Rance Howard
Born November 17, 1928 (Age: 97)
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Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
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).
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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Filmography
Max Rose
2016
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as Walter Prewitt
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Age: 87
Nebraska
2013
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as Uncle Ray
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Age: 84
The Lone Ranger
2013
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as Engineer
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Age: 84
InSight
2011
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as Cemetery Presider
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Age: 82
The Dilemma
2011
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as Burt
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Age: 82
Jonah Hex
2010
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as Telegrapher
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Age: 81
Valentine's Day
2010
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as Bistro Gardens Diner
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Age: 81
Angels & Demons
2009
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as Cardinal Beck
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Age: 80
Play the Game
2009
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as Mervin Lavine
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Age: 80
Frost/Nixon
2008
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as Ollie
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Age: 79
Drillbit Taylor
2008
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as Older Man
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Age: 79
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
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as Preacher
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Age: 79
Georgia Rule
2007
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as Dog Bite Man
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Age: 78
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
2006
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as James Kennedy
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Age: 77
Cinderella Man
2005
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as Announcer Al Fazin
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Age: 76
Toolbox Murders
2004
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as Chas Rooker
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Age: 75
The Alamo
2004
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as Governor Smith
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Age: 75
The Missing
2003
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as Telegraph Operator
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Age: 75
D-Tox
2002
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as Geezer
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Age: 73
A Beautiful Mind
2001
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as White-Haired Patient
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Age: 73
Rat Race
2001
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as Feed the Earth Spokesman
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Age: 72
Joe Dirt
2001
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as Bomb Squad Cop
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Age: 72
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
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as Elderly Timekeeper
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Age: 72
Love & Sex
2000
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as Earl
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Age: 71
Big Wind on Campus
2000
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as Grandpa Morton
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Age: 71
Happy, Texas
1999
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as Ely
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Age: 71
Psycho
1998
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as Mr. Lowery
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Age: 70
Small Soldiers
1998
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as Husband
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Age: 69
Money Talks
1997
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as Reverend
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Age: 68
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
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as Ralph Hargrove
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Age: 68
Mars Attacks!
1996
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as Texan Investor
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Age: 68
Independence Day
1996
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as Chaplain
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Age: 67
Sgt. Bilko
1996
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as Mr. Robbins
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Age: 67
Apollo 13
1995
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as Reverend
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Age: 66
Little Giants
1994
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as Father Kelly
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Age: 65
Ed Wood
1994
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as Old Man McCoy
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Age: 65
The Paper
1994
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as Alicia's Doctor
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Age: 65
Fearless
1993
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as Bald Cabby
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Age: 64
Universal Soldier
1992
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as John Devreux
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Age: 63
Far and Away
1992
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as Tomlin
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Age: 63
Parenthood
1989
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as Dean at College
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Age: 60
Listen to Me
1989
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as
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Age: 60
The 'Burbs
1989
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as Detective #2
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Age: 60
Innerspace
1987
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as Supermarket Customer
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Age: 58
Gung Ho
1986
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as Mayor Conrad Zwart
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Age: 57
Cocoon
1985
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as St. Petersburg Dectective
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Age: 56
Splash
1984
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as McCullough
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Age: 55
Love Letters
1983
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as Joseph Chesley
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Age: 54
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
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as Person #1 (uncredited)
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Age: 54
Chinatown
1974
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as Irate Farmer
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Age: 45
Frontier Woman
1956
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as Prewitt
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Age: 27