Rance Howard

Biography

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).

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

as Martin Carroll

A Beautiful Mind

as White-Haired Patient

Independence Day

as Chaplain

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

as Elderly Timekeeper

Angels & Demons

as Cardinal Beck

The Lone Ranger

as Engineer

Mars Attacks!

as Texan Investor

Apollo 13

as Reverend

Chinatown

as Irate Farmer

Bones

as Jerold Norsky