{"id":134135,"date":"2017-11-26T06:16:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T11:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=134135"},"modified":"2017-11-26T06:16:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-26T11:16:56","slug":"rance-howard-actor-dad-of-director-ron-howard-dies-at-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/26\/rance-howard-actor-dad-of-director-ron-howard-dies-at-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Rance Howard, actor dad of director Ron Howard, dies at 89"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rance Howard in December 2007 (Photo By Jcanch – Own work, Public Domain<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LOS ANGELES — Director Ron Howard says his actor father Rance Howard has died. He was 89.<\/p>\n

Howard announced his father’s passing Saturday on Twitter. He praised his father for his ability to balance ambition with great personal integrity.<\/p>\n

The elder Howard also was the father of actor Clint Howard and grandfather of actresses Bryce Dallas Howard and Paige Howard.<\/p>\n

He appeared in several of Ron Howard’s films, including \u201cApollo 13,\u201d \u201cA Beautiful Mind,\u201d \u201cSplash,\u201d \u201cHow the Grinch Stole Christmas,\u201d \u201cParenthood\u201d and \u201cGrand Theft Auto.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other film credits include \u201cChinatown\u201d and the 2013 drama \u201cNebraska.\u201d On television, he appeared on many series including \u201cSeinfeld,\u201d \u201cMurder, She Wrote,\u201d \u201cNCIS: Los Angeles,\u201d \u201cGrey’s Anatomy\u201d and Ron Howard’s starring series, \u201cHappy Days.\u201d<\/p>\n

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