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Rance Howard
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Screenwriter, Actor Born: 1929 in Oklahoma Biography:Encouraged by better-than-average success as a stage performer in such plays as Mister Roberts and The Seven Year Itch, American actor "Rance Howard" decided to try his luck in Hollywood. Talent, however, meant less than star appeal in Tinseltown, thus Howard was confined to small roles which took only minimal advantage of his abilities. Howard's wife "Jean" was also an actress, but retired to raise their son Ron (both mother and child appeared in the 1956 Western "Frontier Woman"). Ron was photogenic enough to attain supporting parts on various TV shows and films, leading to a regular role as Opie on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960). Those cynics who believe that "Rance Howard" forced his son into acting in order to create a meal ticket are referred to a well-known anecdote concerning the earliest years of the "Griffith" program. Little Ron decided to test his value by throwing a temper tantrum --... Full Biography
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