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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).

Filmography

2019
Apple Seed

as Carl

Movie
2009
Angels & Demons

as Cardinal Beck

Movie
2003
The Missing

as Telegraph Operator

Movie
2001
A Beautiful Mind

as White-Haired Patient

Movie
2000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas

as Elderly Timekeeper

Movie
1998
Psycho

as Mr. Lowery

Movie
1992
Universal Soldier

as John Devreux

Movie
1989
The 'Burbs

as Detective #2

Movie
1984
Splash

as McCullough

Movie
1974
Chinatown

as Irate Farmer

Movie