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Rance Howard
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).
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Films
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Avg Score
Filmography (49)
The Lone Ranger
64
as Engineer
Nebraska
77
as Uncle Ray
The Dilemma
53
as Burt
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
42
as Preacher
Jonah Hex
47
as Telegrapher
Valentine's Day
58
as Bistro Gardens Diner
Angels & Demons
67
as Cardinal Beck
Frost/Nixon
76
as Ollie
Drillbit Taylor
57
as Older Man
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
69
as Preacher
Georgia Rule
59
as Dog Bite Man
Cinderella Man
80
as Announcer Al Fazin
Toolbox Murders
53
as Chas Rooker
The Missing
65
as Telegraph Operator
D-Tox
53
as Geezer
A Beautiful Mind
82
as White-Haired Patient
Rat Race
65
as Feed the Earth Spokesman
Joe Dirt
60
as Bomb Squad Cop
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
64
as Elderly Timekeeper
Love & Sex
61
as Earl
Psycho
46
as Mr. Lowery
Small Soldiers
63
as Husband
Chairman of the Board
23
as Rev. Hatley
Money Talks
62
as Reverend
Mars Attacks!
64
as Texan Investor
Independence Day
70
as Chaplain
Sgt. Bilko
59
as Mr. Robbins
Ghosts of Mississippi
67
as Ralph Hargrove
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
43
as Employer
Apollo 13
77
as Reverend
Problem Child 3
34
as The Janitor
Ed Wood
78
as Old Man McCoy
Little Giants
64
as Father Kelly
The Paper
67
as Alicia's Doctor
Fearless
71
as Bald Cabby
Universal Soldier
61
as John Devreux
Far and Away
66
as Tomlin
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
58
as Elderly Man
Parenthood
71
as Dean at College
The 'Burbs
68
as Detective #2
Innerspace
68
as Supermarket Customer
Cocoon
67
as St. Petersburg Dectective
Splash
63
as McCullough
The Lonely Guy
62
as Minister
Love Letters
58
as Joseph Chesley
Airplane II: The Sequel
62
as Person #1 (uncredited)
Mr. No Legs
50
as Lou's Sidekick
Chinatown
81
as Irate Farmer
Cool Hand Luke
80
as Sheriff