Fred Ward
Acting • Born 1942-12-30 – Died 2022-05-08
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
85 credits
Short Cuts
Movie • 1993
Stuart Kane
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Movie • 1985
Remo Williams
Enough
Movie • 2002
Jupiter
The Player
Movie • 1992
Walter Stuckel
Escape from Alcatraz
Movie • 1979
John Anglin
Armored
Movie • 2009
Duncan Ashcroft
Joe Dirt
Movie • 2001
Joe's Dad
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Movie • 1996
Earl Bassett
Management
Movie • 2009
Jerry
UFOria
Movie • 1984
Sheldon Bart
Masked and Anonymous
Movie • 2003
Drunk
Secret Admirer
Movie • 1985
Lou Fimple
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Movie • 1982
Lyle Swann
Carny
Movie • 1980
Jack
Chain Reaction
Movie • 1996
FBI Agent Leon Ford
Southern Comfort
Movie • 1981
Reece
Thunderheart
Movie • 1992
Jack Milton
The Right Stuff
Movie • 1983
Gus Grissom
Summer Catch
Movie • 2001
Sean Dunne
Tremors
Movie • 1990
Earl Bassett
Uncommon Valor
Movie • 1983
Wilkes
Silkwood
Movie • 1983
Morgan
Catchfire
Movie • 1990
Pauling
...First Do No Harm
Movie • 1997
Dave Reimuller
Big Business
Movie • 1988
Roone Dimmick
Farewell
Movie • 2009
Ronald Reagan
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Movie • 1994
Rocco
The Last Ride
Movie • 2004
Darryl Kurtz
Miami Blues
Movie • 1990
Sergeant Hoke Moseley
The Wild Stallion
Movie • 2009
Frank
Abandon
Movie • 2002
Bill Stayton
30 Minutes or Less
Movie • 2011
The Major
The Chaos Factor
Movie • 2000
Max Camden
Off Limits
Movie • 1988
Dix
Exit Speed
Movie • 2008
Sgt. Archie Sparks
Swing Shift
Movie • 1984
Biscuits Toohey
Henry & June
Movie • 1990
Henry Miller
Corky Romano
Movie • 2001
Leo Corrigan
Wild Iris
Movie • 2001
Errol Podubney
Circus
Movie • 2000
Elmo
Cast a Deadly Spell
Movie • 1991
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
The Dark Wind
Movie • 1992
Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
Florida Straits
Movie • 1986
Lucky Boone
The Blue Villa
Movie • 1995
Frank
Equinox
Movie • 1992
Mr. Paris
2 Guns
Movie • 2013
Admiral Tuwey
Noon Wine
Movie • 1985
Royal Earle Thompson
Red Team
Movie • 1999
Randall Brooks
Two Small Bodies
Movie • 1993
Lt. Brann
Road Trip
Movie • 2000
Earl Edwards
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Movie • 1992
Wyatt Earp
Belle Starr
Movie • 1980
Ned Christie
The Crow: Salvation
Movie • 2000
The Captain
Full Disclosure
Movie • 2001
John McWhirter
The Vivero Letter
Movie • 2000
Andrew Fallon
Best Men
Movie • 1997
Sheriff Phillips
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Movie • 2000
John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Movie • 1988
Gary Marshetta
Feast of Love
Movie • 2007
Bat
Hearts of the West
Movie • 1975
Sam (uncredited)
The Price of Life
Movie • 1987
Sweet Home Alabama
Movie • 2002
Earl Smooter
Bob Roberts
Movie • 1992
Chip Daley
Birdseye
Movie • 2002
Nolan Sharpless
Ginger in the Morning
Movie • 1974
Truck Driver
Cardiac Arrest
Movie • 1980
Jamie
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Movie • 1993
Self
Dangerous Beauty
Movie • 1998
Domenico Venier
Funky Monkey
Movie • 2004
Don Decker (scenes deleted)
Coast to Coast
Movie • 2004
Hal Kressler
Altman on His Own Terms
Movie • 2000
Self
Realizing The Right Stuff
Movie • 2003
Self
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1977
Gun
TV • 1997
ER
TV • 1994
Eddie Wyczenski
The Hitchhiker
TV • 1983
Luthor Redmond
Dice
TV • 2001
Gacy/Noah Aldis
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Denny Duquette, Sr.
True Detective
TV • 2014
Eddie Velcoro
10.5
TV • 2004
Roy Nolan
The West
TV • 1996
Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)
The Incredible Hulk
TV • 1977
Lynch's Henchman
Invasion: Earth
TV • 1998
Maj. Gen. David Reece
In Plain Sight
TV • 2008
Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
TV • 2000
John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III