Rance Howard
Known for acting · Born 17 November 1928 · Died 25 November 2017 · aged 89 · Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
241 credits
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).
Known for
The Flintstones
1960
Gentle Ben
1967
Toolbox Murders
2004
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Nebraska
2013
Bones
2005
Seinfeld
1989
Psycho
1998
The Dilemma
2011
Grand Theft Auto
1977
Babylon 5
1994
Harley's Hill
2011
Acting (234)
2019DadsSelfFilm
2019Apple SeedCarlFilm
2019The Christ SlayerDevil as Old ManFilm
2017Broken MemoriesJasperFilm
2017Chasing the StarDevil as an Old ManFilm
2016Max RoseWalter PrewittFilm
2016KalebegiakJosé MariFilm
201640 NightsDevil as an Old ManFilm
2016Talk RadioLouFilm
2015SolematesOlder ManFilm
2015Chez UpshawHarryFilm
2013The Lone RangerEngineerFilm
2013NebraskaUncle RayFilm
2013Second ChancesWilburFilm
2013HuffScottyFilm
2013Gone DarkCharlesFilm
2012Easy Rider: The Ride BackAndrew Jackson BennettFilm
2011The DilemmaBurtFilm
2011Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2PreacherFilm
2011WorkaholicsJerrySeries
2011Spooky BuddiesMr. JohnsonFilm
2011Rosewood LaneFred CrumbFilm
2011InSightCemetery PresiderFilm
2011Let GoDimplesFilm
2011Harley's HillCharlieFilm
2011Redemption: For Robbing the DeadDoctorFilm
2011Night ClubChuckFilm
2010Valentine's DayBistro Gardens DinerFilm
2010Jonah HexTelegrapherFilm
2010The TrialJudge DanielsonFilm
2010Once FallenHarryFilm
2010The Genesis CodeDr. TolleyFilm
2010The Child WanderersOld KnutFilm
2009Angels & DemonsCardinal BeckFilm
2009Lie to MeJoe MetzSeries
2009NCIS: Los AngelesEugeneSeries
2009Play the GameMervin LavineFilm
2009WithinDeli OwnerFilm
2009Boppin' at the Glue FactoryWalker BillFilm
2008Frost/NixonOllieFilm
2008Drillbit TaylorOlder ManFilm
2008KeithOld Man (uncredited)Film
2008Grizzly ParkRanger HowardFilm
2008Audie & the WolfDr. MaleosisFilm
2008Ghost Town: The MovieSheriff Tom ParkerFilm
2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryPreacherFilm
2007Georgia RuleDog Bite ManFilm
2007Be My BabyZippyFilm
2006Sasquatch MountainHarris ZeffFilm
2006Twenty Good YearsHenrySeries
2006Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson StoryJames KennedyFilm
2006Harrison BergeronNarratorFilm
2005Grey's AnatomyMartin CarrollSeries
2005BonesJerold Norsky · 2 episodesSeries
2005Cinderella ManAnnouncer Al FazinFilm
2005Ghost WhispererDirk AbramsSeries
2005Back By MidnightPriestFilm
2005Miracle at Sage CreekDoctor BabcockFilm
2004CSI: NYSamuel CooperSeries
2004The AlamoGovernor SmithFilm
2004Toolbox MurdersChas RookerFilm
2004Ghost RockCashFilm
2004Death and TexasCircuit Court JudgeFilm
2003Arrested DevelopmentRance HowardSeries
2003The MissingTelegraph OperatorFilm
2003Cold CaseBuddieSeries
2003That's So RavenMurphySeries
2003Legend of the Phantom RiderDoc FisherFilm
2003The Long Ride HomeOld ManFilm
2002D-ToxGeezerFilm
2002That '80s ShowMr. BaileySeries
2002Jumping for JoyFilm
2001A Beautiful MindWhite-Haired PatientFilm
2001Rat RaceFeed the Earth SpokesmanFilm
2001Joe DirtBomb Squad CopFilm
2001A Crack in the FloorFloyd FryedFilm
2001Ping!Old ManFilm
2000How the Grinch Stole ChristmasElderly TimekeeperFilm
2000Love & SexEarlFilm
2000Son of the BeachSeries
2000Big Wind on CampusGrandpa MortonFilm
2000The HuntressSeries
1999AngelMarcus RoscoeSeries
1999Happy, TexasElyFilm
1999MalevolenceDr. BurnsFilm
1999AbileneArlissFilm
1998Small SoldiersHusbandFilm
1998PsychoMr. LoweryFilm
1998Chairman of the BoardRev. HatleyFilm
1998Two of a KindMr. Fillmore · 2 episodesSeries
1998Land of the FreeHotel ManagerFilm
1998Evasive ActionTrain EngineerFilm
1998The Night CallerHankFilm
1997Money TalksReverendFilm
1997Just Shoot Me!Blind Flower GuySeries
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionReginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")Series
1997The Second Civil WarArnold Tooney, Jr.Film
1997TravellerFarmerFilm
1997Murder, She Wrote: South by SouthwestJarvis BeanFilm
1997BustedMayor DaviesFilm
1997Holiday in Your HeartBlind ManFilm
1996Independence DayChaplainFilm
1996Mars Attacks!Texan InvestorFilm
1996Sgt. BilkoMr. RobbinsFilm
19967th HeavenOld Man in ParkSeries
1996Ghosts of MississippiRalph HargroveFilm
1996Clueless · 2 episodesSeries
1996Tiger HeartMr. JohnsonFilm
1996Where Truth LiesJudge BloomFilm
1995Apollo 13ReverendFilm
1995Children of the Corn III: Urban HarvestEmployerFilm
1995Problem Child 3The JanitorFilm
1995Baywatch NightsSeries
1995The ColonyStan BensonFilm
1995Killing CupidZekeFilm
1994Ed WoodOld Man McCoyFilm
1994ERDr. Oliver KostinSeries
1994Babylon 5David Sheridan · 3 episodesSeries
1994Little GiantsFather KellyFilm
1994Terminal VelocityStunt Pilot/ChuckFilm
1994The PaperAlicia's DoctorFilm
1994Bigfoot: The Unforgettable EncounterToddFilm
1994Forced to KillRanceFilm
1994Runaway DaughtersMinute Man 3Film
1994Rebel HighwayMinutemanSeries
1993The X-FilesOld ManSeries
1993FearlessBald CabbyFilm
1993TicksSheriff ParkerFilm
1993Diagnosis: MurderDriverSeries
1993Ed and His Dead MotherRev. PraxtonFilm
1993SnapdragonPriestFilm
1992Universal SoldierJohn DevreuxFilm
1992Far and AwayTomlinFilm
1992Melrose PlaceMotel ManagerSeries
1992Boris and NatashaPolygraph ManFilm
1992I Don't Buy Kisses AnymoreElderly ManFilm
19919 1/2 Ninjas!Ninja NegotiatorFilm
1991Lucy & Desi: Before the LaughterBernieFilm
1991Switched at BirthFrank Hill · 2 episodesSeries
1989SeinfeldBlind Man, Farmer · 2 episodesSeries
1989The 'BurbsDetective #2Film
1989Tales from the CryptDesSeries
1989Quantum LeapDoc GravesSeries
1989ParenthoodDean at CollegeFilm
1989BaywatchJoe, FiremanSeries
1989CoachHerman Van DamSeries
1989Listen to MeFilm
1989B.L. StrykerSeries
1989B.O.R.N.Robert MorrisonFilm
1989Limit UpChuck FeeneyFilm
1989Trust MeVernFilm
1988SuperboyColonelSeries
1988Dark Before DawnLoganFilm
1987InnerspaceSupermarket CustomerFilm
1987Married... with ChildrenEdwin, ReverendSeries
1987WiseguyErnest HaynesSeries
1986Gung HoMayor Conrad ZwartFilm
1986Return to MayberryPreacherFilm
1986A Smoky Mountain ChristmasDr. JenningsFilm
1986Gary Coleman: For Safety's SakeCaptain TruckFilm
1986Two SoldiersPawFilm
1985CocoonSt. Petersburg DectectiveFilm
1985CreatorMr. SpencerFilm
1985The Long Hot SummerWilk · 2 episodesSeries
1985Scandal SheetMr. BellFilm
1985A Death in CaliforniaRalph Lee · 2 episodesSeries
1985Playing with FireFireman GoodwinFilm
1984SplashMcCulloughFilm
1984Murder, She WroteFillmoreSeries
1984The Lonely GuyMinisterFilm
1984The Fantastic World of D.C. CollinsPolicemanFilm
1984Finder of Lost LovesHankSeries
1983The Thorn BirdsDoc WilsonSeries
1983Love LettersJoseph ChesleyFilm
1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Bus DriverFilm
1983Rita Hayworth: The Love GoddessStill PhotographerFilm
1983Forever and BeyondTechnicianFilm
1982Airplane II: The SequelPerson #1 (uncredited)Film
1982The Executioner's SongLt. NelsonFilm
1982The Kid with the Broken HaloCoach RamsdellFilm
1981DynastySeries
1981Smokey Bites the DustFootball CoachFilm
1981The Miracle of Kathy MillerDr. JewellFilm
1980SkywardPilot #2Film
1980Scout's HonorThe CaptainFilm
1979The Kid from Left FieldHarry the BartenderFilm
1979Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady TruckersMr. MurrayFilm
1978Battlestar GalacticaFarnesSeries
1978Mork & MindyGuardSeries
1978Mr. No LegsLouFilm
1978Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy GuySelfFilm
1978Cotton CandyMr. BremmercampFilm
1978Huckleberry FinnPap FinnFilm
1977Grand Theft AutoNed SlinkerFilm
1977Another Man, Another ChanceWagonmasterFilm
1977The Legend of Frank WoodsHoward BlackerFilm
1976Laverne & ShirleySeries
1976Eat My DustClarkFilm
1976The New Daughters of Joshua CabeFilm
1976Image in a BottleThe DoctorFilm
1975SwitchCollinsSeries
1974ChinatownIrate FarmerFilm
1974Little House on the PrairieSimpsonSeries
1974Happy DaysMr. Burkhart · 3 episodesSeries
1974Where the Lilies BloomRoy LutherFilm
1974LocustsAaronFilm
1973The Red PonySheriff Bill SmithFilm
1972Kung FuSheriff ByrdSeries
1972The Waltons · 2 episodes, Dr. McIvers · 3 episodesSeries
1972The RookiesSeries
1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMyron FaradaySeries
1972Bloody TrailJakeFilm
1971NicholsDeputySeries
1970Night GalleryCameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")Series
1970The Wild CountryCleveFilm
1970Dan AugustHobbsSeries
1969Then Came BronsonCarl MuellerSeries
1967Cool Hand LukeSheriffFilm
1967Gentle BenHenry Boomhauer · 56 episodesSeries
1967Gentle GiantTater CoughlinFilm
1966An Eye for an EyeHarryFilm
1966The Monroes · 3 episodesSeries
1965Village of the GiantsDeputyFilm
1965The F.B.I.RangerSeries
1963The Courtship of Eddie's FatherCamp Counselor (uncredited)Film
1962The VirginianLukaSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
1960The Andy Griffith ShowTreasury agent · 2 episodes, The Governor's Chauffeur, Bus DriverSeries
1958Bat MastersonFletcherSeries
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDeputy ShakerSeries
1956Frontier WomanPrewittFilm
1955GunsmokeJudge Alan Franklin, Frank BentonSeries
1953The Danny Thomas ShowTV CrewmanSeries
1947Kraft Television Theatre · 2 episodesSeries
Production (2)
1981Through the Magic PyramidProducer, WriterFilm
1978Cotton CandyCo-ProducerFilm
Writing (5)
1977Grand Theft AutoWriter, Associate ProducerFilm
1972The RookiesWriterSeries
1967Gentle BenWriterSeries
1960The FlintstonesWriterSeries
1960The Andy Griffith ShowWriterSeries