Rance Howard Rance Howard Rance Howard (born Harold Rance 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 the actresses Bryce Dallas Howard and Paige Howard. Howard appeared in many notable 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). For co-produced the television film "The Time Crystal" (1981),
A Home at the End of the World (film) A Home at the End of the World (film) A Home at the End of the World is a 2004 drama film directed by Michael Mayer and starring Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts, and Sissy Spacek. The screenplay by Michael Cunningham was adapted from his 1990 novel of the same name. Bobby Morrow's life in suburban Cleveland has been tinged with tragedy since he was a young boy, losing first his beloved older brother to a freak accident, then his mother to illness, and finally his father. As a rebellious teenager, he meets the conservative and gawky Jonathan