Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Known for
Acting
Born
December 30, 1942
Died
May 8, 2022 (aged 79)
Birthplace
San Diego, California, USA

Biography

Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022) was an American actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz. He was best known for his starring roles in the films Remo Williams, Tremors, Henry & June, Short Cuts, The Right Stuff, and Exit Speed. Ward also acted in several European movies.

Known For

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Filmography

2014
True Detective poster

True Detective

TV · as Eddie Velcoro · 2 eps

2013
2 Guns poster

2 Guns

Movie · as Admiral Tuwey

2011
30 Minutes or Less poster

30 Minutes or Less

Movie · as The Major

2009
Armored poster

Armored

Movie · as Duncan Ashcroft

2009
Management poster

Management

Movie · as Jerry

2009
Farewell poster

Farewell

Movie · as Ronald Reagan

2009
The Wild Stallion poster

The Wild Stallion

Movie · as Frank

2008
Exit Speed poster

Exit Speed

Movie · as Sgt. Archie Sparks

2008
In Plain Sight poster

In Plain Sight

TV · as Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome · 1 ep

2007
Feast of Love poster

Feast of Love

Movie · as Bat

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Denny Duquette, Sr. · 1 ep

2004
The Last Ride poster

The Last Ride

Movie · as Darryl Kurtz

2004
Funky Monkey poster

Funky Monkey

Movie · as Don Decker (scenes deleted)

2004
Coast to Coast poster

Coast to Coast

Movie · as Hal Kressler

2004
10.5 poster

10.5

TV · as Roy Nolan · 2 eps

2003
Masked and Anonymous poster

Masked and Anonymous

Movie · as Drunk

2003
Realizing The Right Stuff poster

Realizing The Right Stuff

Movie · as Self

2002
Enough poster

Enough

Movie · as Jupiter

2002
Abandon poster

Abandon

Movie · as Bill Stayton

2002
Sweet Home Alabama poster

Sweet Home Alabama

Movie · as Earl Smooter

2002
Birdseye poster

Birdseye

Movie · as Nolan Sharpless

2001
Joe Dirt poster

Joe Dirt

Movie · as Joe's Dad

2001
Summer Catch poster

Summer Catch

Movie · as Sean Dunne

2001
Corky Romano poster

Corky Romano

Movie · as Leo Corrigan

2001
Wild Iris poster

Wild Iris

Movie · as Errol Podubney

2001
Full Disclosure poster

Full Disclosure

Movie · as John McWhirter

2001
Dice poster

Dice

TV · as Gacy/Noah Aldis · 6 eps

2000
The Chaos Factor poster

The Chaos Factor

Movie · as Max Camden

2000
Circus poster

Circus

Movie · as Elmo

2000
Road Trip poster

Road Trip

Movie · as Earl Edwards

2000
The Crow: Salvation poster

The Crow: Salvation

Movie · as The Captain

2000
The Vivero Letter poster

The Vivero Letter

Movie · as Andrew Fallon

2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis poster

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

Movie · as John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III

2000
Altman on His Own Terms poster

Altman on His Own Terms

Movie · as Self

2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis poster

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

TV · as John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III · 2 eps

1999
Red Team poster

Red Team

Movie · as Randall Brooks

1998
Dangerous Beauty poster

Dangerous Beauty

Movie · as Domenico Venier

1998
Invasion: Earth poster

Invasion: Earth

TV · as Maj. Gen. David Reece · 6 eps

1997
...First Do No Harm poster

...First Do No Harm

Movie · as Dave Reimuller

1997
Best Men poster

Best Men

Movie · as Sheriff Phillips

1997
Gun poster

Gun

TV · as John · 1 ep

1996
Tremors 2: Aftershocks poster

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Movie · as Earl Bassett

1996
Chain Reaction poster

Chain Reaction

Movie · as FBI Agent Leon Ford

1996
The West poster

The West

TV · as Self / Charles Goodnight (voice) · 1 ep

1995
The Blue Villa poster

The Blue Villa

Movie · as Frank

1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult poster

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Movie · as Rocco

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Eddie Wyczenski · 3 eps

1993
Short Cuts poster

Short Cuts

Movie · as Stuart Kane

1993
Two Small Bodies poster

Two Small Bodies

Movie · as Lt. Brann

1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country poster

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Movie · as Self

1992
The Player poster

The Player

Movie · as Walter Stuckel

1992
Thunderheart poster

Thunderheart

Movie · as Jack Milton

1992
The Dark Wind poster

The Dark Wind

Movie · as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn

1992
Equinox poster

Equinox

Movie · as Mr. Paris

1992
Four Eyes and Six-Guns poster

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Movie · as Wyatt Earp

1992
Bob Roberts poster

Bob Roberts

Movie · as Chip Daley

1991
Cast a Deadly Spell poster

Cast a Deadly Spell

Movie · as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft

1990
Tremors poster

Tremors

Movie · as Earl Bassett

1990
Catchfire poster

Catchfire

Movie · as Pauling

1990
Miami Blues poster

Miami Blues

Movie · as Sergeant Hoke Moseley

1990
Henry & June poster

Henry & June

Movie · as Henry Miller

1988
Big Business poster

Big Business

Movie · as Roone Dimmick

1988
Off Limits poster

Off Limits

Movie · as Dix

1988
The Prince of Pennsylvania poster

The Prince of Pennsylvania

Movie · as Gary Marshetta

1987
The Price of Life poster

The Price of Life

Movie

1986
Florida Straits poster

Florida Straits

Movie · as Lucky Boone

1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins poster

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

Movie · as Remo Williams

1985
Secret Admirer poster

Secret Admirer

Movie · as Lou Fimple

1985
Noon Wine poster

Noon Wine

Movie · as Royal Earle Thompson

1984
UFOria poster

UFOria

Movie · as Sheldon Bart

1984
Swing Shift poster

Swing Shift

Movie · as Biscuits Toohey

1983
The Right Stuff poster

The Right Stuff

Movie · as Gus Grissom

1983
Uncommon Valor poster

Uncommon Valor

Movie · as Wilkes

1983
Silkwood poster

Silkwood

Movie · as Morgan

1983
The Hitchhiker poster

The Hitchhiker

TV · as Luthor Redmond · 1 ep

1982
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann poster

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

Movie · as Lyle Swann

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Royal Earle Thompson, Crouch (segment 'The Price of Life') · 1 ep

1981
Southern Comfort poster

Southern Comfort

Movie · as Reece

1980
Carny poster

Carny

Movie · as Jack

1980
Belle Starr poster

Belle Starr

Movie · as Ned Christie

1980
Cardiac Arrest poster

Cardiac Arrest

Movie · as Jamie

1979
Escape from Alcatraz poster

Escape from Alcatraz

Movie · as John Anglin

1977
The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk

TV · as Lynch's Henchman · 1 ep

1975
Hearts of the West poster

Hearts of the West

Movie · as Sam (uncredited)

1974
Ginger in the Morning poster

Ginger in the Morning

Movie · as Truck Driver