Actor Rance Howard Dies at 89, Son and Director Ron Howard Confirms

Rance Howard died at age 89. Public Domain

Actor Rance Howard died at the age of 89, according to his son, director Ron Howard.

“Clint & I have been blessed to be Rance Howard’s sons. Today he passed at 89,” Ron Howard tweeted Saturday, Nov. 25. “He stood especially tall 4 his ability to balance ambition w/great personal integrity. A depression-era farm boy, his passion for acting changed the course of our family history. We love & miss U Dad.”