Rance Howard
Rance Howard is a working actor who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. 'A Beautiful Mind' is the most-watched work of the career, as White-Haired Patient. He also turns up in 'Independence Day'. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know. 70 years of work add up to around 180 titles.
Rance Howard
127 Movies
53 Series
Rance Howard is a working actor who has been at it long enough for audiences to grow up watching him. 'A Beautiful Mind' is the most-watched work of the career, as White-Haired Patient. He also turns up in 'Independence Day'. The first credits arrived long before the title most people know. 70 years of work add up to around 180 titles.
Movies
Plays Reverend
Apollo 13
1995
Plays Chaplain
Independence Day
1996
Plays White-Haired Patient
A Beautiful Mind
2001
Plays Texan Investor
Mars Attacks!
1996
Plays Elderly Timekeeper
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000
Plays Cardinal Beck
Angels & Demons
2009
Plays Husband
Small Soldiers
1998
Plays Irate Farmer
Chinatown
1974
Plays Feed the Earth Spokesman
Rat Race
2001
Plays Engineer
The Lone Ranger
2013
Plays McCullough
Splash
1984
Plays Sheriff
Cool Hand Luke
1967
Plays Announcer Al Fazin
Cinderella Man
2005
Plays Tomlin
Far and Away
1992
Plays Detective #2
The 'Burbs
1989
Plays John Devreux
Universal Soldier
1992
Plays Bomb Squad Cop
Joe Dirt
2001
Plays Dean at College
Parenthood
1989
Plays Telegrapher
Jonah Hex
2010
Plays St. Petersburg Dectective
Cocoon
1985
Plays Reverend
Money Talks
1997
Plays Bistro Gardens Diner
Valentine's Day
2010
Plays Telegraph Operator
The Missing
2003
Plays Supermarket Customer
Innerspace
1987
Plays Old Man McCoy
Ed Wood
1994
Plays Older Man
Drillbit Taylor
2008
Plays Governor Smith
The Alamo
2004
Plays Mr. Lowery
Psycho
1998
Plays Preacher
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
Plays Burt
The Dilemma
2011
Plays Mr. Robbins
Sgt. Bilko
1996
Plays Alicia's Doctor
The Paper
1994
Plays Earl
Love & Sex
2000
Plays Ollie
Frost/Nixon
2008
Plays Uncle Ray
Nebraska
2013
Plays Geezer
D-Tox
2002
Plays Mayor Conrad Zwart
Gung Ho
1986
Plays Preacher
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
2011
Plays Father Kelly
Little Giants
1994
Plays Dog Bite Man
Georgia Rule
2007
Plays Minister
The Lonely Guy
1984
Plays Ralph Hargrove
Ghosts of Mississippi
1996
Plays Wagonmaster
Another Man, Another Chance
1977
Plays Sheriff Parker
Ticks
1993
Plays Employer
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
1995
Plays Stunt Pilot/Chuck
Terminal Velocity
1994
Plays Doc Fisher
Legend of the Phantom Rider
2003
Plays Priest
Snapdragon
1993
Plays Bald Cabby
Fearless
1993
Plays Mr. Spencer
Creator
1985
TV Shows
Writer
Plays Henry Boomhauer
Gentle Ben
1967
Plays Mr. Burkhart
Happy Days
1974
Plays David Sheridan
Babylon 5
1994
Plays Dr. McIvers
The Waltons
1972
Writer
Plays Treasury agent
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Plays Mr. Fillmore
Two of a Kind
1998
Plays Farmer
Seinfeld
1989
Plays Wilk
The Long Hot Summer
1985
Plays Jerold Norsky
Bones
2005
Plays Ralph Lee
A Death in California
1985
Plays Frank Hill
Switched at Birth
1991
Plays Sheriff Byrd
Kung Fu
1972
Plays Dirk Abrams
Ghost Whisperer
2005
Plays Simpson
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Plays Buddie
Cold Case
2003
Plays Des
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Plays Marcus Roscoe
Angel
1999
Plays Samuel Cooper
CSI: NY
2004
Plays Driver
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Plays Doc Graves
Quantum Leap
1989
Plays Mr. Bailey
That '80s Show
2002
Plays Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
Night Gallery
1970
Plays Colonel
Superboy
1988
Plays Joe
Baywatch
1989
Plays Old Man in Park
7th Heaven
1996
Plays Blind Flower Guy
Just Shoot Me!
1997
Plays Ernest Haynes
Wiseguy
1987
Plays Dr. Oliver Kostin
ER
1994
Plays Luka
The Virginian
1962
Plays Fletcher
Bat Masterson
1958
Latest Trailers
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Dads
Full Filmography
The Christ Slayer
Devil as Old Man
2019
Film
Apple Seed
Carl
2019
Film
Chasing the Star
Devil as an Old Man
2017
Film
Broken Memories
Jasper
2017
Film
Kalebegiak
José Mari
2016
Film
Max Rose
Walter Prewitt
2016
Film
40 Nights
Devil as an Old Man
2016
Film
Talk Radio
Lou
2016
Film
Chez Upshaw
Harry
2015
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rance Howard still alive?
Rance Howard passed away on November 25, 2017 at age 89.
What are the most famous roles of Rance Howard?
Rance Howard is best known for roles in A Beautiful Mind, Independence Day, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
How many movies has Rance Howard been in?
Over a 61-year career (since 1956), Rance Howard has appeared in 127 movies and 53 TV shows.
What was Rance Howard's first movie?
The career of Rance Howard began with Frontier Woman (1956).
What is Rance Howard's most recent movie or series?
Rance Howard's most recent release is Dads, which premiered on September 6, 2019.
What TV shows has Rance Howard appeared in?
On television, Rance Howard has appeared in Grey's Anatomy, The X-Files, Bones, Seinfeld.
Rance Howard
1928-11-17 · 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).