Rance Howard
Born: 1928-11-17
Place of Birth: 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).
Known For
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000★ 6.8
Independence Day
1996★ 6.9
Angels & Demons
2009★ 6.7
A Beautiful Mind
2001★ 7.9
Big Wind on Campus
2000★ 2.9
Chinatown
1974★ 7.9
Joe Dirt
2001★ 5.6
Rat Race
2001★ 6.3
The 'Burbs
1989★ 6.8
Apollo 13
1995★ 7.5
Cinderella Man
2005★ 7.6
Love Letters
1983★ 5.5
Universal Soldier
1992★ 6.3
Mars Attacks!
1996★ 6.4
Small Soldiers
1998★ 6.6
Runaway Daughters
1994★ 5.4
InSight
2011★ 4.7
Drillbit Taylor
2008★ 5.8
The Dilemma
2011★ 5.3
Georgia Rule
2007★ 6.0
The Lone Ranger
2013★ 6.1
Dads
2019★ 6.9
Gung Ho
1986★ 6.0
Busted
1997★ 3.0
Valentine's Day
2010★ 5.9
Cocoon
1985★ 6.6
Skyward
1980★ 6.9
Rosewood Lane
2011★ 4.7
Nebraska
2013★ 7.5
Psycho
1998★ 5.1
Second Chances
2013★ 6.2
Night Club
2011★ 0.0
Splash
1984★ 6.3
Sasquatch Mountain
2006★ 5.0
Far and Away
1992★ 6.8
Ghost Rock
2004★ 2.4
Cool Hand Luke
1967★ 7.7
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982★ 6.1
Once Fallen
2010★ 5.2
Innerspace
1987★ 6.8
Sgt. Bilko
1996★ 5.9
Two Soldiers
1986★ 0.0
Keith
2008★ 7.0
Limit Up
1989★ 3.7
Tiger Heart
1996★ 4.8
Snapdragon
1993★ 3.8
Huff
2013★ 4.3
Jonah Hex
2010★ 5.0
The Missing
2003★ 6.3
Fearless
1993★ 6.9
Ed Wood
1994★ 7.5
Village of the Giants
1965★ 3.5
Happy, Texas
1999★ 5.7
Evasive Action
1998★ 6.5
Locusts
1974★ 4.8
Toolbox Murders
2004★ 5.6
Max Rose
2016★ 5.6
Traveller
1997★ 5.6
40 Nights
2016★ 8.0
Kalebegiak
2016★ 7.0
Problem Child 3
1995★ 4.7
D-Tox
2002★ 5.6
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007★ 6.6
Money Talks
1997★ 6.0
Parenthood
1989★ 6.7
Frost/Nixon
2008★ 7.3
The Lonely Guy
1984★ 6.2
Little Giants
1994★ 6.5
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993★ 5.4
The Alamo
2004★ 5.8
Creator
1985★ 6.0
Playing with Fire
1985★ 6.0
Gentle Giant
1967★ 10.0
Abilene
1999★ 0.0
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011★ 5.9
The Child Wanderers
2010★ 6.8
Broken Memories
2017★ 7.0
The Executioner's Song
1982★ 5.7
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996★ 6.6
9 1/2 Ninjas!
1991★ 2.4
Listen to Me
1989★ 5.3
Spooky Buddies
2011★ 6.1
Malevolence
1999★ 6.0
Back By Midnight
2005★ 5.0
The Long Ride Home
2003★ 3.3
Terminal Velocity
1994★ 5.3
A Crack in the Floor
2001★ 3.4
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
1995★ 4.7
Ticks
1993★ 5.7
Eat My Dust
1976★ 5.6
Legend of the Phantom Rider
2003★ 4.8
Harley's Hill
2011★ 4.4
Chasing the Star
2017★ 4.3
Solemates
2015★ 6.0
Love & Sex
2000★ 6.1
The Paper
1994★ 6.6
The Trial
2010★ 5.8
The Legend of Frank Woods
1977★ 0.0
Grand Theft Auto
1977★ 5.2
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
1994★ 4.9
The Second Civil War
1997★ 6.0
Grizzly Park
2008★ 4.6
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963★ 5.9
Scout's Honor
1980★ 7.0
The Red Pony
1973★ 0.0
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979★ 4.7
Jumping for Joy
2002★ 6.0
Boris and Natasha
1992★ 4.0
B.O.R.N.
1989★ 3.4
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
1997★ 7.0
Talk Radio
2016★ 0.0
Chairman of the Board
1998★ 3.6
Let Go
2011★ 4.9
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
1983★ 6.3
Play the Game
2009★ 5.8
Where Truth Lies
1996★ 3.3
The Wild Country
1970★ 6.0
Ping!
2001★ 5.6
Dark Before Dawn
1988★ 0.0
Where the Lilies Bloom
1974★ 5.8
The Christ Slayer
2019★ 8.0
Death and Texas
2004★ 6.0
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
1986★ 5.7
Another Man, Another Chance
1977★ 6.0
An Eye for an Eye
1966★ 7.6
Be My Baby
2007★ 4.3
Holiday in Your Heart
1997★ 10.0
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
2011★ 2.5
The Night Caller
1998★ 3.6
Cotton Candy
1978★ 4.5
Ghost Town: The Movie
2008★ 4.2
Land of the Free
1998★ 5.0
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
2009★ 4.5
Miracle at Sage Creek
2005★ 5.6
Within
2009★ 6.7
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
1991★ 0.0
Return to Mayberry
1986★ 6.2
Mr. No Legs
1978★ 5.8
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
1981★ 8.5
The Genesis Code
2010★ 2.5
Forced to Kill
1994★ 4.3
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
1984★ 4.8
Trust Me
1989★ 6.0
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976★ 0.0
Audie & the Wolf
2008★ 4.0
Apple Seed
2019★ 6.0
Killing Cupid
1995★ 6.0
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
2012★ 4.0
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978★ 7.7
Smokey Bites the Dust
1981★ 2.2
The Colony
1995★ 5.3
The Kid from Left Field
1979★ 5.8
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
1992★ 4.6
Huckleberry Finn
1978★ 6.0
Scandal Sheet
1985★ 5.0
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982★ 6.0
Frontier Woman
1956★ 6.0
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983★ 5.0
Bloody Trail
1972★ 2.0
Forever and Beyond
1983★ 10.0
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
2006★ 0.0