Rance Howard

About

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

Grey's AnatomySeries • 2005BonesSeries • 2005NCIS: Los AngelesSeries • 2009The X-FilesSeries • 1993SeinfeldSeries • 1989Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993Married... with ChildrenSeries • 1987ERSeries • 1994Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984CSI: NYSeries • 2004Ghost WhispererSeries • 2005Melrose PlaceSeries • 1992Quantum LeapSeries • 1989Cold CaseSeries • 2003The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960Arrested DevelopmentSeries • 2003Babylon 5Series • 1994DynastySeries • 1981Little House on the PrairieSeries • 1974AngelSeries • 1999The FlintstonesSeries • 1960The VirginianSeries • 1962BaywatchSeries • 1989The WaltonsSeries • 1972