Acting
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).
Filmography
Dads
Film · 2019
The Christ Slayer
Film · 2019
Apple Seed
Film · 2019
Broken Memories
Film · 2017
Chasing the Star
Film · 2017
Kalebegiak
Film · 2016
Talk Radio
Film · 2016
40 Nights
Film · 2016
Max Rose
Film · 2016
Solemates
Film · 2015
Chez Upshaw
Film · 2015
Gone Dark
Film · 2013
Nebraska
Film · 2013
Huff
Film · 2013
The Lone Ranger
Film · 2013
Second Chances
Film · 2013
Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Film · 2012
Spooky Buddies
Film · 2011
InSight
Film · 2011
Rosewood Lane
Film · 2011
Harley's Hill
Film · 2011
Let Go
Film · 2011
Night Club
Film · 2011
The Dilemma
Film · 2011
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Film · 2011
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead
Film · 2011
Workaholics
Series · 2011
The Child Wanderers
Film · 2010
The Genesis Code
Film · 2010
Once Fallen
Film · 2010
The Trial
Film · 2010
Jonah Hex
Film · 2010
Valentine's Day
Film · 2010
Angels & Demons
Film · 2009
Boppin' at the Glue Factory
Film · 2009
Play the Game
Film · 2009
Within
Film · 2009
Lie to Me
Series · 2009
NCIS: Los Angeles
Series · 2009
Audie & the Wolf
Film · 2008
Grizzly Park
Film · 2008
Frost/Nixon
Film · 2008
Ghost Town: The Movie
Film · 2008
Drillbit Taylor
Film · 2008
Keith
Film · 2008
Be My Baby
Film · 2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Film · 2007
Georgia Rule
Film · 2007
Harrison Bergeron
Film · 2006
Sasquatch Mountain
Film · 2006
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story
Film · 2006
Twenty Good Years
Series · 2006
Miracle at Sage Creek
Film · 2005
Back By Midnight
Film · 2005
Cinderella Man
Film · 2005
Ghost Whisperer
Series · 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Series · 2005
Bones
Series · 2005
Toolbox Murders
Film · 2004
Ghost Rock
Film · 2004
Death and Texas
Film · 2004
The Alamo
Film · 2004
CSI: NY
Series · 2004
The Long Ride Home
Film · 2003
The Missing
Film · 2003
Legend of the Phantom Rider
Film · 2003
Cold Case
Series · 2003
Arrested Development
Series · 2003
That's So Raven
Series · 2003
D-Tox
Film · 2002
Jumping for Joy
Film · 2002
That '80s Show
Series · 2002
A Crack in the Floor
Film · 2001
Ping!
Film · 2001
A Beautiful Mind
Film · 2001
Joe Dirt
Film · 2001
Rat Race
Film · 2001
Big Wind on Campus
Film · 2000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Film · 2000
Love & Sex
Film · 2000
Son of the Beach
Series · 2000
The Huntress
Series · 2000
Abilene
Film · 1999
Happy, Texas
Film · 1999
Malevolence
Film · 1999
Angel
Series · 1999
Land of the Free
Film · 1998
The Night Caller
Film · 1998
Psycho
Film · 1998
Evasive Action
Film · 1998
Chairman of the Board
Film · 1998
Small Soldiers
Film · 1998
Two of a Kind
Series · 1998
Holiday in Your Heart
Film · 1997
The Second Civil War
Film · 1997
Busted
Film · 1997
Traveller
Film · 1997
Money Talks
Film · 1997
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest
Film · 1997
The Lay of the Land
Film · 1997
Just Shoot Me!
Series · 1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Series · 1997
Mars Attacks!
Film · 1996
Tiger Heart
Film · 1996
Where Truth Lies
Film · 1996
Sgt. Bilko
Film · 1996
Independence Day
Film · 1996
Ghosts of Mississippi
Film · 1996
Clueless
Series · 1996
7th Heaven
Series · 1996
Problem Child 3
Film · 1995
The Colony
Film · 1995
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
Film · 1995
Apollo 13
Film · 1995
Killing Cupid
Film · 1995
Baywatch Nights
Series · 1995
Runaway Daughters
Film · 1994
Terminal Velocity
Film · 1994
Ed Wood
Film · 1994
Little Giants
Film · 1994
The Paper
Film · 1994
Forced to Kill
Film · 1994
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
Film · 1994
Babylon 5
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Rebel Highway
Series · 1994
Ticks
Film · 1993
Snapdragon
Film · 1993
Fearless
Film · 1993
Ed and His Dead Mother
Film · 1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Series · 1993
The X-Files
Series · 1993
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Film · 1992
Universal Soldier
Film · 1992
Far and Away
Film · 1992
Boris and Natasha
Film · 1992
Melrose Place
Series · 1992
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter
Film · 1991
9 1/2 Ninjas!
Film · 1991
Switched at Birth
Series · 1991
Trust Me
Film · 1989
The 'Burbs
Film · 1989
B.O.R.N.
Film · 1989
Parenthood
Film · 1989
Listen to Me
Film · 1989
Limit Up
Film · 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Series · 1989
Quantum Leap
Series · 1989
Baywatch
Series · 1989
B.L. Stryker
Series · 1989
Seinfeld
Series · 1989
Baywatch
Series · 1989
Seinfeld
Series · 1989
Coach
Series · 1989
Dark Before Dawn
Film · 1988
Superboy
Series · 1988
Innerspace
Film · 1987
Wiseguy
Series · 1987
Married... with Children
Series · 1987
Married... with Children
Series · 1987
Gung Ho
Film · 1986
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
Film · 1986
Return to Mayberry
Film · 1986
Two Soldiers
Film · 1986
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake
Film · 1986
Creator
Film · 1985
Cocoon
Film · 1985
Scandal Sheet
Film · 1985
Playing with Fire
Film · 1985
The Long Hot Summer
Series · 1985
A Death in California
Series · 1985
Splash
Film · 1984
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins
Film · 1984
The Lonely Guy
Film · 1984
Finder of Lost Loves
Series · 1984
Murder, She Wrote
Series · 1984
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Film · 1983
Forever and Beyond
Film · 1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Film · 1983
Love Letters
Film · 1983
The Thorn Birds
Series · 1983
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Film · 1982
Airplane II: The Sequel
Film · 1982
The Executioner's Song
Film · 1982
Smokey Bites the Dust
Film · 1981
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
Film · 1981
Dynasty
Series · 1981
Skyward
Film · 1980
Scout's Honor
Film · 1980
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Film · 1979
The Kid from Left Field
Film · 1979
Cotton Candy
Film · 1978
Mr. No Legs
Film · 1978
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
Film · 1978
Huckleberry Finn
Film · 1978
Mork & Mindy
Series · 1978
Battlestar Galactica
Series · 1978
Grand Theft Auto
Film · 1977
Another Man, Another Chance
Film · 1977
The Legend of Frank Woods
Film · 1977
Eat My Dust
Film · 1976
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Film · 1976
Image in a Bottle
Film · 1976
Laverne & Shirley
Series · 1976
Switch
Series · 1975
Locusts
Film · 1974
Where the Lilies Bloom
Film · 1974
Chinatown
Film · 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
Happy Days
Series · 1974
The Red Pony
Film · 1973
Bloody Trail
Film · 1972
The Rookies
Series · 1972
Kung Fu
Series · 1972
The Waltons
Series · 1972
ABC Afterschool Special
Series · 1972
The Waltons
Series · 1972
Nichols
Series · 1971
The Wild Country
Film · 1970
Night Gallery
Series · 1970
Dan August
Series · 1970
Then Came Bronson
Series · 1969
Cool Hand Luke
Film · 1967
Gentle Giant
Film · 1967
Gentle Ben
Series · 1967
An Eye for an Eye
Film · 1966
The Monroes
Series · 1966
Village of the Giants
Film · 1965
The F.B.I.
Series · 1965
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Film · 1963
The Virginian
Series · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Series · 1961
The Andy Griffith Show
Series · 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Series · 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Series · 1960
Bat Masterson
Series · 1958
Frontier Woman
Film · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Danny Thomas Show
Series · 1953
Kraft Television Theatre
Series · 1947