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Rance Howard


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The name Rance Howard was given to a character on the CBS show, The Mentalist. The character was a deceased law enforcement officer with a personal connection to Captain Hightower, in the 2010-2011 Season Finale. See more trivia »

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2014/II Land of the Free (pre-production)
The Angel
 
2014 Timberwolf (pre-production)
Byron Meddles
 
2013 16 South (pre-production)
Sheriff Barnum
 
2013 Max Rose (post-production)
Walter Prewitt
 
2013 The Trouble Man (post-production)
Al Dell
 
2012/I Junction (post-production)
The Clerk
 
2013 Nebraska
 
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles (TV series)
Eugene
Purity (2013) … Eugene
 
2013 Huff
Scotty
 
2013 Two In (TV movie)
Wilbur
 
2013 Easy Rider: The Ride Back
Andrew Jackson Bennett
 
2012 Gone Dark
Charles
 
2012 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Martin Carroll
 
2011 Where's My Sandwich? (short)
Duffy
 
2011/I Let Go
Dimples
 
2011 Rosewood Lane
Fred Crumb
 
2011 Spooky Buddies (video)
Mr. Johnson
 
2011 Workaholics (TV series)
Jerry
The Strike (2011) … Jerry
 
2011 InSight
Cemetery Presider
 
2011 Night Club
Chuck
 
2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (video)
Preacher
 
2011 The Dilemma
Burt
 
2011 Harley's Hill (video)
Charlie
 
2010 Elf Sparkle and the Special Red Dress (TV movie)
Rudolph (voice)
 
2010 The Trial
Judge Danielson
 
2010 Jonah Hex
Telegrapher
 
2010 Once Fallen
Harry
 
2010 Yohan - Barnevandrer
Old Knut
 
2010 Bloodworth
Ira
 
2009 Play Dead (video)
Old Man
 
2009 Boppin' at the Glue Factory
Walker Bill
 
2009 Shadowheart (video)
Wedding Preacher
 
2009/I Within
Deli Owner
 
2009 Angels & Demons
Cardinal Beck
 
2009 Play the Game
Mervin
 
2009 ER (TV series)
Dr. Oliver Kostin
A Long, Strange Trip (2009) … Dr. Oliver Kostin
 
2009 Lie to Me (TV series)
Joe Metz
Moral Waiver (2009) … Joe Metz
 
2008 Frost/Nixon
Ollie
 
2008 Audie & the Wolf
Dr. Maleosis
 
2008/I Keith
Old Man (uncredited)
 
2008 Grizzly Park
Ranger Howard
 
2008 Skip Tracer (TV movie)
Old Man Dickens
 
2007 Ghost Town: The Movie
Sheriff Tom Parker
 
2007 Georgia Rule
Dog Bite Man
 
2007 Be My Baby
Zippy the Messenger
 
2006 Sasquatch Mountain
Harris Zeff
 
2006 Harrison Bergeron (short)
Narrator
 
2006 CSI: NY (TV series)
Samuel Cooper
Fare Game (2006) … Samuel Cooper
 
2006 Twenty Good Years (TV series)
Henry
The Crying Game (2006) … Henry
 
2006 Aimee Semple McPherson
James Kennedy
 
2005 Miracle at Sage Creek
Doctor Babcock
 
2005 Ghost Whisperer (TV series)
Dirk Abrams
Lost Boys (2005) … Dirk Abrams
 
2005 Killing Cupid
Zeke
 
2005 Cinderella Man
Announcer Al Fazin
 
2004 That's So Raven (TV series)
Murphy
Sweeps (2004) … Murphy
 
2004 Cold Case (TV series)
Buddie
Factory Girls (2004) … Buddie
 
2004 Eulogy
Lance Sommers
 
2004 The Alamo
Governor Smith
 
2004 Death and Texas
Circuit Court Judge
 
2004 I Am Stamos (short)
Gaffer
 
2003/I The Missing
Telegraph Operator
 
2003 Ghost Rock
Cash
 
2003 The Long Ride Home
Old man
 
2002 Jumping for Joy
 
2002 Legend of the Phantom Rider
Doc Fisher
 
2002 Son of the Beach (TV series)
 
2002 That '80s Show (TV series)
Mr. Bailey
Tuesday Comes Over (2002) … Mr. Bailey
 
2002 Eye See You
Geezer
 
2002 Leaving the Land
Uncle Solomon
 
2001 A Beautiful Mind
White-Haired Patient
 
2001 Angel (TV series)
Angel / Marcus Roscoe
 
2001 Rat Race
Feed the Earth Spokesman
 
2001 A Crack in the Floor
Floyd Fryed
 
2001 Joe Dirt
Bomb Squad Cop
 
2001 The Huntress (TV series)
Foreman
Black Widow (2001) … Foreman
 
2000 Big Wind on Campus
Grandpa Morton
 
2000 7th Heaven (TV series)
Old Man in Park
Help! (2000) … Old Man in Park
 
2000 Ping!
Old Man
 
2000 Love & Sex
Earl
 
2000 Driving Me Crazy (TV movie)
Charly Girabaldi
 
1999 Just Shoot Me! (TV series)
Blind Flower Guy
When Nina Met Elliott (1999) … Blind Flower Guy
 
1999 Shadows of the Past
Arliss
 
1999 Malevolence
Dr. Burns
 
1999 Happy, Texas
Ely the Tractor Driver
 
1998 Psycho
Mr. Lowery
 
1998 Two of a Kind (TV series)
Mr. Fillmore / Mr. Filmore
Peeping Twins (1998) … Mr. Filmore
 
1998 Land of the Free
Hotel Manager
 
1998 Clueless (TV series)
Mr. Bell
Bakersfield Blues (1998) … Mr. Bell
 
1998 The Night Caller
Hank
 
1998 Small Soldiers
Husband
 
1998 The Sender
Max
 
1998 Chairman of the Board
Rev. Hatley
 
1997 Sparkle and Charm
Mr. Houghton
 
1997 Holiday in Your Heart (TV movie)
Blind Man
 
1997 Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (TV movie)
Jarvis Bean
 
1996-1997 Babylon 5 (TV series)
David Sheridan
Rising Star (1997) … David Sheridan
 
1997 The Lay of the Land
Dr. Brown
 
1997 Money Talks
Reverend
 
1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (TV series)
(segment "The Viewing")
The Viewing (1997)
 
1996-1997 Married with Children (TV series)
Edwin / Reverend
How to Marry a Moron (1997) … Reverend
Enemies (1996) … Edwin
 
1997 Baywatch Nights (TV series)
Hot Winds (1997)
 
1997 The Second Civil War (TV movie)
Arnold Tooney Jr
 
1997 Traveller
Farmer
 
1997 Busted (video)
Mayor Davies
 
1996 Ghosts of Mississippi
Ralph Hargrove
 
1996 Ink (TV series)
Funeral Director
The Sandwich (1996) … Funeral Director
 
1996 Independence Day
Chaplain
 
1996 Melrose Place (TV series)
Motel Manager
Full Metal Betsy (1996) … Motel Manager
 
1993-1996 Seinfeld (TV series)
Blind Man / Farmer
The Bottle Deposit (1996) … Farmer
The Glasses (1993) … Blind Man
 
1996 Sgt. Bilko
Mr. Robbins
 
1996 Tiger Heart
Mr. Johnson
 
1995 Land's End (TV series)
Jeff Foster
Parentnapping (1995) … Jeff Foster
 
1995 The Colony (TV movie)
Stan Benson
 
1995 Apollo 13
Reverend
 
1995 Problem Child 3: Junior in Love (TV movie)
The Janitor
 
1995 Savate (video)
Farmer
 
1994 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Des
Surprise Party (1994) … Des
 
1994 Little Giants
Priest
 
1994 Ed Wood
Old Man McCoy
 
1994 Terminal Velocity
Chuck, Stunt Pilot
 
1994 Rebel Highway (TV series)
Minute Man 3
Runaway Daughters (1994) … Minute Man 3
 
1994 The Paper
Alicia's Doctor
 
1994 Forced to Kill
Rance
 
1994 Diagnosis Murder (TV series)
Driver
Murder with Mirrors (1994) … Driver
 
1994 Bigfoot: The Unforgettable Encounter
Todd Brandell
 
1993 Coach (TV series)
Herman Van Dam
Christmas of the Van Damned (1993) … Herman Van Dam
 
1993 Snapdragon
Priest
 
1993 Ed and His Dead Mother
Rev. Praxton
 
1993 Fearless
Bald Cabby
 
1993 Ticks
Sheriff Parker
 
1992 Wishman
Det. Sturgis
 
1992 Far and Away
Tomlin
 
1989-1992 Baywatch (TV series)
Fireman / Joe
The Lost Treasure of Tower 12 (1992) … Joe
Heat Wave (1989) … Fireman
 
1992 I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore
Elderly Man
 
1991 Quantum Leap (TV series)
Ring doctor
Heart of a Champion - July 23, 1955 (1991) … Ring doctor
 
1991 Switched at Birth (TV movie)
Frank Hill
 
1991 Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (TV movie)
Bernie
 
1991 9 1/2 Ninjas!
Ninja Negotiator
 
1991 The Letters from Moab (TV short)
Vern Logan
 
1990 Equal Justice (TV series)
Mr. Williams
The Price of Justice (1990) … Mr. Williams
 
1989 B.L. Stryker (TV series)
Richard Walton
The King of Jazz (1989) … Richard Walton
 
1989 Limit Up
Chuck Feeney
 
1989 Parenthood
Dean at College
 
1989 The Adventures of Superboy (TV series)
Colonel
Luthor Unleashed (1989) … Colonel
 
1989 Listen to Me
Mr. Tucker
 
1989 The 'Burbs
Detective #2
 
1989 Trust Me
Vern
 
1988 Dark Before Dawn
Logan
 
1988 Wiseguy (TV series)
Ernest Haynes
Smokey Mountain Requiem (1988) … Ernest Haynes
 
1988 B.O.R.N.
Robert Morrison
 
1987 Innerspace
Supermarket Customer
 
1986 A Smoky Mountain Christmas (TV movie)
Doctor Jennings
 
1986 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
Mr. Sellers
The Drug Knot (1986) … Mr. Sellers
 
1986 Return to Mayberry (TV movie)
Preacher
 
1986 Gung Ho
Mayor Conrad Zwart
 
1985 Days of Our Lives (TV series)
Henry Clovis
 
1985 The Long Hot Summer (TV movie)
Wilk
 
1985 Creator
Mr. Spencer
 
1985 Cocoon
St. Petersburg Dectective
 
1985 A Death in California (TV mini-series)
Ralph Lee
Episode #1.2 (1985) … Ralph Lee
Episode #1.1 (1985) … Ralph Lee
 
1985 Dallas (TV series)
Deeds and Misdeeds (1985)
 
1985 Playing with Fire (TV movie)
Fireman Goodwin
 
1985 Scandal Sheet (TV movie)
Mr. Bell
 
1985 Two Soldiers (short)
Paw
 
1985 Words by Heart (TV movie)
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Fillmore
Death Casts a Spell (1984) … Fillmore
 
1984 Finder of Lost Loves (TV series)
Hank
 
1984 Dynasty (TV series)
Gifford
The Voice: Part 2 (1984) … Gifford
 
1984 Splash
McCullough
 
1984 The Fantastic World of D.C. Collins (TV movie)
Policeman
 
1984 The Lonely Guy
Minister
 
1983 Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (TV movie)
Still Photographer
 
1983/II Love Letters
Joseph Chesley
 
1983 The Thorn Birds (TV mini-series)
Doc Wilson
Part 3 (1983) … Doc Wilson
 
1983 The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (TV movie)
 
1982 The Executioner's Song (TV movie)
Lt. Nelson
 
1982 The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV movie)
Coach Ramsdell
 
1981 Smokey Bites the Dust
Coach
 
1981 The Miracle of Kathy Miller (TV movie)
Dr. Jewell
 
1981 Here's Boomer (TV series)
Foldy
 
1981 Mork & Mindy (TV series)
Guard
Mork Meets Robin Williams (1981) … Guard
 
1981 Forever and Beyond
Technician
 
1980 Skyward (TV movie)
Pilot #2
 
1980 Scout's Honor (TV movie)
Captain
 
1976-1979 Happy Days (TV series)
Announcer / Ben Wilson / Mr. Burkhart
Here Comes the Bride, Again (1979) … Mr. Burkhart
Spunkless Spunky (1978) … Ben Wilson
Dance Contest (1976) … Announcer
 
1979 Mr. No Legs
Lou's Sidekick
 
1979 Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (TV movie)
Mr. Murray
 
1979 Laverne & Shirley (TV series)
Doctor
Who's Papa? (1979) … Doctor
 
1978 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Farnes
 
1978 Cotton Candy (TV movie)
Mr. Bremmercamp
 
1977 Another Man, Another Chance
Wagonmaster
 
1977 Grand Theft Auto
Ned Slinker
 
1977 The Legend of Frank Woods
Howard Blacker
 
1977 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Simpson
Quarantine (1977) … Simpson
 
1976 Eat My Dust
Clark
 
1973-1975 The Waltons (TV series)
Dr. McIvers
The Competition (1975) … Dr. McIvers
The Venture (1975) … Dr. McIvers
The Birthday (1974) … Dr. McIvers
The Gift (1974) … Dr. McIvers
 
1975 Switch (TV series)
Collins
The Deadly Missiles Caper (1975) … Collins
 
1975 Huckleberry Finn (TV movie)
Pap Finn
 
1975 The Rookies (TV series)
Truck Driver
Nightmare (1975) … Truck Driver
 
1975 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Cleve
Wild Country: Part 2 (1975) … Cleve (uncredited)
 
1975 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Myron Faraday
The Skating Rink (1975) … Myron Faraday
 
1970-1974 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Frank Benton / Judge Alan Franklin
In Performance of Duty (1974) … Frank Benton
Jenny (1970) … Judge Alan Franklin
 
1974 Locusts (TV movie)
Aaron
 
1974 Chinatown
Irate Farmer
 
1974 Where the Lilies Bloom
Roy Luther
 
1973 Kung Fu (TV series)
Sheriff Byrd
The Hoots (1973) … Sheriff Byrd
 
1973 Salty
 
1973 The Red Pony (TV movie)
Sheriff Bill Smith
 
1973 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Ranger
Desperate Journey (1973) … Ranger
 
1972 Nichols (TV series)
Deputy
About Jesse James (1972) … Deputy
 
1971-1972 Bonanza (TV series)
Bogardus / Sam
Shanklin (1972) … Bogardus
A Time to Die (1971) … Sam
 
1972 Bloody Trail
Jake
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes/Miss Lovecraft Sent Me/The Hand of Borgus Weems/Phantom of What Opera? (1971) … Cameraman (segment "The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes")
 
1970 The Wild Country
Cleve (uncredited)
 
1970 Here Come the Brides (TV series)
Goff
Two Worlds (1970) … Goff
 
1970 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
Mr. Carl Mueller
That Undiscovered Country... (1970) … Mr. Carl Mueller
 
1967-1969 Gentle Ben (TV series)
Henry Boomhauer
The Bully (1969) … Henry Boomhauer
 
1969 Old Paint (short)
Cowboy
 
1969 Deed of Daring-Do (short)
 
1967 Cool Hand Luke
Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1967 Gentle Giant
Tater Coughlin
 
1967 The Monroes (TV series)
Al
Teaching the Tiger to Purr (1967) … Al
 
1966 That Girl (TV series)
Customer II
What's in a Name? (1966) … Customer II (uncredited)
What's in a Name? (1966) … Customer II
 
1966 An Eye for an Eye
Harry
 
1966 The Virginian (TV series)
Luka
 
1965 The Desert Raven
Reggie
 
1965 Village of the Giants
Deputy
 
1962-1964 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Bus Driver / First Treasury Agent / Governor's Chauffeur / …
The Rumor (1964) … Party Guest
A Black Day for Mayberry (1963) … First Treasury Agent
Barney and the Governor (1963) … Governor's Chauffeur
Cousin Virgil (1962) … Bus Driver
 
1963 Combat! (TV series)
Wilkerson
The Bridge at Chalons (1963) … Wilkerson
 
1963 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Come a-Runnin' (1963)
 
1963 The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Camp Counselor (uncredited)
 
1962 The Music Man
Oscar Jackson (uncredited)
 
1960 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Shaker
Confession (1959) … Shaker
 
1959 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Fletcher
Promised Land (1959) … Fletcher
 
1958 Flight (TV series)
 
1958 How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series)
Corporal
Hit and Run (1958) … Corporal
 
1956-1957 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
Sheriff's Man (1957)
Most Blessed Woman (1957)
Paper Foxhole (1956)
 
1956 Frontier Woman
Prewitt
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1981 Through the Magic Pyramid (TV movie) (written by)
 
1977 Grand Theft Auto (written by)
 
1974 Partridge Family 2200 AD (TV series) (1974)
 
1972 The Rookies (TV series)
The Commitment (1972) (written by)
 
1968 Gentle Ben (TV series)
Flapjacks for Breakfast (1968) (written by)
Ben the Champ (1968) (written by)
Take a Giant Step (1968) (teleplay)
Batter Up (1968) (story)
The Opportunist (1968) (written by)
 
1966 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
The Ball Game (1966) (story)
 
1960 The Flintstones (TV series)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1981 Through the Magic Pyramid (TV movie) (producer)
 
1978 Cotton Candy (TV movie) (associate producer)
 
1977 Grand Theft Auto (associate producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (documentary) (archive stills)
 
1970 The Wild Country (dialogue director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowStunts (1 title)
1994 Terminal Velocity (stunts - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2011 Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
2011 The Actor's Journey (video documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Actor's Journey for Kids (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Behind the Scenes of 'Ghost Town: The Movie' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999-2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Father
Child Stars II: Growing Up Hollywood (2005) … Himself
Ron Howard: Hollywood's Favorite Son (1999) … Himself - Father
 
2004 The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 Toolbox Murders: As It Was (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Clint Howard Variety Show (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
2000 Inside TV Land: The Andy Griffith Show (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Andy of Mayberry (2000) … Himself
 
1998 1998 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)

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Trivia:

The name Rance Howard was given to a character on the CBS show, The Mentalist. The character was a deceased law enforcement officer with a personal connection to Captain Hightower, in the 2010-2011 Season Finale. See more »

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