Fred Ward

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-12-30 (80 years old)

Deathday

2022-05-08

Place of Birth

San Diego, California, USA

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.

Acting

1993

Short Cuts

as Stuart Kane

2002

Enough

as Jupiter

1992

The Player

as Walter Stuckel

1979

Escape from Alcatraz

as John Anglin

2009

Armored

as Duncan Ashcroft

2001

Joe Dirt

as Joe's Dad

1996

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

as Earl Bassett

2009

Management

as Jerry

1984

UFOria

as Sheldon Bart

1985

Secret Admirer

as Lou Fimple

1980

Carny

as Jack

1996

Chain Reaction

as FBI Agent Leon Ford

1981

1992

Thunderheart

as Jack Milton

1983

The Right Stuff

as Gus Grissom

2001

Summer Catch

as Sean Dunne

1990

Tremors

as Earl Bassett

1983

1983

Silkwood

as Morgan

1990

Catchfire

as Pauling

1997

...First Do No Harm

as Dave Reimuller

1988

Big Business

as Roone Dimmick

2009

Farewell

as Ronald Reagan

2004

The Last Ride

as Darryl Kurtz

1990

Miami Blues

as Sergeant Hoke Moseley

2009

2002

Abandon

as Bill Stayton

2011

30 Minutes or Less

as The Major

2000

The Chaos Factor

as Max Camden

1988

2008

Exit Speed

as Sgt. Archie Sparks

1984

Swing Shift

as Biscuits Toohey

1990

Henry & June

as Henry Miller

2001

Corky Romano

as Leo Corrigan

2001

Wild Iris

as Errol Podubney

2000

Circus

as Elmo

1991

Cast a Deadly Spell

as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft

1992

The Dark Wind

as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn

1986

Florida Straits

as Lucky Boone

1995

1992

Equinox

as Mr. Paris

2013

2 Guns

as Admiral Tuwey

1985

Noon Wine

as Royal Earle Thompson

1999

Red Team

as Randall Brooks

1993

Two Small Bodies

as Lt. Brann

2000

Road Trip

as Earl Edwards

1992

1980

Belle Starr

as Ned Christie

2000

The Crow: Salvation

as The Captain

2001

Full Disclosure

as John McWhirter

2000

The Vivero Letter

as Andrew Fallon

1997

Best Men

as Sheriff Phillips

2000

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

as John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III

1988

2007

1975

Hearts of the West

as Sam (uncredited)

2002

Sweet Home Alabama

as Earl Smooter

1992

Bob Roberts

as Chip Daley

2002

Birdseye

as Nolan Sharpless

1973

Ginger in the Morning

as Truck Driver

1980

1998

Dangerous Beauty

as Domenico Venier

2004

Funky Monkey

as Don Decker (scenes deleted)

2004

Coast to Coast

as Hal Kressler

1997

Gun

as John Farragut

Production

1990

Miami Blues

as Executive Producer

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