Rance Howard, whose acting career spanned more 60 years in film and television, died Saturday. He was 89. His son, director Ron Howard, reported on his father's passing in a late-afternoon tweet.

In June 2024, I introduced you to "Gentle Ben," a 1966 Dodge Coronet with an unusual drivetrain setup. It was a one-of-one Mr. Norm's car born with a 426-cubic-inch (7.0-liter) Wedge. It was a ...

His parents are Jean Speegle Howard and Rance Howard. His father was an American director ... an American actor best known for his roles in The Waterboy, Apollo 13, Gentle Ben, The Baileys of Balboa ...

Without a strong father, Ron Howard could have taken the path of least resistance. But his father was there from the beginning, protecting, loving, guiding. And sacrificing. Rance Howard was a ...

You know, after we said goodbye to Rance Howard, we thought ... working with a bear [Gentle Ben]. What was Andy Griffith like? How was Aunt Bea? You know, these kinds of questions.” ...

He adds that both his father Rance Howard (who died in 2017 at the age of 89) and his mother Jean Howard were actors who knew how much supervision they had to provide their actor sons, Ron and ...

They may each be best known for their child performances as Opie Taylor and Richie Cunningham (Ron) and for performances in the Gentle Ben (Clint). To kind of clarify things a bit—Jean Speegle, a ...

Actor Clint Howard is the younger brother of acclaimed ... and his first prominent acting role came in 1967 on the show Gentle Ben. From the start of his career in 1962 until the present day ...

Persedo Spirits received their patent in 2016. Two years later Gentle Ben whiskey, gin and vodka was born. The new clean spirits named in honor of Dr. Mosier who passed away in early 2020.

Unlike other young actors’ guardians who withheld love and misused their children’s pay, he added that Rance and Jean Howard “never lived outside of their means.” The Gentle Ben star ...