Rance Howard

  • a.k.a. Harold Engle Beckenholdt

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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).

Gender
male
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Date of Death
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Credits

Cast

CharacterMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
BurtThe Dilemma53% · 874
EugeneNCIS: Los AngelesTV75% · 1,191
Cardinal BeckAngels & Demons67% · 6,987
Joe MetzLie to MeTV79% · 1,559
Older ManDrillbit Taylor58% · 1,051
Jerold NorskyBonesTV2 Episodes82% · 3,290
Samuel CooperCSI: NYTV74% · 709
Rance HowardArrested DevelopmentTV79% · 1,491
Feed the Earth SpokesmanRat Race63% · 1,843
ChaplainIndependence Day69% · 9,864
Mr. RobbinsSgt. Bilko58% · 362
ReverendApollo 1375% · 5,554
Old Man McCoyEd Wood75% · 2,387
Old ManThe X-FilesTV84% · 3,269
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