Rance Howard

About Rance Howard

Rance Howard is less known for his outstanding acting performances as for being the father of succesful director Ron Howard. He has appeared in nearly every movie directed by his son, plus a few other blockbusters like Independence Day and Spider-Man, giving him a unexpectedly high position on The-Numbers' All Time Top Stars at the Box Office List. Other members of the Howard acting family are son Clint Howard and granddaughter Bryce Howard.

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Acted in the television series Two of a Kind as Mr. Filmore

Member of the Howard family : Father

Often acts together with Clint Howard (11) , Tom Hanks (4) , Bryce Dallas Howard (4)

Often acts in movies directed by Ron Howard (11)

Appearances

Released	Movie Name	Role	1st weekend	US Gross	Worldwide Gross
2/27/2009	Play the Game	Mervin	$51,197	$621,040	$621,040
6/3/2005	Cinderella Man	Ring Announcer	$18,320,205	$61,649,911	$108,539,911
10/15/2004	Eulogy	Lance Sommers	$41,788	$70,527	$70,527
4/9/2004	The Alamo	Governor Smith	$9,124,701	$22,406,362	$23,911,362
11/26/2003	The Missing	Telegrapher	$10,833,633	$26,900,336	$38,253,433
9/20/2002	Apollo 13 (IMAX)	Reverend	$200,645	$1,759,075	$2,219,202
12/21/2001	A Beautiful Mind	White-haired patient	$367,151	$170,708,996	$316,708,996
8/17/2001	Rat Race	Feed the Earth Spokesman	$11,662,094	$56,607,223	$86,607,223
4/11/2001	Joe Dirt	Bomb Squad Cop	$8,016,008	$27,087,695	$30,987,695
11/17/2000	How the Grinch Stole Christmas	Elderly Timekeeper	$55,820,330	$260,044,825	$345,141,403
8/25/2000	Love and Sex	Earl	$58,116	$536,287	$536,287
10/1/1999	Happy, Texas	Ely the tractor driver	$72,056	$2,039,192	$2,039,192
12/4/1998	Psycho	Mr. Lowry	$10,031,850	$21,541,218	$37,226,218
7/10/1998	Small Soldiers	Husband	$14,047,592	$55,143,823	$71,743,823
3/13/1998	Chairman of the Board	Reverend Hatley	$181,233	$306,715	$306,715
8/22/1997	Money Talks	Reverend	$10,654,369	$41,076,865	$41,076,865
4/18/1997	Traveller	Farmer	$30,855	$500,649	$500,649
12/20/1996	Ghosts of Mississippi	Ralph Hargrove	$168,012	$13,052,741	$13,052,741
12/13/1996	Mars Attacks!	Texas Investor	$9,384,272	$37,771,017	$101,371,017
7/3/1996	Independence Day	Chaplain	$50,228,264	$306,169,255	$817,400,878
3/29/1996	Sgt. Bilko	Mr. Robbins	$8,110,080	$30,356,589	$37,956,589
6/30/1995	Apollo 13	Reverend	$25,353,380	$172,070,496	$334,100,000
10/14/1994	Little Giants	Priest	$4,778,029	$19,306,362	$19,306,362
9/30/1994	Ed Wood	Old man McCoy		$5,828,466	$5,828,466
9/23/1994	Terminal Velocity	Chuck	$5,500,404	$16,478,900	$16,478,900
6/3/1994	The Cowboy Way	Old Gentleman	$5,048,640	$19,731,505	$19,731,505
3/18/1994	The Paper	Alicia's Doctor		$36,768,310	$46,368,310
10/15/1993	Fearless	Bald Cabby		$6,971,266	$6,971,266
1/1/1993	Ed and his Dead Mother	Reverend Praxton		$673	$673
7/10/1992	Universal Soldier	Mr Devreux	$10,057,084	$36,299,898	$36,299,898
5/22/1992	Far and Away	Tomlin	$12,948,940	$58,883,840	$58,883,840
8/2/1989	Parenthood	Dean at College	$10,506,450	$100,047,830	$126,297,830
5/5/1989	Listen to Me	Mr. Tucker	$1,789,759	$4,177,448	$4,177,448
2/17/1989	The `burbs	Detective #2	$11,101,197	$35,382,246	$35,382,246
7/3/1987	Innerspace	Supermarket Customer	$4,739,913	$19,816,619	$19,816,619
3/14/1986	Gung Ho	Major Zwart	$7,170,830	$36,611,610	$36,611,610
9/20/1985	Creator	Mr. Spencer	$2,019,728	$4,571,788	$4,571,788
6/21/1985	Cocoon	Detective	$7,936,427	$76,257,348	$76,257,348
3/9/1984	Splash	McCullough	$6,174,059	$62,599,495	$62,599,495
1/27/1984	The Lonely Guy	Minister	$2,072,130	$4,800,000	$4,800,000
6/21/1974	Chinatown	Irate Farmer		$23,169,837	$23,169,837
11/1/1967	Cool Hand Luke	Sheriff		$16,217,773	$16,217,773
6/19/1962	The Music Man	Oscar Jackson		$14,953,846	$14,953,846
		Total Grosses		$1,907,295,897	$3,045,096,826
		Average Gross		$44,355,719
	Average Opening Weekend		$9,294,484

External Links

Celebrity-Link	Rance Howard at Celebrity Link
Wikipedia	Rance Howard at Wikipedia