Acting credits
229
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Rance Howard
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.7
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Movies: 162Series: 68Crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 22250
IMDb ID: nm0397555
Known for: Acting
Born: November 17, 1928
Died: November 25, 2017
Age: 89
Place of birth: Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1947 - 2019
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.43
Wikidata: Q2004409
Also known as
Harold Engle Beckenholdt
Other jobs
Writer (5)Co-Producer (1)
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).
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Rance Howard.
6.9
Dads
as Self
2019 Movie
8.0
The Christ Slayer
as Devil as Old Man
2019 Movie
6.0
Apple Seed
as Carl
2019 Movie
4.3
Chasing the Star
as Devil as an Old Man
2017 Movie
7.0
Broken Memories
as Jasper
2017 Movie
7.0
Kalebegiak
as José Mari
2016 Movie
5.6
Max Rose
as Walter Prewitt
2016 Movie
8.0
40 Nights
as Devil as an Old Man
2016 Movie
Talk Radio
as Lou
2016 Movie
6.0
Solemates
as Older Man
2015 Movie
1.8
Gone Dark
as Charles
2013 Movie
7.5
Nebraska
as Uncle Ray
2013 Movie
6.1
The Lone Ranger
as Engineer
2013 Movie
6.2
Second Chances
as Wilbur
2013 Movie
4.3
Huff
as Scotty
2013 Movie
4.0
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
as Andrew Jackson Bennett
2012 Movie
4.9
Let Go
as Dimples
2011 Movie
2.5
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
as Doctor
2011 Movie
4.7
Rosewood Lane
as Fred Crumb
2011 Movie
6.1
Spooky Buddies
as Mr. Johnson
2011 Movie
4.7
InSight
as Cemetery Presider
2011 Movie
4.4
Harley's Hill
as Charlie
2011 Movie
Night Club
as Chuck
2011 Movie
5.9
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
as Preacher
2011 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Rance Howard.
7.4
Workaholics
as Jerry • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.5
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Eugene • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Lie to Me
as Joe Metz • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.5
Twenty Good Years
as Henry • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.1
Ghost Whisperer
as Dirk Abrams • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Bones
as Jerold Norsky • 2 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Martin Carroll • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.3
CSI: NY
as Samuel Cooper • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.9
Arrested Development
as Rance Howard • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.8
Cold Case
as Buddie • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.2
That's So Raven
as Murphy • 1 eps
2003 Series
5.9
That '80s Show
as Mr. Bailey • 1 eps
2002 Series
5.2
The Huntress
1 eps
2000 Series
6.5
Son of the Beach
1 eps
2000 Series
7.9
Angel
as Marcus Roscoe • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.1
Two of a Kind
as Mr. Fillmore • 2 eps
1998 Series
7.2
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing") • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.6
Just Shoot Me!
as Blind Flower Guy • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.1
Clueless
2 eps
1996 Series
6.4
7th Heaven
as Old Man in Park • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.2
Baywatch Nights
1 eps
1995 Series
7.8
ER
as Dr. Oliver Kostin • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.5
Rebel Highway
as Minuteman • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.0
Babylon 5
as David Sheridan • 3 eps
1994 Series