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Rance Howard

Rance Howard

1928-11-17 / Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

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).

Appearances

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Son of the Beach
Son of the Beach (2000)
The Rookies
The Rookies (1972)
Kung Fu
Kung Fu (1972)
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind (1998)
Cold Case
Cold Case (2003)
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Angel
Angel (1999)
CSI: NY
CSI: NY (2004)
Dynasty
Dynasty (1981)
Happy Days
Happy Days (1974)
Clueless
Clueless (1996)
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap (1989)
Laverne & Shirley
Laverne & Shirley (1976)
That '80s Show
That '80s Show (2002)
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 (1994)
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
Melrose Place
Melrose Place (1992)
Superboy
Superboy (1988)
Baywatch
Baywatch (1989)
7th Heaven
7th Heaven (1996)
The Huntress
The Huntress (2000)
Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me! (1997)
The Waltons
The Waltons (1972)
Wiseguy
Wiseguy (1987)
ER
ER (1994)
The Monroes
The Monroes (1966)
The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds (1983)
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson (1958)
ABC Afterschool Special
ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
Gentle Ben
Gentle Ben (1967)
B.L. Stryker
B.L. Stryker (1989)
Seinfeld
Seinfeld (1989)
Nichols
Nichols (1971)
Married... with Children
Married... with Children (1987)
Arrested Development
Arrested Development (2003)
The Long Hot Summer
The Long Hot Summer (1985)
Lie to Me
Lie to Me (2009)
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Mork & Mindy
Mork & Mindy (1978)
Finder of Lost Loves
Finder of Lost Loves (1984)
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Bones
Bones (2005)
That's So Raven
That's So Raven (2003)
The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
Coach
Coach (1989)
Dan August
Dan August (1970)
Baywatch Nights
Baywatch Nights (1995)
A Death in California
A Death in California (1985)
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
Switch
Switch (1975)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Then Came Bronson
Then Came Bronson (1969)
Workaholics
Workaholics (2011)
Switched at Birth
Switched at Birth (1991)