"Number one: I want the movie to end with a biiiig explosion!"

November 30, 2017 4:26 PM

Veteran screen actor Rance Howard died this past Saturday at the age of 89.
The name might not ring a bell, but chances are you know his face, perhaps as That Guy in Ed Wood; or maybe as That Guy in Chinatown; or maybe That Guy in Nebraska; or That Guy in that Seinfeld episode; or That Guy in that other Seinfeld episode; or That Guy in The Burbs; or That Guy in Babylon 5; or That Guy in the Andy Griffith Show. Or any of the other 200+ character roles he performed in over 60 years of professional acting. (You might also be familiar with his sons Ron and Clint, and more recently, his granddaughter Bryce Dallas.)
posted by Atom Eyes (10 comments total)

Not a good day for Ron Howard. First Jim Nabors and now Rance Howard. That has to be rough.

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posted by Fizz at 4:32 PM on November 30, 2017 [9 favorites]

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posted by AlonzoMosleyFBI at 5:29 PM on November 30, 2017

He was like my generation's Hume Cronyn, except without starring in anything.

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posted by rhizome at 6:14 PM on November 30, 2017

I really figured his granddaughter's social score would be better, what with the famous relatives...

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posted by Samizdata at 6:17 PM on November 30, 2017 [2 favorites]

He was always so good in any role. For example, as That Guy Who Was The Priest in Apollo 13.

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posted by fifteen schnitzengruben is my limit at 7:20 PM on November 30, 2017 [1 favorite]

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posted by dbiedny at 8:44 PM on November 30, 2017

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posted by monopas at 12:38 AM on December 1, 2017

Because of Babylon 5, every time we saw him, we said "There's a problem with the corn."

Also "As long as you're here, I'll always be here."
posted by Katemonkey at 1:17 AM on December 1, 2017

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posted by double bubble at 1:25 AM on December 1, 2017

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posted by filtergik at 4:07 AM on December 1, 2017