Actor
Rance Howard
November 17, 1928 · 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).
Notable work
7.9A Beautiful Mind (2001)
as White-Haired Patient
8.2Grey's Anatomy (2005)
as Martin Carroll
6.9Independence Day (1996)
as Chaplain
6.8How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
as Elderly Timekeeper
6.7Angels & Demons (2009)
as Cardinal Beck
6.1The Lone Ranger (2013)
as Engineer
7.5Apollo 13 (1995)
as Reverend
6.4Mars Attacks! (1996)
as Texan Investor
7.9Chinatown (1974)
as Irate Farmer
8.4The X-Files (1993)
as Old Man
8.2Bones (2005)
as Jerold Norsky
5.9Valentine's Day (2010)
as Bistro Gardens Diner
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