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Rance Howard

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Also known as Harold Rance Beckenholdt

American actor (1928–2017)

OverviewAI-generated

Rance Howard was a male person born in 1928 and died in 2017. His professional work began in 1956. He is associated with the country of Germany and has been categorized under genres including German, pop, schlager, and South African music.

His creative output includes five works listed in cross-referenced databases. In digital music platforms, he has a recorded playcount of three and two listeners. Additionally, his name appears as a reference point within 205 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1946-01-14
germangermanypopschlagersouth africa

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
3

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Key facts

Born
Harold Engle Beckenholdt , ( 1928-11-17 ) November 17, 1928, Newkirk, Oklahoma , U.S.
Died
November 25, 2017 (2017-11-25) (aged 89), Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Resting place
Hollywood Forever Cemetery , Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater
University of Oklahoma
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1948–2017
Spouses
Jean Speegle ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1949 ; died 2000 ) ​ Judy Howard ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2001 ; died 2017 ) ​
Children
Ron Clint
Relatives
Bryce Dallas Howard (granddaughter) Paige Howard (granddaughter)

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Encyclopedic overview

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, and Max Rose (both 2013). 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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