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),
The Mark of Zorro (1974 film) The Mark of Zorro (1974 film) The Mark of Zorro is a 1974 American made-for-television action adventure film which starred Frank Langella alongside Gilbert Roland, Yvonne De Carlo, Anne Archer, Ricardo Montalban and Robert Middleton. It was also a backdoor pilot for a television series on which ABC-TV declined to pick up the option. The film used Alfred Newman's musical score for the 1940 film version along with new incidental music composed by Dominic Frontiere. After receiving a letter from his father (Roland) in California requesting his immediate return home, Diego de la Vega (Langella) resigns his commission as a