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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).
Known For
Independence Day
as Chaplain
Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Beck
A Beautiful Mind
as White-Haired Patient
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Elderly Timekeeper
Chinatown
as Irate Farmer
Apollo 13
as Reverend
Mars Attacks!
as Texan Investor
Small Soldiers
as Husband
Rat Race
as Feed the Earth Spokesman
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Person #1 (uncredited)
