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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

85

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-12-30

Day of Death

2022-05-08 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, USA

Also Known As

Freddie Joe "Fred" Ward

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Fred Ward

Biography

Fred Ward (December 30, 1942 - May 5, 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 motion pictures Remo Williams, Tremors, Henry & June, Short Cuts, The Right Stuff and Exit Speed. Ward also acted in European movies.

Known For

Acting

Short Cuts

1993

Short Cuts

as

Stuart Kane

Enough

2002

Enough

as

Jupiter

The Player

1992

The Player

as

Walter Stuckel

Escape from Alcatraz

1979

Escape from Alcatraz

as

John Anglin

Armored

2009

Armored

as

Duncan Ashcroft

Joe Dirt

2001

Joe Dirt

as

Joe's Dad

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

1996

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

as

Earl Bassett

Management

2009

Management

as

Jerry

UFOria

1984

UFOria

as

Sheldon Bart

Secret Admirer

1985

Secret Admirer

as

Lou Fimple

Carny

1980

Carny

as

Jack

Chain Reaction

1996

Chain Reaction

as

FBI Agent Leon Ford

Southern Comfort

1981

Southern Comfort

as

Reece

Thunderheart

1992

Thunderheart

as

Jack Milton

The Right Stuff

1983

The Right Stuff

as

Gus Grissom

Summer Catch

2001

Summer Catch

as

Sean Dunne

Tremors

1990

Tremors

as

Earl Bassett

Uncommon Valor

1983

Uncommon Valor

as

Wilkes

Catchfire

1990

Catchfire

as

Pauling

Silkwood

1983

Silkwood

as

Morgan

...First Do No Harm

1997

...First Do No Harm

as

Dave Reimuller

Big Business

1988

Big Business

as

Roone Dimmick

Farewell

2009

Farewell

as

Ronald Reagan

The Last Ride

2004

The Last Ride

as

Darryl Kurtz

Miami Blues

1990

Miami Blues

as

Sergeant Hoke Moseley

Abandon

2002

Abandon

as

Bill Stayton

30 Minutes or Less

2011

30 Minutes or Less

as

The Major

The Chaos Factor

2000

The Chaos Factor

as

Max Camden

Off Limits

1988

Off Limits

as

Dix

Exit Speed

2008

Exit Speed

as

Sgt. Archie Sparks

Swing Shift

1984

Swing Shift

as

Biscuits Toohey

Henry & June

1990

Henry & June

as

Henry Miller

Corky Romano

2001

Corky Romano

as

Leo Corrigan

Wild Iris

2001

Wild Iris

as

Errol Podubney

Circus

2000

Circus

as

Elmo

Cast a Deadly Spell

1991

Cast a Deadly Spell

as

Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft

The Dark Wind

1992

The Dark Wind

as

Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn

Florida Straits

1986

Florida Straits

as

Lucky Boone

The Blue Villa

1995

The Blue Villa

as

Frank

Equinox

1992

Equinox

as

Mr. Paris

2 Guns

2013

2 Guns

as

Admiral Tuwey

Noon Wine

1985

Noon Wine

as

Royal Earle Thompson

Red Team

1999

Red Team

as

Randall Brooks

Two Small Bodies

1993

Two Small Bodies

as

Lt. Brann

Road Trip

2000

Road Trip

as

Earl Edwards

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

1992

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

as

Wyatt Earp

Belle Starr

1980

Belle Starr

as

Ned Christie

The Crow: Salvation

2000

The Crow: Salvation

as

The Captain

Full Disclosure

2001

Full Disclosure

as

John McWhirter

The Vivero Letter

2000

The Vivero Letter

as

Andrew Fallon

Best Men

1997

Best Men

as

Sheriff Phillips

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

as

John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III

The Prince of Pennsylvania

1988

The Prince of Pennsylvania

as

Gary Marshetta

Feast of Love

2007

Feast of Love

as

Bat

Hearts of the West

1975

Hearts of the West

as

Sam (uncredited)

Sweet Home Alabama

2002

Sweet Home Alabama

as

Earl Smooter

Bob Roberts

1992

Bob Roberts

as

Chip Daley

Birdseye

2002

Birdseye

as

Nolan Sharpless

Ginger in the Morning

1973

Ginger in the Morning

as

Truck Driver

Cardiac Arrest

1980

Cardiac Arrest

as

Jamie

Dangerous Beauty

1998

Dangerous Beauty

as

Domenico Venier

Funky Monkey

2004

Funky Monkey

as

Don Decker (scenes deleted)

Coast to Coast

2004

Coast to Coast

as

Hal Kressler

Gun

1997

Gun

as

John Farragut

Gun

Gun

as

ER

ER

as

Eddie Wyczenski

The Hitchhiker

The Hitchhiker

as

Luthor Redmond

Dice

Dice

as

Gacy/Noah Aldis

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Denny Duquette, Sr.

True Detective

True Detective

as

Eddie Velcoro

10.5

10.5

as

Roy Nolan

The West

The West

as

Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

as

Lynch's Henchman

Invasion: Earth

Invasion: Earth

as

Maj. Gen. David Reece

In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

as

Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome

Production

Crew

Directing