Angels & Demons2009
As Cardinal Beck
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Rance Howard
Born
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 (166)
A Beautiful Mind2001
As White-Haired Patient
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Independence Day1996
As Chaplain
TMDb 6.9 / 10
How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000
As Elderly Timekeeper
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Mars Attacks!1996
As Texan Investor
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Apollo 131995
As Reverend
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Small Soldiers1998
As Husband
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Chinatown1974
As Irate Farmer
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Universal Soldier1992
As John Devreux
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Cinderella Man2005
As Announcer Al Fazin
TMDb 7.6 / 10
The Lone Ranger2013
As Engineer
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Cool Hand Luke1967
As Sheriff
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Far and Away1992
As Tomlin
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Innerspace1987
As Supermarket Customer
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Dads2019
As Self
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Jonah Hex2010
As Telegrapher
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Rat Race2001
As Feed the Earth Spokesman
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Drillbit Taylor2008
As Older Man
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Valentine's Day2010
As Bistro Gardens Diner
TMDb 5.9 / 10
The 'Burbs1989
As Detective #2
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Splash1984
As McCullough
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Airplane II: The Sequel1982
As Person #1 (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Missing2003
As Telegraph Operator
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Frost/Nixon2008
As Ollie
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Cocoon1985
As St. Petersburg Dectective
TMDb 6.6 / 10
D-Tox2002
As Geezer
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Dilemma2011
As Burt
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Paper1994
As Alicia's Doctor
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Money Talks1997
As Reverend
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Georgia Rule2007
As Dog Bite Man
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Psycho1998
As Mr. Lowery
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Ed Wood1994
As Old Man McCoy
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story2007
As Preacher
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Joe Dirt2001
As Bomb Squad Cop
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Parenthood1989
As Dean at College
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Alamo2004
As Governor Smith
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Sgt. Bilko1996
As Mr. Robbins
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Nebraska2013
As Uncle Ray
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Terminal Velocity1994
As Stunt Pilot/Chuck
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Problem Child 31995
As The Janitor
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 22011
As Preacher
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest1995
As Employer
TMDb 4.8 / 10
The Lonely Guy1984
As Minister
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Little Giants1994
As Father Kelly
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Love & Sex2000
As Earl
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Courtship of Eddie's Father1963
As Camp Counselor (uncredited)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Fearless1993
As Bald Cabby
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Spooky Buddies2011
As Mr. Johnson
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Gung Ho1986
As Mayor Conrad Zwart
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Trial2010
As Judge Danielson
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest1997
As Jarvis Bean
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Ticks1993
As Sheriff Parker
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Second Civil War1997
As Arnold Tooney, Jr.
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Toolbox Murders2004
As Chas Rooker
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Snapdragon1993
As Priest
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Ghosts of Mississippi1996
As Ralph Hargrove
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Grizzly Park2008
As Ranger Howard
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Creator1985
As Mr. Spencer
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Once Fallen2010
As Harry
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead2011
As Doctor
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Traveller1997
As Farmer
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Happy, Texas1999
As Ely
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Ed and His Dead Mother1993
As Rev. Praxton
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Runaway Daughters1994
As Minute Man 3
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Keith2008
As Old Man (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Evasive Action1998
As Train Engineer
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Village of the Giants1965
As Deputy
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Listen to Me1989
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Grand Theft Auto1977
As Ned Slinker
TMDb 5.3 / 10
A Smoky Mountain Christmas1986
As Dr. Jennings
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Another Man, Another Chance1977
As Wagonmaster
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers1979
As Mr. Murray
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Second Chances2013
As Wilbur
TMDb 6.2 / 10
A Crack in the Floor2001
As Floyd Fryed
TMDb 3.6 / 10
Eat My Dust1976
As Clark
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Play the Game2009
As Mervin Lavine
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Chairman of the Board1998
As Rev. Hatley
TMDb 3.6 / 10
InSight2011
As Cemetery Presider
TMDb 4.6 / 10
Love Letters1983
As Joseph Chesley
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Executioner's Song1982
As Lt. Nelson
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Let Go2011
As Dimples
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Land of the Free1998
As Hotel Manager
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Big Wind on Campus2000
As Grandpa Morton
TMDb 3.4 / 10
The Wild Country1970
As Cleve
TMDb 6.0 / 10
B.O.R.N.1989
As Robert Morrison
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Rosewood Lane2011
As Fred Crumb
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Miracle at Sage Creek2005
As Doctor Babcock
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins1984
As Policeman
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter1994
As Todd
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Ghost Rock2004
As Cash
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Smokey Bites the Dust1981
As Football Coach
TMDb 2.8 / 10
The Kid with the Broken Halo1982
As Coach Ramsdell
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess1983
As Still Photographer
TMDb 7.0 / 10
An Eye for an Eye1966
As Harry
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Ghost Town: The Movie2008
As Sheriff Tom Parker
TMDb 4.2 / 10
9 1/2 Ninjas!1991
As Ninja Negotiator
TMDb 2.8 / 10
Solemates2015
As Older Man
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Tiger Heart1996
As Mr. Johnson
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Where the Lilies Bloom1974
As Roy Luther
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Gentle Giant1967
As Tater Coughlin
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Where Truth Lies1996
As Judge Bloom
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Chez Upshaw2015
As Harry
Apple Seed2019
As Carl
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Forced to Kill1994
As Rance
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Talk Radio2016
As Lou
Ping!2001
As Old Man
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Long Ride Home2003
As Old Man
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Return to Mayberry1986
As Preacher
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Boppin' at the Glue Factory2009
As Walker Bill
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Christ Slayer2019
As Devil as Old Man
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Frontier Woman1956
As Prewitt
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Busted1997
As Mayor Davies
TMDb 3.4 / 10
Boris and Natasha1992
As Polygraph Man
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Back By Midnight2005
As Priest
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Easy Rider: The Ride Back2012
As Andrew Jackson Bennett
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Locusts1974
As Aaron
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe1976
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Harley's Hill2011
As Charlie
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Scandal Sheet1985
As Mr. Bell
TMDb 5.8 / 10
I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore1992
As Elderly Man
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Legend of the Phantom Rider2003
As Doc Fisher
TMDb 5.4 / 10
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.1983
As Bus Driver
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Cotton Candy1978
As Mr. Bremmercamp
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy1978
As Self
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Huckleberry Finn1978
As Pap Finn
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron2006
As Narrator
Skyward1980
As Pilot #2
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Sasquatch Mountain2006
As Harris Zeff
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Max Rose2016
As Walter Prewitt
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake
Gary Coleman: For Safety's Sake1986
As Captain Truck
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Limit Up1989
As Chuck Feeney
TMDb 4.5 / 10
The Colony1995
As Stan Benson
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Scout's Honor1980
As The Captain
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson Story2006
As James Kennedy
TMDb 10.0 / 10
The Genesis Code2010
As Dr. Tolley
TMDb 2.5 / 10
Playing with Fire1985
As Fireman Goodwin
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Kid from Left Field1979
As Harry the Bartender
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Miracle of Kathy Miller1981
As Dr. Jewell
TMDb 8.5 / 10
Holiday in Your Heart1997
As Blind Man
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Night Club2011
As Chuck
TMDb 2.0 / 10
The Red Pony1973
As Sheriff Bill Smith
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Broken Memories2017
As Jasper
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter1991
As Bernie
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Legend of Frank Woods1977
As Howard Blacker
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Child Wanderers2010
As Old Knut
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Forever and Beyond1983
As Technician
TMDb 9.5 / 10
40 Nights2016
As Devil as an Old Man
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Within2009
As Deli Owner
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Kalebegiak2016
As José Mari
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Chasing the Star2017
As Devil as an Old Man
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Killing Cupid1995
As Zeke
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Trust Me1989
As Vern
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Night Caller1998
As Hank
TMDb 4.2 / 10
Malevolence1999
As Dr. Burns
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Image in a Bottle
Image in a Bottle1976
As The Doctor
Dark Before Dawn1988
As Logan
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Mr. No Legs1978
As Lou
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Be My Baby2007
As Zippy
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Jumping for Joy2002
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Death and Texas2004
As Circuit Court Judge
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Huff2013
As Scotty
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Abilene1999
As Arliss
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Gone Dark
Gone Dark2013
As Charles
TMDb 1.8 / 10
Two Soldiers1986
As Paw
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Audie & the Wolf2008
As Dr. Maleosis
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Bloody Trail1972
As Jake
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb