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Rance Howard

Rance Howard

Acting · Born 1928-11-17 · Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

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).

Known For

movie 7.9 A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind
2001
tv 8.2 Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
2005
movie 6.9 Independence Day
Independence Day
1996
movie 6.8 How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
movie 6.7 Angels & Demons
Angels & Demons
2009
movie 6.1 The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
2013
movie 7.5 Apollo 13
Apollo 13
1995
movie 6.4 Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
1996
movie 7.9 Chinatown
Chinatown
1974
tv 8.4 The X-Files
The X-Files
1993
tv 8.2 Bones
Bones
2005
movie 5.9 Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
2010
movie 7.5 Ed Wood
Ed Wood
1994
movie 7.6 Cinderella Man
Cinderella Man
2005
tv 8.3 Seinfeld
Seinfeld
1989
movie 6.6 Small Soldiers
Small Soldiers
1998
movie 6.3 Rat Race
Rat Race
2001
movie 6.3 Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier
1992