Rance Howard
American actor (1928–2017) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Born | Harold Engle Beckenholdt (1928-11-17)November 17, 1928 Newkirk, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Died | November 25, 2017(2017-11-25) (aged 89) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Resting place | Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1948–2017 |
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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).