
Rance Howard
Acting
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
2019Dads
Self
2019The Christ Slayer
Devil as Old Man
2019Apple Seed
Carl
2017Broken Memories
Jasper
2017Chasing the Star
Devil as an Old Man
2016Kalebegiak
José Mari
2016Talk Radio
Lou
201640 Nights
Devil as an Old Man
2016Max Rose
Walter Prewitt
2015Solemates
Older Man
2013Nebraska
Uncle Ray
2013Huff
Scotty
2013The Lone Ranger
Engineer
2013Second Chances
Wilbur
2012Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Andrew Jackson Bennett
2011Spooky Buddies
Mr. Johnson
2011InSight
Cemetery Presider
2011Rosewood Lane
Fred Crumb
2011Harley's Hill
Charlie
2011Let Go
Dimples
2011Night Club
Chuck
2011The Dilemma
Burt
2011Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Preacher
2011Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Doctor
