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).

Rance Howard has built a filmography of 18 credits over a career spanning from 1960 to 2009.

Rance Howard's most notable role to date came in A Beautiful Mind (2001), where he played White-Haired Patient. He also appeared in Independence Day (1996) as Chaplain. Most recently appeared in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) as Elderly Timekeeper.

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