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Rance Howard
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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 (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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Remakes That Missed but Matter
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The Mind's Eye: Crime Films of Obsession and Interiority
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The Christ Slayer
2019 · Devil as Old Man
Nebraska
2013 · Uncle Ray
The Dilemma
2011 · Burt
The Trial
2010 · Judge Danielson
Angels & Demons
2009 · Cardinal Beck
Cinderella Man
2005 · Announcer Al Fazin
A Beautiful Mind
2001 · White-Haired Patient
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 · Elderly Timekeeper
Love & Sex
2000 · Earl
Psycho
1998 · Mr. Lowery
Sgt. Bilko
1996 · Mr. Robbins
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
1995 · Employer
Parenthood
1989 · Dean at College
The 'Burbs
1989 · Detective #2
Splash
1984 · McCullough
Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy
1978 · Self
Chinatown
1974 · Irate Farmer
Cool Hand Luke
1967 · Sheriff