Rance Howard, Ron Howard’s Father, Dies at 89
Rance Howard, father of Ron Howard and grandfather of Bryce Dallas Howard, died Sunday. He was 89
“Clint & I have been blessed to be Rance Howard’s sons,” Ron Howard wrote announced on Twitter. “Today he passed at 89. He stood especially tall 4 his ability to balance ambition w/great personal integrity. A depression-era farm boy, his passion for acting changed the course of our family history. We love & miss U Dad.”
Clint & I have been blessed to be Rance Howard’s sons. Today he passed at 89. He stood especially tall 4 his ability to balance ambition w/great personal integrity. A depression-era farm boy, his passion for acting changed the course of our family history. We love & miss U Dad.
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) November 25, 2017
The elder Howard appeared in 15 films his son directed, including “Apollo 13,” “A Beautiful Mind,” “Splash,” “Cocoon,” “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Parenthood” and “Grand Theft Auto,” which they also wrote together.
Like his famous sons Ron and Clint, and his granddaughters Bryce and Paige, Rance was also an actor, having appeared in films like “Chinatown,” “Cool Hand Luke,” “Independence Day” and alongside a very young Ron in “The Music Man” and on “The Andy Griffith Show.” During his six-decade career, he also appeared in TV series like “Make Room for Daddy,” “Gunsmoke,” “The Waltons” and “Seinfeld.”
