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Fred Ward

Actor | * 12/30/1942 († 79, 05/08/2022) | San Diego, California (United States of America (USA))
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Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022) was an American character actor. Starting with a role in an Italian television movie in 1973, he appeared in such diverse films as Escape from Alcatraz, Southern Comfort, The Right Stuff, Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Tremors and Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Henry & June, The Player, Swing Shift, ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child ...

Short Cuts

R

1993 | 3.6/5 | 3h 7min
Drama, Comedy
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Hick handymen Val McKee and Earl Bassett can barely eke out a living in the Nevada hamlet of Perfection, so they decide to leave town -- despite an admonition from a shapely seismology coed who's pick ...

Tremors

PG-13

1990 | 3.4/5 | 1h 36min
Horror, Comedy, Action, Science Fiction
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Two researchers in a green alternative energy project forced on the run when they are framed for murder and treason. ...

Chain Reaction

PG-13

1996 | 2.8/5 | 1h 47min
Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller
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A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out ...

The Right Stuff

PG

1983 | 3.7/5 | 3h 13min
Drama, History, Adventure
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Movies with Fred Ward as Actor(68)

as Admiral Tuwey2013 2 Guns
as The Major2011 30 Minutes or Less
as Duncan Ashcroft2009 Armored
as Jerry2009 Management
as Ronald Reagan2009 Farewell
as Frank2009 The Wild Stallion
as Sgt. Archie Sparks2008 Exit Speed
as Bat2007 Feast of Love
as Darryl Kurtz2004 The Last Ride
as Hal Kressler2004 Coast to Coast
as Don Decker2004 Funky Monkey
as Drunk2003 Masked and Anonymous
as Earl Smooter2002 Sweet Home Alabama
as Lieutenant Bill Strayton2002 Abandon
as Jupiter2002 Enough
as Nolan Sharpless2002 Birdseye
as Errol Podubney2001 Wild Iris
as Joe's Dad2001 Joe Dirt
as John McWhirter2001 Full Disclosure
as Leo Corrigan2001 Corky Romano
as Sean Dunne2001 Summer Catch
as Andrew Fallon2000 The Vivero Letter
as Elmo2000 Circus
as Max Camden2000 The Chaos Factor
as John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III2000 Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as Earl Edwards2000 Road Trip
as The Captain2000 The Crow: Salvation
as Randall Brooks1999 Red Team
as Domenico Venier1998 Dangerous Beauty
as Dave Reimuller1997 ...First Do No Harm
as Sheriff Phillips1997 Best Men
as FBI Agent Leon Ford1996 Chain Reaction
as Earl Bassett1996 Tremors 2: Aftershocks
as Frank1995 The Blue Villa
as Rocco1994 Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Lt. Brann1993 Two Small Bodies
as Stuart Kane1993 Short Cuts
as himself1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Anchor, Chip Daley1992 Bob Roberts
as Wyatt Earp1992 Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Jack Milton1992 Thunderheart
as Mr. Paris1992 Equinox
as Walter Stuckel1992 The Player
as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn1991 The Dark Wind
as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft1991 Cast a Deadly Spell
as Henry Miller1990 Henry & June
as Sgt. Hoke Moseley1990 Miami Blues
as Earl Bassett1990 Tremors
as Pauling1990 Catchfire
as Gary Marshetta1988 The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Dix1988 Off Limits
as Roone Dimmick1988 Big Business
1987 The Price of Life
as Lucky Boone1986 Florida Straits
as Remo Williams1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Lou Fimple1985 Secret Admirer
as Sheldon Bart1985 UFOria
as Biscuits Toohey1984 Swing Shift
as Morgan1983 Silkwood
as Wilkes1983 Uncommon Valor
as Gus Grissom1983 The Right Stuff
as Lyle Swann1982 Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
as Reece1981 Southern Comfort
as Jamie1980 Cardiac Arrest
as Jack1980 Carny
as Ned Christie1980 Belle Starr
as John Anglin1979 Escape from Alcatraz
as Truck Driver1973 Ginger in the Morning

TV Shows/Series with Fred Ward as Actor(10)

as Eddie Velcoro2014 True Detective
as Denny Duquette, Sr.2005 Grey's Anatomy
as Gacy/Noah Aldis2001 Dice
as capitaine des forces de Police1998 The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
as Maj. Gen. David Reece1998 Invasion: Earth
1997 Gun
as Eddie Wyczenski1994 ER
as Luthor Redmond1983 The Hitchhiker
1977 The Incredible Hulk
as Lynch's Henchman1977 The Incredible Hulk

Movies with Fred Ward as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer1990 Miami Blues

Full Name: Fred Ward
Born: Wednesday, 12/30 1942 (December) in San Diego, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 05/08 2022 (May) in San Diego (aged: 79)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: HB Studio
Other names for Fred Ward (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Freddie Joe "Fred" Ward"
"Freddie Joe Ward"
Fred Ward frequently works together with these people:
S. S. Wilson (7x, Crew)
Lydia Woodward (7x, Crew)
Tim Robbins (6x, Actor)
Brent Maddock (6x, Crew)
Elizabeth Reaser (6x, Actress)
James D. Parriott (6x, Crew)
Nic Pizzolatto (6x, Crew)
Joe Sachs (6x, Crew)
Lance Gentile (6x, Crew)
Kenneth Johnson (5x, Crew)
Linda Klein (5x, Actress)
Neal Baer (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:8498, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 09/07/2024