Rance Howard (born Harold Engle 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 actresses Bryce Dallas Howard and Paige Howard.

Howard appeared in 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). He received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program for co-producing the television film The Time Crystal (1981).

兰斯·霍华德（生于哈罗德·恩格尔·贝肯霍尔特;1928 年 11 月 17 日 - 2017 年 11 月 25 日）是一位美国演员，曾出演电影和电视。他是演员兼电影制片人罗恩·霍华德和演员克林特·霍华德的父亲，也是女演员布莱斯·达拉斯·霍华德和佩奇·霍华德的祖父。