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