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Rance Howard
AKA: Harold Engle Beckenholdt
Acting
Born: 1928
Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA
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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).
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).
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| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| Workaholics | 2011 | Jerry |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | 2009 | Eugene |
| Grey's Anatomy | 2005 | Martin Carroll |
| CSI: NY | 2004 | Samuel Cooper |
| Arrested Development | 2003 | Rance Howard |
| That's So Raven | 2003 | Murphy |
| That '80s Show | 2002 | Mr. Bailey |
| The Huntress | 2000 | Contributor |
| Son of the Beach | 2000 | Contributor |
| Angel | 1999 | Marcus Roscoe |
| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | 1997 | Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing") |
| Just Shoot Me! | 1997 | Blind Flower Guy |
| Clueless | 1996 | Contributor |
| 7th Heaven | 1996 | Old Man in Park |
| Baywatch Nights | 1995 | Contributor |
| ER | 1994 | Dr. Oliver Kostin |
| The X-Files | 1993 | Old Man |
| Melrose Place | 1992 | Motel Manager |
| Seinfeld | 1989 | Farmer |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1989 | Des |
| Baywatch | 1989 | Fireman |
| Superboy | 1988 | Colonel |
| Wiseguy | 1987 | Ernest Haynes |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1984 | Fillmore |
| Battlestar Galactica | 1978 | Farnes |
| Mork & Mindy | 1978 | Guard |
| Laverne & Shirley | 1976 | Contributor |
| Switch | 1975 | Collins |
| Happy Days | 1974 | Mr. Burkhart |
| ABC Afterschool Special | 1972 | Myron Faraday |
| The Waltons | 1972 | Dr. McIvers |
| The Rookies | 1972 | Contributor |
| The Rookies | 1972 | Writer |
| Nichols | 1971 | Deputy |
| Night Gallery | 1970 | Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes") |
| Gentle Ben | 1967 | Henry Boomhauer |
| Gentle Ben | 1967 | Writer |
| The F.B.I. | 1965 | Ranger |
| The Virginian | 1962 | Luka |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1961 | Self |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1960 | Treasury agent |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1960 | Writer |
| The Flintstones | 1960 | Writer |
| Bat Masterson | 1958 | Fletcher |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | 1956 | Deputy Shaker |
| Gunsmoke | 1955 | Judge Alan Franklin |
| The Danny Thomas Show | 1953 | TV Crewman |
| Kraft Television Theatre | 1947 | Contributor |