

Rance Howard
Acting
November 17, 1928
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
November 25, 2017
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).
The Filmography


Tiger Heart

Killing Cupid

Forced to Kill

Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter

Snapdragon

Limit Up

B.O.R.N.

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

Cotton Candy

Huckleberry Finn

Grand Theft Auto

Locusts

Where the Lilies Bloom
