Rance Howard

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…

Filmography

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The Christ Slayer ★ 5.0 The Christ Slayer 2019 Apple Seed ★ 6.0 Apple Seed 2019 Chasing the Star ★ 4.3 Chasing the Star 2017 Broken Memories ★ 7.0 Broken Memories 2017 Kalebegiak ★ 7.0 Kalebegiak 2016 Max Rose ★ 5.6 Max Rose 2016 40 Nights ★ 8.0 40 Nights 2016 Talk Radio Talk Radio 2016 Solemates ★ 6.0 Solemates 2015 Gone Dark ★ 1.8 Gone Dark 2013 Nebraska ★ 7.5 Nebraska 2013 The Lone Ranger ★ 6.1 The Lone Ranger 2013 Second Chances ★ 6.2 Second Chances 2013 Huff ★ 4.3 Huff 2013 Easy Rider: The Ride Back ★ 4.0 Easy Rider: The Ride Back 2012 Let Go ★ 4.9 Let Go 2011 Redemption: For Robbing the Dead ★ 4.5 Redemption: For Robbing the Dead 2011 Rosewood Lane ★ 4.7 Rosewood Lane 2011 Spooky Buddies ★ 6.1 Spooky Buddies 2011 InSight ★ 4.6 InSight 2011 Harley's Hill ★ 4.2 Harley's Hill 2011 Night Club Night Club 2011 Workaholics ★ 7.4 Workaholics 2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 ★ 5.9 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 2011 The Dilemma ★ 5.3 The Dilemma 2011 Once Fallen ★ 5.2 Once Fallen 2010 The Trial ★ 5.8 The Trial 2010 The Genesis Code ★ 2.5 The Genesis Code 2010 Jonah Hex ★ 5.0 Jonah Hex 2010 The Child Wanderers ★ 6.8 The Child Wanderers 2010 Valentine's Day ★ 5.9 Valentine's Day 2010 NCIS: Los Angeles ★ 7.5 NCIS: Los Angeles 2009 Within ★ 6.7 Within 2009 Angels & Demons ★ 6.7 Angels & Demons 2009 Play the Game ★ 5.8 Play the Game 2009 Lie to Me ★ 7.9 Lie to Me 2009 Boppin' at the Glue Factory ★ 6.3 Boppin' at the Glue Factory 2009 Frost/Nixon ★ 7.3 Frost/Nixon 2008 Ghost Town: The Movie ★ 4.2 Ghost Town: The Movie 2008 Keith ★ 7.0 Keith 2008 Grizzly Park ★ 4.7 Grizzly Park 2008 Drillbit Taylor ★ 5.8 Drillbit Taylor 2008 Audie & the Wolf ★ 4.0 Audie & the Wolf 2008 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story ★ 6.6 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 2007 Be My Baby ★ 4.5 Be My Baby 2007 Georgia Rule ★ 6.0 Georgia Rule 2007 Twenty Good Years ★ 8.5 Twenty Good Years 2006 Sasquatch Mountain ★ 5.1 Sasquatch Mountain 2006 Harrison Bergeron Harrison Bergeron 2006 Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story ★ 10.0 Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story 2006 Miracle at Sage Creek ★ 5.7 Miracle at Sage Creek 2005 Ghost Whisperer ★ 8.1 Ghost Whisperer 2005 Bones ★ 8.2 Bones 2005 Cinderella Man ★ 7.6 Cinderella Man 2005 Grey's Anatomy ★ 8.2 Grey's Anatomy 2005 Back By Midnight ★ 5.1 Back By Midnight 2005 Toolbox Murders ★ 5.6 Toolbox Murders 2004 CSI: NY ★ 7.3 CSI: NY 2004 Ghost Rock ★ 3.0 Ghost Rock 2004 The Alamo ★ 5.8 The Alamo 2004 Death and Texas ★ 6.3 Death and Texas 2004 The Missing ★ 6.3 The Missing 2003 Arrested Development ★ 7.9 Arrested Development 2003 Cold Case ★ 7.8 Cold Case 2003 The Long Ride Home ★ 4.3 The Long Ride Home 2003 Legend of the Phantom Rider ★ 5.4 Legend of the Phantom Rider 2003 That's So Raven ★ 7.2 That's So Raven 2003 Jumping for Joy ★ 7.5 Jumping for Joy 2002 That '80s Show ★ 6.0 That '80s Show 2002 D-Tox ★ 5.6 D-Tox 2002 A Beautiful Mind ★ 7.9 A Beautiful Mind 2001 Ping! ★ 5.7 Ping! 2001 Rat Race ★ 6.3 Rat Race 2001 A Crack in the Floor ★ 3.6 A Crack in the Floor 2001 Joe Dirt ★ 5.6 Joe Dirt 2001 How the Grinch Stole Christmas ★ 6.8 How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 The Huntress ★ 5.6 The Huntress 2000 Son of the Beach ★ 6.6 Son of the Beach 2000 Love & Sex ★ 6.1 Love & Sex 2000 Big Wind on Campus ★ 3.5 Big Wind on Campus 2000