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Rance Howard

17 Nov, 1928 in 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 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).

Also Known As:

Harold Engle Beckenholdt

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Gung Ho
61% (1986)
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Dads
69% (2019)
Gone Dark
17% (2013)
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Tiger Heart
55% (1996)
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Let Go
53% (2011)
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Sgt. Bilko
59% (1996)
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Ping!
62% (2001)
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Huff
43% (2013)
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Parenthood
67% (1989)
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Eat My Dust
57% (1976)
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Night Club
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Kalebegiak
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Fearless
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Talk Radio
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The Paper
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40 Nights
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Solemates
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Limit Up
30% (1989)
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Apollo 13
75% (1995)
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Busted
33% (1997)
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D-Tox
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Abilene
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Traveller
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The Alamo
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Jumping For Joy
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Apple Seed
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Keith
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Within
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Malevolence
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Two Soldiers
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The Rookies
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CSI: NY
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Dynasty
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Happy Days
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Clueless
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The Waltons
71% (1972)
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ER
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Gentle Ben
63% (1967)
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Seinfeld
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Nichols
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Seinfeld
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The Waltons
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Bones
83% (2005)
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Coach
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Dan August
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