
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