Rance Howard
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1928-11-17
Place of Birth
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Rance Howard
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).
Also Known For
Big Wind on Campus
Jan 01, 2000
Spooky Buddies
Sep 20, 2011
Audie & the Wolf
Jan 01, 2008
Cotton Candy
Oct 26, 1978
Angels & Demons
Apr 20, 2009
Gung Ho
Mar 14, 1986
A Crack in the Floor
Apr 24, 2001
Runaway Daughters
Aug 12, 1994
Land of the Free
Nov 24, 1998
Creator
Sep 20, 1985
Smokey Bites the Dust
Oct 01, 1981
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Apr 24, 1992
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Dec 14, 1986
Mr. No Legs
May 01, 1978
Toolbox Murders
Nov 12, 2004
Miracle at Sage Creek
Nov 25, 2005
The Red Pony
Mar 18, 1973
Be My Baby
May 29, 2007
Trust Me
Nov 10, 1989
Terminal Velocity
Sep 23, 1994
Grand Theft Auto
Jun 16, 1977
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Nov 22, 1978
InSight
Sep 02, 2011
Skyward
Nov 20, 1980
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Apr 05, 1982
Dads
Sep 06, 2019
Splash
Mar 09, 1984
Locusts
Oct 09, 1974
Gone Dark
Nov 01, 2013
Dark Before Dawn
Jan 02, 1988
Problem Child 3
May 13, 1995
Holiday in Your Heart
Dec 14, 1997
Mars Attacks!
Dec 13, 1996
Rosewood Lane
Oct 15, 2011
Harrison Bergeron
Jan 01, 2006
Cool Hand Luke
Nov 01, 1967
Where the Lilies Bloom
Apr 10, 1974
Chinatown
Jun 20, 1974
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Feb 10, 1979
Cocoon
Jun 21, 1985
The 'Burbs
Feb 17, 1989
Ticks
Oct 12, 1993
Tiger Heart
Aug 08, 1996
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Nov 17, 2000
The Long Ride Home
Mar 27, 2003
Sasquatch Mountain
Sep 09, 2006
Grizzly Park
Feb 07, 2008
Frost/Nixon
Oct 15, 2008
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
Jan 01, 2009
Harley's Hill
Aug 17, 2011
Nebraska
Sep 21, 2013
Bloody Trail
Jan 01, 1972
Let Go
Oct 25, 2011
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Nov 01, 1983
Gentle Giant
Oct 25, 1967
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Mar 27, 1963
Forever and Beyond
Oct 15, 1983
Where Truth Lies
Dec 28, 1996
Innerspace
Jul 01, 1987
Sgt. Bilko
Mar 29, 1996
Ping!
Sep 04, 2001
Another Man, Another Chance
Sep 28, 1977
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Oct 05, 1981
Back By Midnight
Jan 25, 2005
Huff
Apr 05, 2013
Play the Game
Feb 27, 2009
Universal Soldier
Jul 10, 1992
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Feb 10, 1984
The Colony
Sep 13, 1995
B.O.R.N.
Oct 26, 1989
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Feb 06, 1983
Scandal Sheet
Jan 21, 1985
Scout's Honor
Sep 30, 1980
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Feb 10, 1991
A Beautiful Mind
Dec 14, 2001
The Kid from Left Field
Sep 30, 1979
Cinderella Man
Jun 02, 2005
Parenthood
Jul 31, 1989
The Missing
Nov 26, 2003
Ed Wood
Sep 28, 1994
Ghost Town: The Movie
Oct 08, 2008
An Eye for an Eye
Jun 01, 1966
Listen to Me
May 05, 1989
Airplane II: The Sequel
Dec 10, 1982
Drillbit Taylor
Feb 04, 2008
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
Jan 01, 2006
Little Giants
Oct 14, 1994
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Dec 21, 2007
Snapdragon
Dec 01, 1993
Playing with Fire
Apr 13, 1985
Eat My Dust
Apr 01, 1976
Ghost Rock
Jun 08, 2004
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Sep 12, 1995
Night Club
Apr 11, 2011
Death and Texas
Mar 12, 2004
The Lone Ranger
Jul 03, 2013
9 1/2 Ninjas!
Jan 24, 1991
The Night Caller
Jul 13, 1998
The Dilemma
Jan 13, 2011
Kalebegiak
Sep 20, 2016
Fearless
Oct 15, 1993
Frontier Woman
Jul 04, 1956
Talk Radio
Feb 13, 2016
The Child Wanderers
Mar 26, 2010
Legend of the Phantom Rider
Feb 11, 2003
Psycho
Dec 04, 1998
The Paper
Mar 18, 1994
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Feb 01, 2011
40 Nights
Jun 07, 2016
The Legend of Frank Woods
Apr 30, 1977
Ed and His Dead Mother
Jun 04, 1993
Solemates
Feb 12, 2015
Broken Memories
Jun 15, 2017
Limit Up
Nov 02, 1989
Village of the Giants
Oct 20, 1965
Apollo 13
Jun 30, 1995
Forced to Kill
May 18, 1994
Chasing the Star
Sep 05, 2017
The Christ Slayer
Apr 19, 2019
The Genesis Code
Aug 25, 2010
Far and Away
May 22, 1992
The Wild Country
Dec 16, 1970
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
Jan 01, 1994
The Second Civil War
Dec 04, 1997
Evasive Action
Jan 01, 1998
Rat Race
Aug 17, 2001
Once Fallen
Nov 02, 2010
Love & Sex
Feb 23, 2000
The Trial
Sep 10, 2010
Busted
Feb 17, 1997
Switched at Birth
Apr 28, 1991
Second Chances
May 20, 2013
D-Tox
Jan 04, 2002
Killing Cupid
Jul 11, 1995
Return to Mayberry
Apr 13, 1986
Independence Day
Jun 25, 1996
Abilene
Mar 13, 1999
Traveller
Apr 18, 1997
Huckleberry Finn
Mar 31, 1978
Love Letters
Apr 01, 1983
Chairman of the Board
Mar 13, 1998
Joe Dirt
Apr 10, 2001
Jumping For Joy
Oct 25, 2002
The Alamo
Apr 07, 2004
Apple Seed
Apr 14, 2019
Keith
Sep 13, 2008
Jonah Hex
Jun 18, 2010
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Oct 16, 2011
Small Soldiers
Jul 10, 1998
Money Talks
Aug 22, 1997
Georgia Rule
May 10, 2007
Valentine's Day
Feb 10, 2010
The Executioner's Song
Sep 10, 1982
Within
Jun 03, 2009
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
May 29, 1976
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Nov 02, 1997
The Lonely Guy
Jan 27, 1984
Happy, Texas
Dec 03, 1999
Ghosts of Mississippi
Dec 20, 1996
Malevolence
Feb 01, 1999
Boris and Natasha
Apr 17, 1992
Two Soldiers
Apr 01, 1986
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Feb 25, 2012
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake
Jan 01, 1986
Max Rose
Sep 02, 2016
The Andy Griffith Show
Oct 03, 1960
Son of the Beach
Mar 14, 2000
The Rookies
Sep 11, 1972
Kung Fu
Oct 14, 1972
Ghost Whisperer
Sep 23, 2005
Little House on the Prairie
Sep 11, 1974
Two of a Kind
Sep 25, 1998
Cold Case
Sep 28, 2003
Tales from the Crypt
Jun 10, 1989
Angel
Oct 05, 1999
CSI: NY
Sep 22, 2004
Dynasty
Jan 12, 1981
Happy Days
Jan 15, 1974
Clueless
Sep 20, 1996
Diagnosis: Murder
Oct 29, 1993
Quantum Leap
Mar 26, 1989
Laverne & Shirley
Jan 27, 1976
That '80s Show
Jan 23, 2002
Babylon 5
Jan 26, 1994
Gunsmoke
Sep 10, 1955
Night Gallery
Dec 16, 1970
Melrose Place
Jul 08, 1992
Superboy
Oct 08, 1988
Baywatch
Apr 23, 1989
7th Heaven
Aug 26, 1996
The Huntress
Jul 26, 2000
Just Shoot Me!
Mar 04, 1997
The Waltons
Sep 14, 1972
Wiseguy
Sep 16, 1987
ER
Sep 19, 1994
The Monroes
Sep 07, 1966
The Virginian
Sep 19, 1962
The Thorn Birds
Mar 27, 1983
Bat Masterson
Oct 08, 1958
ABC Afterschool Special
Oct 04, 1972
Gentle Ben
Sep 10, 1967
B.L. Stryker
Feb 13, 1989
Seinfeld
Jul 05, 1989
Baywatch
Apr 23, 1989
Nichols
Sep 16, 1971
The Andy Griffith Show
Oct 03, 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Oct 03, 1960
Married... with Children
Apr 05, 1987
Gunsmoke
Sep 10, 1955
Arrested Development
Nov 02, 2003
The Long Hot Summer
Oct 06, 1985
Seinfeld
Jul 05, 1989
Lie to Me
Jan 21, 2009
Kraft Television Theatre
May 07, 1947
The F.B.I.
Sep 19, 1965
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
May 25, 1997
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
The Waltons
Sep 14, 1972
Mork & Mindy
Sep 14, 1978
Finder of Lost Loves
Sep 22, 1984
Grey's Anatomy
Mar 27, 2005
Bones
Sep 13, 2005
That's So Raven
Jan 17, 2003
The X-Files
Sep 10, 1993
Coach
Feb 28, 1989
Dan August
Sep 23, 1970
Baywatch Nights
Sep 30, 1995
A Death in California
May 12, 1985
Murder, She Wrote
Sep 30, 1984
Battlestar Galactica
Sep 17, 1978
NCIS: Los Angeles
Sep 22, 2009
Switch
Sep 09, 1975
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Oct 05, 1956
Then Came Bronson
Sep 17, 1969
