Rance Howard

Rance Howard

Acting

Born November 17, 1928 · Newkirk, Oklahoma, USA

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…

Known for

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005

Bones

Bones

2005

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989

Seinfeld

Seinfeld

1989

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

NCIS: Los Angeles

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009

Acting(232)

2019The Christ SlayerDevil as Old Man

2019Apple SeedCarl

2017Chasing the StarDevil as an Old Man

2017Broken MemoriesJasper

2016KalebegiakJosé Mari

2016Max RoseWalter Prewitt

201640 NightsDevil as an Old Man

2016Talk RadioLou

2015SolematesOlder Man

2013Gone DarkCharles

2013NebraskaUncle Ray

2013The Lone RangerEngineer

2013Second ChancesWilbur

2012Easy Rider: The Ride BackAndrew Jackson Bennett

2011Let GoDimples

2011Redemption: For Robbing the DeadDoctor

2011Rosewood LaneFred Crumb

2011Spooky BuddiesMr. Johnson

2011InSightCemetery Presider

2011Harley's HillCharlie

2011Night ClubChuck

2011WorkaholicsJerry

2011Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2Preacher

2011The DilemmaBurt

2010Once FallenHarry

2010The TrialJudge Danielson

2010The Genesis CodeDr. Tolley

2010Jonah HexTelegrapher

2010The Child WanderersOld Knut

2010Valentine's DayBistro Gardens Diner

2009NCIS: Los AngelesEugene

2009WithinDeli Owner

2009Angels & DemonsCardinal Beck

2009Play the GameMervin Lavine

2009Lie to MeJoe Metz

2009Boppin' at the Glue FactoryWalker Bill

2008Frost/NixonOllie

2008Ghost Town: The MovieSheriff Tom Parker

2008KeithOld Man (uncredited)

2008Grizzly ParkRanger Howard

2008Drillbit TaylorOlder Man

2008Audie & the WolfDr. Maleosis

2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryPreacher

2007Be My BabyZippy

2007Georgia RuleDog Bite Man

2006Twenty Good YearsHenry

2006Sasquatch MountainHarris Zeff

2006Harrison BergeronNarrator

2006Sister Aimee: The Aimee Semple McPherson StoryJames Kennedy

2005Miracle at Sage CreekDoctor Babcock

2005Ghost WhispererDirk Abrams

2005BonesJerold Norsky

2005Cinderella ManAnnouncer Al Fazin

2005Grey's AnatomyMartin Carroll

2005Back By MidnightPriest

2004Toolbox MurdersChas Rooker

2004CSI: NYSamuel Cooper

2004Ghost RockCash

2004The AlamoGovernor Smith

2004Death and TexasCircuit Court Judge

2003The MissingTelegraph Operator

2003Arrested DevelopmentRance Howard

2003Cold CaseBuddie

2003The Long Ride HomeOld Man

2003Legend of the Phantom RiderDoc Fisher

2003That's So RavenMurphy

2002Jumping for Joy

2002That '80s ShowMr. Bailey

2002D-ToxGeezer

2001A Beautiful MindWhite-Haired Patient

2001Ping!Old Man

2001Rat RaceFeed the Earth Spokesman

2001A Crack in the FloorFloyd Fryed

2001Joe DirtBomb Squad Cop

2000How the Grinch Stole ChristmasElderly Timekeeper

2000The Huntress

2000Son of the Beach

2000Love & SexEarl

2000Big Wind on CampusGrandpa Morton

1999Happy, TexasEly

1999AngelMarcus Roscoe

1999AbileneArliss

1999MalevolenceDr. Burns

1998PsychoMr. Lowery

1998Land of the FreeHotel Manager

1998Two of a KindMr. Fillmore

1998The Night CallerHank

1998Small SoldiersHusband

1998Chairman of the BoardRev. Hatley

1998Evasive ActionTrain Engineer

1997Holiday in Your HeartBlind Man

1997The Second Civil WarArnold Tooney, Jr.

1997Murder, She Wrote: South by SouthwestJarvis Bean

1997Money TalksReverend

1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionReginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")

1997TravellerFarmer

1997Just Shoot Me!Blind Flower Guy

1997BustedMayor Davies

1996Where Truth LiesJudge Bloom

1996Ghosts of MississippiRalph Hargrove

1996Mars Attacks!Texan Investor

19967th HeavenOld Man in Park

1996Tiger HeartMr. Johnson

1996Independence DayChaplain

1996Sgt. BilkoMr. Robbins

1995Baywatch Nights

1995The ColonyStan Benson

1995Children of the Corn III: Urban HarvestEmployer

1995Killing CupidZeke

1995Apollo 13Reverend

1995Problem Child 3The Janitor

1994Little GiantsFather Kelly

1994Ed WoodOld Man McCoy

1994Terminal VelocityStunt Pilot/Chuck

1994ERDr. Oliver Kostin

1994Runaway DaughtersMinute Man 3

1994Rebel HighwayMinuteman

1994Forced to KillRance

1994The PaperAlicia's Doctor

1994Babylon 5David Sheridan

1994Bigfoot: The Unforgettable EncounterTodd

1993SnapdragonPriest

1993Diagnosis: MurderDriver

1993FearlessBald Cabby

1993TicksSheriff Parker

1993The X-FilesOld Man

1993Ed and His Dead MotherRev. Praxton

1992Universal SoldierJohn Devreux

1992Melrose PlaceMotel Manager

1992Far and AwayTomlin

1992I Don't Buy Kisses AnymoreElderly Man

1992Boris and NatashaPolygraph Man

1991Switched at BirthFrank Hill

1991Lucy & Desi: Before the LaughterBernie

19919 1/2 Ninjas!Ninja Negotiator

1989Trust MeVern

1989Limit UpChuck Feeney

1989B.O.R.N.Robert Morrison

1989ParenthoodDean at College

1989SeinfeldBlind Man

1989Tales from the CryptDes

1989Listen to Me

1989BaywatchJoe

1989Quantum LeapDoc Graves

1989CoachHerman Van Dam

1989The 'BurbsDetective #2

1989B.L. Stryker

1988SuperboyColonel

1988Dark Before DawnLogan

1987WiseguyErnest Haynes

1987InnerspaceSupermarket Customer

1987Married... with ChildrenEdwin

1986A Smoky Mountain ChristmasDr. Jennings

1986Return to MayberryPreacher

1986Two SoldiersPaw

1986Gung HoMayor Conrad Zwart

1986Gary Coleman: For Safety's SakeCaptain Truck

1985The Long Hot SummerWilk

1985CreatorMr. Spencer

1985CocoonSt. Petersburg Dectective

1985A Death in CaliforniaRalph Lee

1985Playing with FireFireman Goodwin

1985Scandal SheetMr. Bell

1984Murder, She WroteFillmore

1984Finder of Lost LovesHank

1984SplashMcCullough

1984The Fantastic World of D.C. CollinsPoliceman

1984The Lonely GuyMinister

1983Rita Hayworth: The Love GoddessStill Photographer

1983Forever and BeyondTechnician

1983Love LettersJoseph Chesley

1983The Thorn BirdsDoc Wilson

1983The Kid with the 200 I.Q.Bus Driver

1982Airplane II: The SequelPerson #1 (uncredited)

1982The Executioner's SongLt. Nelson

1982The Kid with the Broken HaloCoach Ramsdell

1981The Miracle of Kathy MillerDr. Jewell

1981Smokey Bites the DustFootball Coach

1980SkywardPilot #2

1980Scout's HonorThe Captain

1979The Kid from Left FieldHarry the Bartender

1979Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady TruckersMr. Murray

1978Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy GuySelf

1978Cotton CandyMr. Bremmercamp

1978Battlestar GalacticaFarnes

1978Mork & MindyGuard

1978Mr. No LegsLou

1978Huckleberry FinnPap Finn

1977Another Man, Another ChanceWagonmaster

1977Grand Theft AutoNed Slinker

1977The Legend of Frank WoodsHoward Blacker

1976The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1976Eat My DustClark

1976Laverne & Shirley

1975SwitchCollins

1974LocustsAaron

1974Little House on the PrairieSimpson

1974ChinatownIrate Farmer

1974Where the Lilies BloomRoy Luther

1974Happy DaysMr. Burkhart

1973The Red PonySheriff Bill Smith

1972Kung FuSheriff Byrd

1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMyron Faraday

1972The Waltons

1972The Rookies

1972Bloody TrailJake

1971NicholsDeputy

1970The Wild CountryCleve

1970Night GalleryCameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")

1970Dan AugustHobbs

1969Then Came BronsonCarl Mueller

1967Cool Hand LukeSheriff

1967Gentle GiantTater Coughlin

1967Gentle BenHenry Boomhauer

1966The Monroes

1966An Eye for an EyeHarry

1965Village of the GiantsDeputy

1965The F.B.I.Ranger

1963The Courtship of Eddie's FatherCamp Counselor (uncredited)

1962The VirginianLuka

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1960The Andy Griffith ShowTreasury agent

1958Bat MastersonFletcher

1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDeputy Shaker

1956Frontier WomanPrewitt

1955GunsmokeJudge Alan Franklin

1953The Danny Thomas ShowTV Crewman

1947Kraft Television Theatre

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