Rance Howard
Acting
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).
Born: November 17, 1928
Place of Birth: Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
Known For
Holiday in Your Heart
LeAnn Rimes plays herself from her childhood in Nashville to her performing around the country as a country-western singer, until she has to make a choice: Does she perform at the Grand Ole Opry, following her dreams? Or does she not go to the concert, and stay at her dying grandmother's bedside? The made-for-tv film is based in part on LeAnn's autobiographical novel.
Gentle Giant
The Story of a boy and his bear.
Forever and Beyond
Twenty Good Years
Twenty Good Years is a short-lived American sitcom created by Michael J. Leeson and Marsh McCall, and starring John Lithgow and Jeffrey Tambor as mismatched friends—impulsive surgeon John Mason and widower judge Jeffrey Pyne—who decide to live life to the fullest after realizing they only have 'twenty good years' left. Thirteen episodes were produced, with an NBC premiere of October 11, 2006; however, due to low ratings, it was canceled after only four episodes and replaced by a block of specials. The unaired episodes have never been released, and only the pilot can be found online.
The X-Files
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.
The Miracle of Kathy Miller
With the support of her parents, an Arizona adolescent overcomes severe injuries to run in a 10K race.
Seinfeld
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
Seinfeld
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.
Grey's Anatomy
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Bones
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.
Filmography
as Self
as Devil as Old Man
as Carl
as Devil as an Old Man
as Jasper
as José Mari
as Walter Prewitt
as Devil as an Old Man
as Lou
as Older Man
as Charles
as Uncle Ray
as Engineer
as Wilbur
as Scotty
as Andrew Jackson Bennett
as Dimples
as Doctor
as Fred Crumb
as Mr. Johnson
as Cemetery Presider
as Charlie
as Chuck
as Jerry
as Preacher
as Burt
as Harry
as Judge Danielson
as Dr. Tolley
as Telegrapher
as Old Knut
as Bistro Gardens Diner
as Eugene
as Deli Owner
as Cardinal Beck
as Mervin Lavine
as Joe Metz
as Walker Bill
as Ollie
as Sheriff Tom Parker
as Old Man (uncredited)
as Ranger Howard
as Older Man
as Dr. Maleosis
as Preacher
as Zippy
as Dog Bite Man
as Henry
as Harris Zeff
as James Kennedy
as Doctor Babcock
as Dirk Abrams
as Jerold Norsky
as Announcer Al Fazin
as Martin Carroll
as Priest
as Chas Rooker
as Samuel Cooper
as Cash
as Governor Smith
as Circuit Court Judge
as Telegraph Operator
as Rance Howard
as Buddie
as Old Man
as Doc Fisher
as Murphy
as Mr. Bailey
as Geezer
as White-Haired Patient
as Old Man
as Feed the Earth Spokesman
as Floyd Fryed
as Bomb Squad Cop
as Elderly Timekeeper
as Earl
as Grandpa Morton
as Ely
as Marcus Roscoe
as Arliss
as Dr. Burns
as Mr. Lowery
as Hotel Manager
as Mr. Fillmore
as Hank
as Husband
as Rev. Hatley
as Train Engineer
as Blind Man
as Arnold Tooney, Jr.
as Jarvis Bean
as Reverend
as Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")
as Farmer
as Blind Flower Guy
as Mayor Davies
as Judge Bloom
as Ralph Hargrove
as Texan Investor
as Old Man in Park
as Mr. Johnson
as Chaplain
as Mr. Robbins
as Stan Benson
as Employer
as Zeke
as Reverend
as The Janitor
as Father Kelly
as Old Man McCoy
as Stunt Pilot/Chuck
as Dr. Oliver Kostin
as Minute Man 3
as Minuteman
as Rance
as Alicia's Doctor
as David Sheridan
as Priest
as Driver
as Bald Cabby
as Sheriff Parker
as Old Man
as Rev. Praxton
as John Devreux
as Motel Manager
as Tomlin
as Elderly Man
as Polygraph Man
as Frank Hill
as Bernie
as Ninja Negotiator
as Vern
as Chuck Feeney
as Robert Morrison
as Dean at College
as Blind Man
as Farmer
as Des
as Joe
as Fireman
as Doc Graves
as Herman Van Dam
as Detective #2
as Logan
as Ernest Haynes
as Supermarket Customer
as Edwin
as Reverend
as Dr. Jennings
as Preacher
as Paw
as Mayor Conrad Zwart
as Wilk
as Mr. Spencer
as St. Petersburg Dectective
as Ralph Lee
as Fireman Goodwin
as Mr. Bell
as Fillmore
as Hank
as McCullough
as Policeman
as Minister
as Still Photographer
as Technician
as Joseph Chesley
as Doc Wilson
as Bus Driver
as Person #1 (uncredited)
as Lt. Nelson
as Coach Ramsdell
as Dr. Jewell
as Football Coach
as Pilot #2
as The Captain
as Harry the Bartender
as Mr. Murray
as Mr. Bremmercamp
as Farnes
as Guard
as Lou's Sidekick
as Pap Finn
as Wagonmaster
as Ned Slinker
as Howard Blacker
as Clark
as Collins
as Aaron
as Simpson
as Irate Farmer
as Roy Luther
as Mr. Burkhart
as Sheriff Bill Smith
as Sheriff Byrd
as Myron Faraday
as Dr. McIvers
as Jake
as Deputy
as Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
as Cleve
as Hobbs
as Carl Mueller
as Sheriff
as Tater Coughlin
as Henry Boomhauer
as Harry
as Deputy
as Ranger
as Camp Counselor (uncredited)
as Luka
as Self
as Treasury agent
as The Governor's Chauffeur
as Bus Driver
as Fletcher
as Deputy Shaker
as Prewitt
as Judge Alan Franklin
as Frank Benton