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).
Acting
Movie
A Beautiful Mind
as White-Haired Patient
2001
TV
Grey's Anatomy
as Martin Carroll
2005
Movie
Independence Day
as Chaplain
1996
Movie
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Elderly Timekeeper
2000
Movie
Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Beck
2009
Movie
The Lone Ranger
as Engineer
2013
Movie
Apollo 13
as Reverend
1995
Movie
Mars Attacks!
as Texan Investor
1996
Movie
Chinatown
as Irate Farmer
1974
TV
The X-Files
as Old Man
1993
TV
Bones
as Jerold Norsky
2005
Movie
Valentine's Day
as Bistro Gardens Diner
2010
Movie
Ed Wood
as Old Man McCoy
1994
Movie
Cinderella Man
as Announcer Al Fazin
2005
TV
Seinfeld
as Blind Man
1989
TV
Seinfeld
as Farmer
1989
Movie
Small Soldiers
as Husband
1998
Movie
Rat Race
as Feed the Earth Spokesman
2001
Movie
Universal Soldier
as John Devreux
1992
Movie
Nebraska
as Uncle Ray
2013
TV
Ghost Whisperer
as Dirk Abrams
2005
TV
Lie to Me
as Joe Metz
2009
TV
Arrested Development
as Rance Howard
2003
Movie
Cool Hand Luke
as Sheriff
1967
