Rance Howard

Rance Howard was an actor who had a net worth of $3 million at the time of his death in 2017. Rance Howard died on November 25, 2017 at the age of 89. He appeared in over 100 films across seven decades, with credits including "Where the Lilies Bloom," "Chinatown," "Ed Wood," and "Independence Day." The father of actor and director Ron Howard, he also appeared in most of his son's films. Bryce Dallas Howard is Rance's granddaughter. Rance's other son Clint Howard also became an actor. Rance had guest roles on numerous television shows over the decades. Rance Howard was born as Harold Beckenholdt on November 17, 1928 in Newkirk, Oklahoma to Ethel and Engel. He was educated at Shidler High School, and then attended the University of Oklahoma. Howard subsequently served in the US Air Force, where he directed plays in the Special Services entertainment unit. Howard married his first wife, actress Jean Speegle, in 1949. Their sons are Ron and Clint. The couple remained married until Speegle's passing in 2000. Howard went on to marry Judy in 2001; they were married until Judy's death in early 2017. Later in the year, on November 25, 2017, a week after his 89th birthday, Howard died from heart failure sparked by a West Nile virus infection.