Rance Howard

Rance Howard
Howard in 2007
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
Spouses	Jean Speegle ​ ​ (m. 1949; died 2000)​ Judy Howard ​ ​ (m. 2001; died 2017)​
Children	Ron Clint
Relatives	Bryce Dallas Howard (granddaughter) Paige Howard (granddaughter)
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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.

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, and Max Rose (both 2013). He received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for co-producing the television film The Time Crystal (1981).