Fred Ward
Born: 1942-12-30 in San Diego, California, USA
Died: 2022-05-08
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2014
- True Detective as Eddie Velcoro
2013
- 2 Guns as Admiral Tuwey
2011
- 30 Minutes or Less as The Major
2009
- Armored as Duncan Ashcroft
- Farewell as Ronald Reagan
- Management as Jerry
- The Wild Stallion as Frank
2008
- In Plain Sight as Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
- Exit Speed as Sgt. Archie Sparks
2007
- Feast of Love as Bat
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Denny Duquette, Sr.
2004
- 10.5 as Roy Nolan
- 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
- Realizing The Right Stuff as Self
2002
- Sweet Home Alabama as Earl Smooter
- Enough as Jupiter
- Abandon as Bill Stayton
- Birdseye as Nolan Sharpless
2001
- Joe Dirt as Joe's Dad
- Summer Catch as Sean Dunne
- Corky Romano as Leo Corrigan
- Dice as Gacy/Noah Aldis
- Full Disclosure as John McWhirter
- Wild Iris as Errol Podubney
2000
- Road Trip as Earl Edwards
- The Crow: Salvation as The Captain
- Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III
- Circus as Elmo
- Altman on His Own Terms as Self
- Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III
- The Vivero Letter as Andrew Fallon
- The Chaos Factor as Max Camden
1999
- Red Team as Randall Brooks
1998
- Dangerous Beauty as Domenico Venier
- Invasion: Earth as Maj. Gen. David Reece
1997
- Gun as John
- Best Men as Sheriff Phillips
- ...First Do No Harm as Dave Reimuller
1996
- Chain Reaction as FBI Agent Leon Ford
- Tremors 2: Aftershocks as Earl Bassett
- The West as Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)
1995
- The Blue Villa as Frank
1994
- ER as Eddie Wyczenski
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Rocco
1993
- Short Cuts as Stuart Kane
- Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
- Two Small Bodies as Lt. Brann
1992
- The Player as Walter Stuckel
- Thunderheart as Jack Milton
- Bob Roberts as Chip Daley
- Equinox as Mr. Paris
- The Dark Wind as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
- Four Eyes and Six-Guns as Wyatt Earp
1991
- Cast a Deadly Spell as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
1990
- Tremors as Earl Bassett
- Henry & June as Henry Miller
- Catchfire as Pauling
- Miami Blues as Sergeant Hoke Moseley
1988
- Big Business as Roone Dimmick
- Off Limits as Dix
- The Prince of Pennsylvania as Gary Marshetta
1987
1986
- Florida Straits as Lucky Boone
1985
- Secret Admirer as Lou Fimple
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Remo Williams
- Noon Wine as Royal Earle Thompson
1984
- Swing Shift as Biscuits Toohey
- UFOria as Sheldon Bart
1983
- The Hitchhiker as Luthor Redmond
- The Right Stuff as Gus Grissom
- Uncommon Valor as Wilkes
- Silkwood as Morgan
1982
- American Playhouse as Royal Earle Thompson
- 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
1977
1975
- Hearts of the West as Sam (uncredited)
1974
- Ginger in the Morning as Truck Driver