Rance Howard
Actor
Biography
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
Independence Day
as Chaplain 1996
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Elderly Timekeeper 2000
Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Beck 2009
The Lone Ranger
as Engineer 2013
Mars Attacks!
as Texan Investor 1996
Apollo 13
as Reverend 1995
Chinatown
as Irate Farmer 1974
Valentine's Day
as Bistro Gardens Diner 2010
Ed Wood
as Old Man McCoy 1994
Cinderella Man
as Announcer Al Fazin 2005
Small Soldiers
as Husband 1998
Rat Race
as Feed the Earth Spokesman 2001
Nebraska
as Uncle Ray 2013
Universal Soldier
as John Devreux 1992
Cool Hand Luke
as Sheriff 1967
Jonah Hex
as Telegrapher 2010