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Director
Rance Howard
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 22250
IMDb ID: nm0397555
Known for: Acting
Born: November 17, 1928
Died: November 25, 2017
Age: 89
Place of birth: Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1947 - 2019
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q2004409
Also known as
Harold Engle Beckenholdt
Frequent jobs
Writer (5)Co-Producer (1)
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).
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Rance Howard.
as Irate Farmer
Chinatown
1974 • Movie
as White-Haired Patient
A Beautiful Mind
2001 • Movie
as Sheriff
Cool Hand Luke
1967 • Movie
as Announcer Al Fazin
Cinderella Man
2005 • Movie
as Reverend
Apollo 13
1995 • Movie
as Old Man McCoy
Ed Wood
1994 • Movie
as Uncle Ray
Nebraska
2013 • Movie
as Ollie
Frost/Nixon
2008 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Rance Howard.
as Old Man • 1 eps
The X-Files
1993 • Series
as Blind Man • 1 eps
Seinfeld
1989 • Series
as Martin Carroll • 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as Jerold Norsky • 2 eps
Bones
2005 • Series
as Dirk Abrams • 1 eps
Ghost Whisperer
2005 • Series
as David Sheridan • 3 eps
Babylon 5
1994 • Series
as Doc Graves • 1 eps
Quantum Leap
1989 • Series
as Des • 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
1989 • Series
as Simpson • 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
1974 • Series
as Rance Howard • 1 eps
Arrested Development
2003 • Series
as Joe Metz • 1 eps
Lie to Me
2009 • Series
as Marcus Roscoe • 1 eps
Angel
1999 • Series
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Rance Howard.
as Martin Carroll • 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as Jerold Norsky • 2 eps
Bones
2005 • Series
as Edwin • 1 eps
Married... with Children
1987 • Series
as Old Man • 1 eps
The X-Files
1993 • Series
as Simpson • 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
1974 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Blind Man • 1 eps
Seinfeld
1989 • Series
as Eugene • 1 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 • Series
as Dr. Oliver Kostin • 1 eps
ER
1994 • Series
as Fillmore • 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Driver • 1 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 • Series
as Dirk Abrams • 1 eps
Ghost Whisperer
2005 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Rance Howard.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Rance Howard.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Rance Howard.
as Self
Dads
2019 • Movie
as Devil as Old Man
The Christ Slayer
2019 • Movie
as Carl
Apple Seed
2019 • Movie
as Devil as an Old Man
Chasing the Star
2017 • Movie
as Jasper
Broken Memories
2017 • Movie
as José Mari
Kalebegiak
2016 • Movie
as Walter Prewitt
Max Rose
2016 • Movie
as Devil as an Old Man
40 Nights
2016 • Movie
as Lou
Talk Radio
2016 • Movie
as Older Man
Solemates
2015 • Movie
as Charles
Gone Dark
2013 • Movie
as Uncle Ray
Nebraska
2013 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Rance Howard.
as Jerry • 1 eps
Workaholics
2011 • Series
as Eugene • 1 eps
NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 • Series
as Joe Metz • 1 eps
Lie to Me
2009 • Series
as Henry • 1 eps
Twenty Good Years
2006 • Series
as Dirk Abrams • 1 eps
Ghost Whisperer
2005 • Series
as Jerold Norsky • 2 eps
Bones
2005 • Series
as Martin Carroll • 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as Samuel Cooper • 1 eps
CSI: NY
2004 • Series
as Rance Howard • 1 eps
Arrested Development
2003 • Series
as Buddie • 1 eps
Cold Case
2003 • Series
as Murphy • 1 eps
That's So Raven
2003 • Series
as Mr. Bailey • 1 eps
That '80s Show
2002 • Series