Rance Howard
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as Elderly Timekeeper How the Grinch Stole Christmas 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).
Filmography
A Beautiful Mind
as White-Haired Patient
Independence Day
as Chaplain
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Elderly Timekeeper
Angels & Demons
as Cardinal Beck
The Lone Ranger
as Engineer
Apollo 13
as Reverend
Mars Attacks!
as Texan Investor
Chinatown
as Irate Farmer
Valentine's Day
as Bistro Gardens Diner
Ed Wood
as Old Man McCoy
Cinderella Man
as Announcer Al Fazin
Small Soldiers
as Husband
Rat Race
as Feed the Earth Spokesman
Nebraska
as Uncle Ray
Universal Soldier
as John Devreux
Cool Hand Luke
as Sheriff
Jonah Hex
as Telegrapher
Splash
as McCullough
Cocoon
as St. Petersburg Dectective
Innerspace
as Supermarket Customer