Rance Howard

1928-11-17 (95 years old) in Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

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

Dads

68 %|Sep 6, 2019

Documentary

The Christ Slayer

80 %|Apr 19, 2019

Drama, Family

Apple Seed

60 %|Apr 14, 2019

Drama

Chasing the Star

0 %|Sep 5, 2017

Family, Adventure

Broken Memories

71 %|Jun 15, 2017

Drama

Kalebegiak

70 %|Sep 20, 2016

Comedy, Drama

40 Nights

45 %|Jun 7, 2016

Drama, Family

Talk Radio

0 %|Feb 13, 2016

Drama

Solemates

70 %|Feb 12, 2015

Gone Dark

17 %|Nov 1, 2013

Action

Nebraska

74.29 %|Sep 21, 2013

Drama, Adventure

The Lone Ranger

60.9 %|Jul 3, 2013

Action, Adventure, Western

Second Chances

61 %|May 20, 2013

Drama, TV Movie

Huff

45 %|Apr 5, 2013

Thriller, Horror

Let Go

53 %|Oct 25, 2011

Comedy

Redemption: For Robbing the Dead

40 %|Oct 16, 2011

Western

Rosewood Lane

48 %|Oct 15, 2011

Horror, Thriller

Spooky Buddies

61 %|Sep 20, 2011

Comedy, Family, Mystery, TV Movie

InSight

49 %|Sep 2, 2011

Thriller, Mystery

Harley's Hill

46 %|Aug 17, 2011

Family

Night Club

0 %|Apr 11, 2011

Comedy

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

58.67 %|Feb 1, 2011

Comedy, Family

The Dilemma

53.14 %|Jan 13, 2011

Comedy, Drama

Once Fallen

50 %|Nov 2, 2010

Drama, Action, Crime

The Trial

56 %|Sep 10, 2010

Comedy, Drama, Romance

The Genesis Code

26 %|Aug 25, 2010

Drama, Romance

Jonah Hex

49.17 %|Jun 18, 2010

Action, Western, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

The Child Wanderers

70 %|Mar 26, 2010

Family, Drama

Valentine's Day

59.160000000000004 %|Feb 10, 2010

Comedy, Romance

Within

75 %|Jun 3, 2009

Drama, Thriller

Angels & Demons

67.11 %|Apr 23, 2009

Thriller, Mystery

Play the Game

60 %|Feb 27, 2009

Comedy, Romance

Boppin' at the Glue Factory

70 %|Jan 1, 2009

Comedy, Drama

Frost/Nixon

72.95 %|Oct 15, 2008

Drama, History

Ghost Town: The Movie

42 %|Oct 8, 2008

Action, Thriller, Western

Keith

71 %|Sep 13, 2008

Drama, Romance

Grizzly Park

46 %|Feb 7, 2008

Horror, Comedy

Drillbit Taylor

57.980000000000004 %|Feb 4, 2008

Comedy

Audie & the Wolf

44 %|Jan 1, 2008

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

65.78 %|Dec 21, 2007

Comedy, Music, Drama

Be My Baby

46 %|May 29, 2007

Comedy, Romance

Georgia Rule

60 %|May 10, 2007

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Sasquatch Mountain

52 %|Sep 9, 2006

Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery

Harrison Bergeron

0 %|Jan 1, 2006

Miracle at Sage Creek

56 %|Nov 25, 2005

Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Western

Cinderella Man

75.39 %|Jun 2, 2005

Romance, Drama, History

Back By Midnight

55 %|Jan 25, 2005

Comedy

Toolbox Murders

57 %|Nov 12, 2004

Horror, Mystery

Ghost Rock

22 %|Jun 8, 2004

Action, Western

The Alamo

57.82 %|Apr 7, 2004

History, War, Drama

Death and Texas

60 %|Mar 12, 2004

Comedy

The Missing

63 %|Nov 26, 2003

Thriller, Western, Adventure

The Long Ride Home

60 %|Mar 27, 2003

Western

Legend of the Phantom Rider

50 %|Feb 11, 2003

Action, Fantasy, Horror, Western

Jumping For Joy

0 %|Oct 25, 2002

D-Tox

55.76 %|Jan 4, 2002

Thriller, Crime

A Beautiful Mind

78.57000000000001 %|Dec 14, 2001

Drama, Romance

Ping!

62 %|Sep 4, 2001

Comedy, Family

Rat Race

62.64 %|Aug 17, 2001

Adventure, Comedy

A Crack in the Floor

33 %|Apr 24, 2001

Horror

Joe Dirt

55.88 %|Apr 10, 2001

Mystery, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Drama

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

68 %|Nov 17, 2000

Family, Comedy, Fantasy

Love & Sex

61 %|Jul 26, 2000

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Big Wind on Campus

30 %|Jan 1, 2000

Comedy

Happy, Texas

56 %|Dec 3, 1999

Comedy, Crime

Abilene

0 %|Mar 13, 1999

Malevolence

80 %|Feb 1, 1999

Drama

Psycho

51 %|Dec 4, 1998

Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Land of the Free

53 %|Nov 24, 1998

Thriller, Action

The Night Caller

46 %|Jul 13, 1998

Horror, Thriller

Small Soldiers

65.17 %|Jul 10, 1998

Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Action

Chairman of the Board

37 %|Mar 13, 1998

Comedy

Evasive Action

64 %|Jan 1, 1998

Action, Thriller

Holiday in Your Heart

100 %|Dec 14, 1997

Drama, TV Movie, Music

The Second Civil War

62.56999999999999 %|Dec 4, 1997

Drama, Comedy, TV Movie

Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest

68 %|Nov 2, 1997

TV Movie, Mystery

Money Talks

60.24 %|Aug 22, 1997

Comedy, Action, Crime

Traveller

56.239999999999995 %|Apr 18, 1997

Drama, Crime

Busted

34 %|Feb 17, 1997

Comedy

Where Truth Lies

39 %|Dec 28, 1996

Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Ghosts of Mississippi

66 %|Dec 20, 1996

Drama

Mars Attacks!

64.00999999999999 %|Dec 13, 1996

Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Tiger Heart

49 %|Aug 8, 1996

Action

Independence Day

68.77 %|Jun 25, 1996

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Sgt. Bilko

58.11 %|Mar 29, 1996

Comedy

The Colony

53 %|Sep 13, 1995

Thriller, TV Movie, Drama

Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest

47.510000000000005 %|Sep 12, 1995

Horror, Thriller

Killing Cupid

60 %|Jul 11, 1995

Action, Drama

Apollo 13

74.46 %|Jun 30, 1995

Drama, History

Problem Child 3

46 %|May 13, 1995

Comedy, Family, TV Movie

Little Giants

65 %|Oct 14, 1994

Comedy, Family

Ed Wood

74.96000000000001 %|Sep 27, 1994

Comedy, Drama, History

Terminal Velocity

53 %|Sep 23, 1994

Action

Runaway Daughters

60 %|Aug 12, 1994

Comedy, TV Movie

Forced to Kill

46 %|May 18, 1994

Action, Thriller

The Paper

65.63 %|Mar 18, 1994

Comedy, Drama

Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter

52 %|Jan 1, 1994

Family

Snapdragon

37 %|Dec 1, 1993

Romance, Thriller, Mystery

Fearless

69 %|Oct 15, 1993

Drama

Ticks

55.24 %|Oct 12, 1993

Horror, Science Fiction

Ed and His Dead Mother

53.83 %|Jun 4, 1993

Comedy, Horror

Universal Soldier

62.910000000000004 %|Jul 10, 1992

Thriller, Action, Science Fiction, Crime

Far and Away

67.57 %|May 22, 1992

Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western

I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore

50 %|Apr 24, 1992

Comedy, Romance

Boris and Natasha

41 %|Apr 17, 1992

Adventure, Comedy, Action

Switched at Birth

60 %|Apr 28, 1991

Drama, TV Movie

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter

0 %|Feb 10, 1991

Drama, TV Movie

9 1/2 Ninjas!

24 %|Jan 24, 1991

Comedy

Trust Me

60 %|Nov 10, 1989

Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Limit Up

30 %|Nov 2, 1989

Comedy, Fantasy

B.O.R.N.

38 %|Oct 26, 1989

Thriller, Horror

Parenthood

67 %|Jul 31, 1989

Comedy, Drama

The 'Burbs

67.52 %|Feb 17, 1989

Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Dark Before Dawn

0 %|Jan 2, 1988

Action, Mystery

Innerspace

68.21 %|Jul 1, 1987

Action, Comedy, Science Fiction

A Smoky Mountain Christmas

59 %|Dec 14, 1986

Music, Fantasy, TV Movie

Return to Mayberry

61 %|Apr 13, 1986

TV Movie, Comedy

Two Soldiers

0 %|Apr 1, 1986

Drama

Gung Ho

60.16 %|Mar 14, 1986

Comedy, Drama

Creator

63 %|Sep 20, 1985

Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction

Cocoon

66.17 %|Jun 21, 1985

Drama, Comedy, Science Fiction

Playing with Fire

0 %|Apr 13, 1985

TV Movie, Crime, Drama

Scandal Sheet

50 %|Jan 21, 1985

Drama, TV Movie

Splash

62.629999999999995 %|Mar 9, 1984

Comedy, Romance, Fantasy

The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins

48 %|Feb 10, 1984

Comedy, TV Movie

The Lonely Guy

64 %|Jan 27, 1984

Comedy, Romance

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

65 %|Nov 1, 1983

Drama, TV Movie

Forever and Beyond

100 %|Oct 15, 1983

Drama

Love Letters

56 %|Apr 1, 1983

Drama, Romance

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

50 %|Feb 6, 1983

Drama, Comedy, TV Movie

The Executioner's Song

57 %|Sep 10, 1982

Crime, Drama, TV Movie

The Kid with the Broken Halo

60 %|Apr 5, 1982

Comedy

The Miracle of Kathy Miller

70 %|Oct 5, 1981

TV Movie, Drama

Smokey Bites the Dust

26 %|Oct 1, 1981

Action, Comedy, Romance

Skyward

70 %|Nov 20, 1980

Drama, Family, TV Movie

Scout's Honor

55 %|Sep 30, 1980

Family, Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

The Kid from Left Field

58 %|Sep 30, 1979

Comedy, Family, TV Movie

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

50 %|Feb 10, 1979

Drama, Action, Comedy, TV Movie

Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy

78 %|Nov 22, 1978

Comedy, TV Movie

Cotton Candy

49 %|Oct 26, 1978

Music, Comedy, TV Movie

Mr. No Legs

58 %|May 1, 1978

Drama, Action

Another Man, Another Chance

63 %|Sep 28, 1977

Drama, Romance, Western

Grand Theft Auto

51 %|Jun 16, 1977

Comedy

The Legend of Frank Woods

0 %|Apr 30, 1977

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

0 %|May 29, 1976

Western, Comedy, TV Movie

Eat My Dust

59 %|Apr 1, 1976

Action

Huckleberry Finn

60 %|Mar 25, 1975

Adventure, TV Movie

Locusts

47 %|Oct 9, 1974

Drama, TV Movie, Horror, Thriller

Chinatown

79.16 %|Jun 20, 1974

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Where the Lilies Bloom

59 %|Apr 10, 1974

Drama

The Red Pony

0 %|Mar 17, 1973

TV Movie, Drama

Bloody Trail

20 %|Jan 1, 1972

Western

The Wild Country

60 %|Dec 16, 1970

Adventure, Family, Western

Cool Hand Luke

77.28 %|Nov 1, 1967

Action, Drama, Crime

Gentle Giant

0 %|Oct 25, 1967

Adventure, Family

An Eye for an Eye

75 %|Jun 1, 1966

Western

Village of the Giants

33.71 %|Oct 20, 1965

Science Fiction

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

60 %|Mar 27, 1963

Drama, Comedy, Romance, Family

Frontier Woman

60 %|Jul 4, 1956

Western

Series

Lie to Me

79 %|Jan 21, 2009

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Ghost Whisperer

81 %|Sep 23, 2005

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama

Bones

83 %|Sep 13, 2005

Crime, Drama

Grey's Anatomy

82 %|Mar 27, 2005

Drama

CSI: NY

73 %|Sep 22, 2004

Crime, Drama, Mystery

Arrested Development

80 %|Nov 2, 2003

Comedy

Cold Case

78 %|Sep 28, 2003

Crime, Drama, Mystery

That's So Raven

71 %|Jan 17, 2003

Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

That '80s Show

58.099999999999994 %|Jan 23, 2002

Comedy

The Huntress

60 %|Jul 26, 2000

Drama, Crime

Son of the Beach

68 %|Mar 14, 2000

Comedy

Angel

79 %|Oct 5, 1999

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

72 %|Nov 4, 1998

Documentary, Mystery, Reality

Two of a Kind

70 %|Sep 25, 1998

Comedy, Family

Just Shoot Me!

66 %|Mar 4, 1997

Comedy

Clueless

58 %|Sep 20, 1996

Comedy

7th Heaven

65 %|Aug 26, 1996

Family, Drama, Comedy

Baywatch Nights

54 %|Sep 30, 1995

Drama, Crime, Mystery

78 %|Sep 19, 1994

Drama

Babylon 5

81 %|Jan 26, 1994

Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Diagnosis: Murder

71 %|Oct 29, 1993

Drama, Family

The X-Files

84 %|Sep 10, 1993

Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Melrose Place

57.06 %|Jul 8, 1992

Drama, Soap

Seinfeld

83 %|Jul 5, 1989

Comedy

Seinfeld

83 %|Jul 5, 1989

Comedy

Tales from the Crypt

79.63 %|Jun 10, 1989

Comedy, Mystery, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Baywatch

59 %|Apr 23, 1989

Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime

Baywatch

59 %|Apr 23, 1989

Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime

Quantum Leap

80.51 %|Mar 26, 1989

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

B.L. Stryker

60 %|Feb 13, 1989

Mystery

Superboy

64 %|Oct 8, 1988

Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Wiseguy

64 %|Sep 16, 1987

Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure

Married... with Children

77 %|Apr 5, 1987

Comedy

The Long Hot Summer

56 %|Oct 6, 1985

Drama

Murder, She Wrote

76 %|Sep 30, 1984

Mystery, Crime, Drama

Finder of Lost Loves

57 %|Sep 22, 1984

Drama

The Thorn Birds

71 %|Mar 27, 1983

Drama

Dynasty

63.4 %|Jan 12, 1981

Soap, Drama

Battlestar Galactica

71 %|Sep 17, 1978

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Mork & Mindy

69.34 %|Sep 14, 1978

Comedy, Family

Laverne & Shirley

72 %|Jan 27, 1976

Comedy, Family

Little House on the Prairie

80 %|Sep 11, 1974

Western, Drama, Family

Happy Days

77 %|Jan 15, 1974

Comedy

Kung Fu

76 %|Oct 14, 1972

Action & Adventure, Drama, Western, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

ABC Afterschool Special

63 %|Oct 4, 1972

Drama

The Waltons

70 %|Sep 14, 1972

Drama

The Waltons

70 %|Sep 14, 1972

Drama

The Rookies

69 %|Sep 11, 1972

Drama, Crime

Nichols

50 %|Sep 16, 1971

Western

Night Gallery

78 %|Dec 16, 1970

Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Then Came Bronson

47 %|Sep 17, 1969

Action & Adventure, Drama

Gentle Ben

63 %|Sep 10, 1967

Family, Drama

The Monroes

57 %|Sep 7, 1966

Western, Family, Drama, Action & Adventure

The F.B.I.

56 %|Sep 19, 1965

Crime, Drama, Mystery

The Virginian

63 %|Sep 19, 1962

Western, Drama

The Mike Douglas Show

54 %|Dec 11, 1961

Comedy, Talk

The Andy Griffith Show

75 %|Oct 3, 1960

Comedy, Family

The Andy Griffith Show

75 %|Oct 3, 1960

Comedy, Family

The Andy Griffith Show

75 %|Oct 3, 1960

Comedy, Family

Bat Masterson

62 %|Oct 8, 1958

Western, Drama

Gunsmoke

65 %|Sep 10, 1955

Western, Action & Adventure, Drama

Gunsmoke

65 %|Sep 10, 1955

Western, Action & Adventure, Drama

Kraft Television Theatre

60 %|May 7, 1947

Drama