Waltons, CBS Schoolbreak Special 1986 episode "The Drug Knot", Angel, 7th Heaven, Cold Case, That's So Raven, and two appearances on Seinfeld (as different characters). On The Waltons, Howard portrayed Dr. McIver in five different episodes, one of which included Ron. Howard appeared in over 100 films, including the 1967 movie Cool Hand Luke, The Music Man (in an uncredited bit part playing "Oscar Jackson"), and many other films. Howard acted in many of his son Ron's films including Splash, Cocoon, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man and Frost/Nixon. He also appeared as Dottie and Kit's father in A League of Their Own. In 2013, he played Woody Grant's brother in Nebraska. He often took parts as a priest or minister, county sheriff, or western marshal, and made numerous appearances in films by Joe Dante. His final film role, completed in September 2017, is also the largest in his career. He plays the role of Carl Robbins in the Michael Worth road-trip drama, Apple Seed, playing on film for the first time the father of his real-life son Clint. Personal life Howard married actress Jean Speegle Howard in Burbank, California, in 1949. They remained married until her death in September 2000. Their sons are actor and filmmaker Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard. He was the grandfather of actresses Bryce Dallas Howard and Paige Howard. Ron was born while he served three years in the United States Air Force. In 2001, Howard married Judy Howard. Judy Howard died in January 2017 in Burbank, 10 months before Howard's death. Death Howard died on the morning of November 25, 2017, in Los Angeles, California from heart failure spurred on by a West Nile virus infection. Filmography Sources: Films Television References External links Rance Howard at Find a Grave Interview May, 2014 in The Oklahoman 1928 births 2017 deaths People from Kay County, Oklahoma People from Duncan, Oklahoma Male actors from Oklahoma United States Air Force airmen American male film actors American male television actors Rance University of Oklahoma alumni Burials at Hollywood Forever Cemetery