Fred Ward

Personal Info

Birthday

December 30, 1942

Day of Death

2022-05-08

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, USA

Also Known As

Freddie Joe "Fred" Ward

فرد وارد

Fred Ward

Biography

Fred Ward 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

Grey's Anatomy

True Detective

The Incredible Hulk

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

In Plain Sight

2 Guns

Escape from Alcatraz

Filmography

2013
2 Guns
as Admiral Tuwey
2011
30 Minutes or Less
as The Major
2009
Armored
as Duncan Ashcroft
The Wild Stallion
as Frank
Farewell
as Ronald Reagan
Management
as Jerry
2008
Exit Speed
as Sgt. Archie Sparks
2007
Feast of Love
as Bat
2004
Funky Monkey
as Don Decker (scenes deleted)
The Last Ride
as Darryl Kurtz
Coast to Coast
as Hal Kressler
2003
Masked and Anonymous
as Drunk
2002
Abandon
as Bill Stayton
Sweet Home Alabama
as Earl Smooter
Birdseye
as Nolan Sharpless
Enough
as Jupiter
2001
Corky Romano
as Leo Corrigan
Summer Catch
as Sean Dunne
Full Disclosure
as John McWhirter
Joe Dirt
as Joe's Dad
Wild Iris
as Errol Podubney
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III
The Vivero Letter
as Andrew Fallon
Road Trip
as Earl Edwards
Circus
as Elmo
The Chaos Factor
as Max Camden
The Crow: Salvation
as The Captain
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
1999
Red Team
as Randall Brooks
1998
Dangerous Beauty
as Domenico Venier
1997
Best Men
as Sheriff Phillips
Gun
as John Farragut
...First Do No Harm
as Dave Reimuller
1996
Chain Reaction
as FBI Agent Leon Ford
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
as Earl Bassett
1995
The Blue Villa
as Frank
1994
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Rocco
1993
Short Cuts
as Stuart Kane
Two Small Bodies
as Lt. Brann
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self
1992
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Wyatt Earp
Equinox
as Mr. Paris
Bob Roberts
as Chip Daley
The Dark Wind
as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
The Player
as Walter Stuckel
Thunderheart
as Jack Milton
1991
Cast a Deadly Spell
as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
1990
Henry & June
as Henry Miller
Miami Blues
as Sergeant Hoke Moseley
Catchfire
as Pauling
Tremors
as Earl Bassett
1988
The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Gary Marshetta
Big Business
as Roone Dimmick
Off Limits
as Dix
1986
Florida Straits
as Lucky Boone
1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Remo Williams
Secret Admirer
as Lou Fimple
Noon Wine
as Royal Earle Thompson
1984
UFOria
as Sheldon Bart
Swing Shift
as Biscuits Toohey
1983
Uncommon Valor
as Wilkes
Silkwood
as Morgan
The Right Stuff
as Gus Grissom
1982
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
as Lyle Swann
1981
Southern Comfort
as Reece
1980
Carny
as Jack
Belle Starr
as Ned Christie
Cardiac Arrest
as Jamie
1979
Escape from Alcatraz
as John Anglin
1975
Hearts of the West
as Sam (uncredited)
1974
Ginger in the Morning
as Truck Driver