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 appe ... ared 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).
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Gentle Ben
as Henry Boomhauer
Episodes: 56
First Aired: Sep 10, 1967
The Thorn Birds
as Doc Wilson
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Mar 27, 1983
Babylon 5
as David Sheridan
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 26, 1994
The Waltons
as Dr. McIvers
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 14, 1972
The Andy Griffith Show
as Treasury agent
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 03, 1960
Two of a Kind
as Mr. Fillmore
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 25, 1998
The Long Hot Summer
as Wilk
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 06, 1985
Seinfeld
as Farmer
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 05, 1989
Bones
as Jerold Norsky
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 13, 2005
A Death in California
as Ralph Lee
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 12, 1985
Ghost Whisperer
as Dirk Abrams
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2005
Cold Case
as Buddie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 2003
Tales from the Crypt
as Des
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1989
Angel
as Marcus Roscoe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 05, 1999
CSI: NY
as Samuel Cooper
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2004
Diagnosis: Murder
as Driver
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 29, 1993
Quantum Leap
as Doc Graves
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1989
Gunsmoke
as Judge Alan Franklin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Night Gallery
as Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 16, 1970
Melrose Place
as Motel Manager
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 08, 1992
Baywatch
as Joe
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 23, 1989
7th Heaven
as Old Man in Park
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 26, 1996
Just Shoot Me!
as Blind Flower Guy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 04, 1997
Wiseguy
as Ernest Haynes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1987
ER
as Dr. Oliver Kostin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1994
The Virginian
as Luka
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1962
Bat Masterson
as Fletcher
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 08, 1958
ABC Afterschool Special
as Myron Faraday
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 04, 1972
Seinfeld
as Blind Man
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 05, 1989
Baywatch
as Fireman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 23, 1989
Nichols
as Deputy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1971
The Andy Griffith Show
as The Governor's Chauffeur
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
as Bus Driver
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 1960
Married... with Children
as Edwin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1987
Gunsmoke
as Frank Benton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1955
Arrested Development
as Rance Howard
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 2003
Lie to Me
as Joe Metz
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 21, 2009
The F.B.I.
as Ranger
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1965
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Reginald Hannon (segment "The Viewing")
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 25, 1997
Mork & Mindy
as Guard
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1978
Finder of Lost Loves
as Hank
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 1984
Grey's Anatomy
as Martin Carroll
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 27, 2005
That's So Raven
as Murphy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 17, 2003
The X-Files
as Old Man
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 10, 1993
Coach
as Herman Van Dam
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 28, 1989
Dan August
as Hobbs
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1970
Murder, She Wrote
as Fillmore
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1984
Battlestar Galactica
as Farnes
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1978
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Eugene
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2009
Happy Days
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 15, 1974
The Monroes
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 07, 1966
Clueless
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 20, 1996
The Waltons
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 14, 1972
Son of the Beach
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 14, 2000
The Rookies
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1972
Kung Fu
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1972
Little House on the Prairie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1974
Dynasty
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1981
Laverne & Shirley
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 27, 1976
That '80s Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 23, 2002
Superboy
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 08, 1988
The Huntress
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 26, 2000
Then Came Bronson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 17, 1969
B.L. Stryker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 13, 1989
Kraft Television Theatre
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 07, 1947
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1961
Baywatch Nights
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1995
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