Rance Howard
Rance Howard (actually Harold Rance Beckenholdt ; born November 17, 1928 in Duncan , Oklahoma - † November 25, 2017 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Rance Howard was born in Oklahoma to Engel Beckenholdt and Ethel Cleo Tomlinist. He worked in over 250 film and television productions. His best-known roles are that of Henry Broomhauer in the television series My Friend Ben and that of David Sheridan , father of Captain John Sheridan in the science fiction television series Babylon 5 . He made his debut in 1956 in Death Arrow on the Missouri . He was often seen as a pastor or preacher, as a sheriff or western marshal.
Wives
Howard was married twice. From his first marriage to Jean Speegle Howard from 1949 until her death on September 2, 2000, the two sons, director and actor Ron Howard and Clint Howard come . He was the grandfather of actresses Bryce Dallas Howard and Paige Howard .
On June 29, 2001, he married his second wife, Judy O'Sullivan, who died in January 2017. He himself died in November 2017, a week after his 89th birthday.
Filmography (selection)
- 1956: Death Arrow on the Missouri (Frontier Woman)
- 1962: Music Man (The Music Man)
- 1967: The Indomitable (Cool Hand Luke)
- 1977: Another man - another woman (Un autre homme, une autre chance)
- 1984: A single rarely comes alone ( The Lonely Guy )
- 1986: Gung Ho
- 1992: The Professor or How I Raised My Wife (Creator)
- 1992: Universal Soldier
- 1996: Independence Day
- 1996: Mars Attacks!
- 1997: Money Talks - Money doesn't stink (Money Talks)
- 1998: Small Soldiers
- 1998: Psycho
- 2000: The Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
- 2001: A Beautiful Mind - Genie und Wahnsinn (A Beautiful Mind)
- 2001: Rat Race - Der Nackte Wahnsinn (Rat Race)
- 2002: D-Tox - In the Eye of Fear (D-Tox)
- 2005: The Comeback (Cinderella Man)
- 2009: Play the Game
- 2009: Illuminati (Angels and Demons)
- 2011: Rosewood Lane
- 2011: Sarah & Harley - A Friendship Forever (Harley's Hill)
- 2011: Spooky Buddies - The Curse of the Hallowuff Dog (Spooky Buddies)
- 2013: Nebraska
Web links
- Rance Howard in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Interview with Rance Howard (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Howard, Rance |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beckenholdt, Harold Rance (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1928 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Duncan , Oklahoma |
DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 2017 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |