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).

Horror Filmography:

As Actor

Films	Year	Role	Poster
Huff	2013	Scotty
Rosewood Lane	2011	Fred Crumb
Grizzly Park	2008	Ranger Howard
Sasquatch Mountain	2006	Harris Zeff
Toolbox Murders	2004	Chas Rooker
Legend of the Phantom Rider	2003	Doc Fisher
D-Tox	2002	Geezer
A Crack in the Floor	2001	Floyd Fryed
Psycho	1998	Mr. Lowery
The Night Caller	1998	Hank
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest	1995	Employer
Ticks	1993	Sheriff Parker
Ed and His Dead Mother	1993	Rev. Praxton
B.O.R.N.	1989	Robert Morrison
The 'Burbs	1989	Detective #2
Locusts	1974	Aaron

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