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
- Management as Jerry
- Armored as Duncan Ashcroft
- Farewell as Ronald Reagan
- 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
- Funky Monkey as Don Decker (scenes deleted)
- Coast to Coast as Hal Kressler
- The Last Ride as Darryl Kurtz
- 10.5 as Roy Nolan
2003
- Masked and Anonymous as Drunk
2002
- Sweet Home Alabama as Earl Smooter
- Abandon as Bill Stayton
- Enough as Jupiter
- Birdseye as Nolan Sharpless
2001
- Joe Dirt as Joe's Dad
- Corky Romano as Leo Corrigan
- Summer Catch as Sean Dunne
- Full Disclosure as John McWhirter
- Wild Iris as Errol Podubney
- Dice as Gacy/Noah Aldis
2000
- Road Trip as Earl Edwards
- The Crow: Salvation as The Captain
- Circus as Elmo
- The Chaos Factor as Max Camden
- Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III
- Altman on His Own Terms as Self
- The Vivero Letter as Andrew Fallon
- Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III
1999
- Red Team as Randall Brooks
1998
- Dangerous Beauty as Domenico Venier
- Invasion: Earth as Maj. Gen. David Reece
1997
- Best Men as Sheriff Phillips
- ...First Do No Harm as Dave Reimuller
- Gun
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
- Two Small Bodies as Lt. Brann
- Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country as Self
1992
- Thunderheart as Jack Milton
- Equinox as Mr. Paris
- Bob Roberts as Chip Daley
- The Dark Wind as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
- Four Eyes and Six-Guns as Wyatt Earp
- The Player as Walter Stuckel
1991
- Cast a Deadly Spell as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
1990
- Henry & June as Henry Miller
- Catchfire as Pauling
- Miami Blues as Sergeant Hoke Moseley
- Tremors as Earl Bassett
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
- Noon Wine as Royal Earle Thompson
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Remo Williams
1984
- Swing Shift as Biscuits Toohey
- UFOria as Sheldon Bart
1983
- The Hitchhiker as Luthor Redmond
- Silkwood as Morgan
- The Right Stuff as Gus Grissom
- Uncommon Valor as Wilkes
1982
- Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann as Lyle Swann
1981
- Southern Comfort as Reece
1980
- Cardiac Arrest as Jamie
- Carny as Jack
- Belle Starr as Ned Christie
1979
- Escape from Alcatraz as John Anglin
1977
1975
- Hearts of the West as Sam (uncredited)
1974
- Ginger in the Morning as Truck Driver