The Resume

(November 17, 1928-November 25, 2017)
Born in Oklahoma
Birth name was Harold Engle Beckenholdt
Father of Ron Howard and Clint Howard
Grandfather of Bryce Dallas Howard and Paige Howard
Played the recurring role of Dr. McGivers on 'The Waltons' (1973-75)
Best known as Henry Broomhauer on 'Gentle Ben' (1967-69)
Guested on episodes of 'Gunsmoke,' 'Bonanza,' 'Kung Fu,' 'Angel,' '7th Heaven,' 'Cold Case,' 'That's So Raven,' and 'Seinfeld'
Acted/appeared in 'Cool Hand Luke,' 'The Music Man,' 'Chinatown,' 'Splash,' 'Cocoon,' 'A Beautiful Mind,' 'Ed Wood,' 'Nebraska,' 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas,' 'Gung Ho,' 'Apollo 13,' 'Cinderella Man,' 'Frost/Nixon' and 'Angels and Demons'

Why he might be annoying:

He and his eldest son made their film debut (in 1956's 'Pioneer Woman') at the same time.
For a movie career, he changed out his long surname for a funny-sounding first (screen) name.
Throughout the nineties, he was typecast as a priest.
He took part in the pitiful shot-by-shot 1998 remake of 'Psycho' with Vince Vaughn.
He lived in the shadow of his celebrated filmmaker son.
To add insult to injury, the bulk of his screen credits are small roles in projects either starring or produced/directed by his son.

Why he might not be annoying:

He made over 100 films.
He was a widower twice.
He was serving three years in the United States Air Force at the time of Ron's birth.
He first came to public attention acting in a touring production of 'Mister Roberts' opposite Henry Fonda in 1960.
He guested on several episodes of 'The Andy Griffith Show,' frequently playing scenes opposite Ronnie and his 'on-screen father.'
He was an active and involved presence with his two 'child star' sons and maintained a strong bond with them, avoiding the regular pitfalls of 'stage parenting.'
When asked what it was like to be directed by his own son, he beamed:  ‘Ron and I know each other so well that we work together, easily. I never remind him that he is my son when we are working.’
His last major public appearance was on the Red Carpet for the premiere of 'Broken Memories' (which starred his granddaughter Bryce Dallas Howard).
After the event, Bryce took to social media to praise him, writing: 'He’s had a 65-year career where he has never broken out as a movie star, he’s never made the money that people dream of, and yet he’s carved out this incredibly unique and remarkable and beautiful career of a character actor. He’s an example of that stick-to-it-ness and what that adds up to in a life.'

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Appearing in Hallmark Movies
• Andy Griffith Show
• Battlestar Galactica [1978]
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 11]
• I am an Okie
• I Attended University of Oklahoma
• I Died in 2017 (Ranked: 89)
• I Have Dementia/Alzheimer's
• I Lived in Encino
• I Lived in Hollywood
• I Married in 2001
• I Portrayed a Doctor on TV
• Look at Me, I'm with Ron Howard
• Look at Young Me and Old Me
• Murder She Wrote Guest Stars
• My Co-Star is My Kid
• Profiles 42292-42500 (Ranked: 42307)
• Roman Polanski Films
• Seinfeld - Guest Stars
• Stage Moms/Dads
• Tom Hanks Co-Starred with Me Three Times
• Waltons

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 89 Votes: 42.70% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 86 Votes: 72.09% Annoying