Rance Howard

Born

November 17, 1928

Died

Nov 25, 2017

From

Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

Also:
Writer
Producer

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Biography

Rance Howard (born Harold Engle Beckenholdt; November 17, 1928 – November 25, 2017) was an American actor who performed in film and television. He was the father of actor and filmmaker Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, and the grandfather of actresses Bryce Dallas Howard and Paige Howard.

Howard appeared in films including *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 won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for co-producing the television film *The Time Crystal* (1981).

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