Fred Ward
Born in San Diego, California, USA — Dec 30 1942• Died May 08 2022
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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.
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Grey's Anatomy
Denny Duquette, Sr.
ER
Eddie Wyczenski
True Detective
Eddie Velcoro
In Plain Sight
Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
The Incredible Hulk
The Hitchhiker
Luthor Redmond
Tremors
Earl Bassett
The West
Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)
Sweet Home Alabama
Earl Smooter
The Right Stuff
Gus Grissom
The Player
Walter Stuckel
Invasion: Earth
Maj. Gen. David Reece
2 Guns
Admiral Tuwey
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Rocco
Road Trip
Earl Edwards
10.5
Roy Nolan
Escape from Alcatraz
John Anglin
Gun
Joe Dirt
Joe's Dad
Chain Reaction
FBI Agent Leon Ford
Enough
Jupiter
Short Cuts
Stuart Kane
Dangerous Beauty
Domenico Venier
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Earl Bassett
Dice
Gacy/Noah Aldis
Abandon
Bill Stayton
Bob Roberts
Chip Daley
Armored
Duncan Ashcroft
Belle Starr
Ned Christie
Thunderheart
Jack Milton
Silkwood
Morgan
30 Minutes or Less
The Major
Uncommon Valor
Wilkes
The Crow: Salvation
The Captain
Summer Catch
Sean Dunne
Henry & June
Henry Miller
Southern Comfort
Reece
Miami Blues
Sergeant Hoke Moseley
Swing Shift
Biscuits Toohey
Secret Admirer
Lou Fimple
Coast to Coast
Hal Kressler
Big Business
Roone Dimmick
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Remo Williams
Masked and Anonymous
Drunk
Feast of Love
Bat
Catchfire
Pauling
Hearts of the West
Sam (uncredited)
Cast a Deadly Spell
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
Carny
Jack
Management
Jerry
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III
Off Limits
Dix
Circus
Elmo
Corky Romano
Leo Corrigan
Funky Monkey
Don Decker (scenes deleted)
Exit Speed
Sgt. Archie Sparks
The Last Ride
Darryl Kurtz
Wild Iris
Errol Podubney
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Lyle Swann
UFOria
Sheldon Bart
Best Men
Sheriff Phillips
Equinox
Mr. Paris
Birdseye
Nolan Sharpless
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III
The Dark Wind
Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
Florida Straits
Lucky Boone
Full Disclosure
John McWhirter
Red Team
Randall Brooks
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Gary Marshetta
Farewell
Ronald Reagan
Noon Wine
Royal Earle Thompson
Ginger in the Morning
Truck Driver
Cardiac Arrest
Jamie
The Wild Stallion
Frank
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
...First Do No Harm
Dave Reimuller
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Wyatt Earp
The Vivero Letter
Andrew Fallon
The Price of Life
The Chaos Factor
Max Camden
Two Small Bodies
Lt. Brann
Realizing The Right Stuff
Self
The Blue Villa
Frank