Longtime film and television actor Rance Howard, father of director Ron Howard, has died, according to a Saturday tweet from Ron Howard’s verified account.

Decades before he died Saturday at age 89, Rance Howard made appearances alongside his son, Ron Howard, on the iconic 'Andy Griffith Show.' ...

Rance Howard died Nov. 25 at the age of 89. In a statement posted on Twitter, his son, director Ron Howard, announced his father’s death: “Clint & I have been blessed to be Rance Howard’s ...

Longtime film and television actor Rance Howard, father of director Ron Howard, has died, according to a Saturday tweet from Ron Howard’s verified account.

Longtime film and television actor Rance Howard, father of director Ron Howard, has died, according to a Saturday tweet from Ron Howard's verified account.

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.

Rance Howard had appeared in numerous films, starting with "Frontier Woman" in 1956 and ending with "Nebraska" in 2013. Latest U.S.