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% · 906
EugeneNCIS: Los AngelesTV75% · 1,228
Cardinal BeckAngels & Demons67% · 7,227
Joe MetzLie to MeTV79% · 1,644
Older ManDrillbit Taylor58% · 1,088
Jerold NorskyBonesTV2 Episodes82% · 3,425
Samuel CooperCSI: NYTV73% · 732
Rance HowardArrested DevelopmentTV79% · 1,613
Feed the Earth SpokesmanRat Race63% · 1,936
ChaplainIndependence Day69% · 10,266
Mr. RobbinsSgt. Bilko59% · 381
ReverendApollo 1375% · 5,786
Old Man McCoyEd Wood75% · 2,482
Old ManThe X-FilesTV84% · 3,478
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