinderella Man
as Announcer Al Fazin
2005
Grey's Anatomy
as Martin Carroll
2005
Back By Midnight
as Priest
2005
Toolbox Murders
as Chas Rooker
2004
CSI: NY
as Samuel Cooper
2004
Ghost Rock
as Cash
2004
The Alamo
as Governor Smith
2004
Death and Texas
as Circuit Court Judge
2004
The Missing
as Telegraph Operator
2003
Arrested Development
as Rance Howard
2003
Cold Case
as Buddie
2003
The Long Ride Home
as Old Man
2003
Legend of the Phantom Rider
as Doc Fisher
2003
That's So Raven
as Murphy
2003
Jumping for Joy
2002
That '80s Show
as Mr. Bailey
2002
D-Tox
as Geezer
2002
A Beautiful Mind
as White-Haired Patient
2001
Ping!
as Old Man
2001
Rat Race
as Feed the Earth Spokesman
2001
A Crack in the Floor
as Floyd Fryed
2001
Joe Dirt
as Bomb Squad Cop
2001
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Elderly Timekeeper
2000
The Huntress
2000
Son of the Beach
2000
Love & Sex
as Earl
2000
Big Wind on Campus
as Grandpa Morton
2000
Happy, Texas
as Ely
1999
Angel
as Marcus Roscoe
1999
Abilene
as Arliss
1999
Malevolence
as Dr. Burns
1999
Psycho
as Mr. Lowery
1998
Land of the Free
as Hotel Manager
1998
Two of a Kind
as Mr. Fillmore
1998
The Night Caller
as Hank
1998
Small Soldiers
as Husband
1998
Chairman of the Board
as Rev. Hatley
1998
Evasive Action
as Train Engineer
1998
Holiday in Your Heart
as Blind Man
1997
The Second Civil War
as Arnold Tooney, Jr.
1997
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
as Jarvis Bean
1997
Money Talks
as Reverend
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")
1997
Traveller
as Farmer
1997
Just Shoot Me!
as Blind Flower Guy
1997
Busted
as Mayor Davies
1997
Where Truth Lies
as Judge Bloom
1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
as Ralph Hargrove
1996
Mars Attacks!
as Texan Investor
1996
Clueless
1996
7th Heaven
as Old Man in Park
1996
Tiger Heart
as Mr. Johnson
1996
Independence Day
as Chaplain
1996
Sgt. Bilko
as Mr. Robbins
1996
Baywatch Nights
1995
The Colony
as Stan Benson
1995
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
as Employer
1995
Killing Cupid
as Zeke
1995
Apollo 13
as Reverend
1995
Problem Child 3
as The Janitor
1995
Little Giants
as Father Kelly
1994
Ed Wood
as Old Man McCoy
1994
Terminal Velocity
as Stunt Pilot/Chuck
1994
ER
as Dr. Oliver Kostin
1994
Runaway Daughters
as Minute Man 3
1994
Rebel Highway
as Minuteman
1994
Forced to Kill
as Rance
1994
The Paper
as Alicia's Doctor
1994
Babylon 5
as David Sheridan
1994
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
as Todd
1994
Snapdragon
as Priest
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
as Driver
1993
Fearless
as Bald Cabby
1993
Ticks
as Sheriff Parker
1993
The X-Files
as Old Man
1993
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Rev. Praxton
1993
Universal Soldier
as John Devreux
1992
Melrose Place
as Motel Manager
1992
Far and Away
as Tomlin
1992
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
as Elderly Man
1992
Boris and Natasha
as Polygraph Man
1992
Switched at Birth
as Frank Hill
1991
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
as Bernie
1991
9 1/2 Ninjas!
as Ninja Negotiator
1991
Trust Me
as Vern
1989
Limit Up
as Chuck Feeney
1989
B.O.R.N.
as Robert Morrison
1989
Parenthood
as Dean at College
1989
Seinfeld
as Blind Man
1989
Seinfeld
as Farmer
1989
Tales from the Crypt
as Des
1989
Listen to Me
1989
Baywatch
as Joe
1989
Baywatch
as Fireman
1989
Quantum Leap
as Doc Graves
1989
Coach
as Herman Van Dam
1989
The 'Burbs
as Detective #2
1989
B.L. Stryker
1989
Superboy
as Colonel
1988
Dark Before Dawn
as Logan
1988
Wiseguy
as Ernest Haynes
1987
Innerspace
as Supermarket Customer
1987
Married... with Children
as Edwin
1987
Married... with Children
as Reverend
1987
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
as Dr. Jennings
1986
Return to Mayberry
as Preacher
1986
Two Soldiers
as Paw
1986
Gung Ho
as Mayor Conrad Zwart
1986
The Long Hot Summer
as Wilk
1985
Creator
as Mr. Spencer
1985
Cocoon
as St. Petersburg Dectective
1985
A Death in California
as Ralph Lee
1985
Playing with Fire
as Fireman Goodwin
1985
Scandal Sheet
as Mr. Bell
1985
Murder, She Wrote
as Fillmore
1984
Finder of Lost Loves
as Hank
1984
Splash
as McCullough
1984
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
as Policeman
1984
The Lonely Guy
as Minister
1984
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
as Still Photographer
1983
Forever and Beyond
as Technician
1983
Love Letters
as Joseph Chesley
1983
The Thorn Birds
as Doc Wilson
1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
as Bus Driver
1983
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Person #1 (uncredited)
1982
The Executioner's Song
as Lt. Nelson
1982
The Kid with the Broken Halo
as Coach Ramsdell
1982
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
as Dr. Jewell
1981
Smokey Bites the Dust
as Football Coach
1981
Dynasty
1981
Skyward
as Pilot #2
1980
Scout's Honor
as The Captain
1980
The Kid from Left Field
as Harry the Bartender
1979
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
as Mr. Murray
1979
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
as Self
1978
Cotton Candy
as Mr. Bremmercamp
1978
Battlestar Galactica
as Farnes
1978
Mork & Mindy
as Guard
1978
Mr. No Legs
as Lou
1978
Huckleberry Finn
as Pap Finn
1978
Another Man, Another Chance
as Wagonmaster
1977
Grand Theft Auto
as Ned Slinker
1977
The Legend of Frank Woods
as Howard Blacker
1977
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
Eat My Dust
as Clark
1976
Laverne & Shirley
1976
Switch
as Collins
1975
Locusts
as Aaron
1974
Little House on the Prairie
as Simpson
1974
Chinatown
as Irate Farmer
1974
Where the Lilies Bloom
as Roy Luther
1974
Happy Days
as Mr. Burkhart
1974
The Red Pony
as Sheriff Bill Smith
1973
Kung Fu
as Sheriff Byrd
1972
ABC Afterschool Special
as Myron Faraday
1972
The Waltons
1972
The Waltons
as Dr. McIvers
1972
The Rookies
1972
Bloody Trail
as Jake
1972
Nichols
as Deputy
1971
The Wild Country
as Cleve
1970
Night Gallery
as Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
1970
Dan August
as Hobbs
1970
Then Came Bronson
as Carl Mueller
1969
Cool Hand Luke
as Sheriff
1967
Gentle Giant
as Tater Coughlin
1967
Gentle Ben
as Henry Boomhauer
1967
The Monroes
1966
An Eye for an Eye
as Harry
1966
Village of the Giants
as Deputy
1965
The F.B.I.
as Ranger
1965
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Camp Counselor (uncredited)
1963
The Virginian
as Luka
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
as Treasury agent
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as Bus Driver
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as The Governor's Chauffeur
1960
Bat Masterson
as Fletcher
1958
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Deputy Shaker
1956
Frontier Woman
as Prewitt
1956
Gunsmoke
as Judge Alan Franklin
1955
Gunsmoke
as Frank Benton
1955
The Danny Thomas Show
as TV Crewman
1953
Kraft Television Theatre
1947