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Also known as Harold Rance Beckenholdt

American actor (1928–2017)

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Harold
Family name
Howard
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Duncan
Place of death
Los Angeles
Occupation
film producer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
RanceHoward.JPG
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Commons category
Rance Howard
date of birth
1928-11-17
date of death
2017-11-25
name in native language
Rance Howard
cause of death
heart failure
start of work period
1956-00-00
writing language
English language
birth name
Harold Engle Beckenholdt
manner of death
natural causes
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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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