Fred Ward

Acting

December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022 (died at 79)

San Diego, California, USA

Male

73 Movies

13 TV Shows

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.

Tremors

1990 6.9

as Earl Bassett

Age 47 (now 79)

Tremors II: Aftershocks

1996 6.3

as Earl Bassett

Age 53 (now 79)

Escape from Alcatraz

1979 7.5

as John Anglin

Age 36 (now 79)

The Player

1992 7.2

as Walter Stuckel

Age 49 (now 79)

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994 6.5

as Rocco

Age 51 (now 79)

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

1985 6.3

as Remo Williams

Age 42 (now 79)

Henry & June

1990 6.0

as Henry Miller

Age 47 (now 79)

2 Guns

2013 6.5

as Admiral Tuwey

Age 70 (now 79)

Miami Blues

1990 6.0

as Sergeant Hoke Moseley

Age 47 (now 79)

Chain Reaction

1996 5.8

as FBI Agent Leon Ford

Age 53 (now 79)

The Right Stuff

1983 7.4

as Gus Grissom

Age 40 (now 79)

Southern Comfort

1981 6.9

as Reece

Age 38 (now 79)

Sweet Home Alabama

2002 6.4

as Earl Smooter

Age 59 (now 79)

Uncommon Valor

1983 6.3

as Wilkes

Age 40 (now 79)

Big Business

1988 6.4

as Roone Dimmick

Age 45 (now 79)

Cast a Deadly Spell

1991 6.1

as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft

Age 48 (now 79)

2 Guns

2013 6.5

as Admiral Tuwey

Age 70 (now 79)

30 Minutes or Less

2011 5.8

as The Major

Age 68 (now 79)

Armored

2009 5.8

as Duncan Ashcroft

Age 66 (now 79)

The Wild Stallion

2009 6.1

as Frank

Age 66 (now 79)

Farewell

2009 6.5

as Ronald Reagan

Age 66 (now 79)

Management

2009 5.4

as Jerry

Age 66 (now 79)

Exit Speed

2008 5.2

as Sgt. Archie Sparks

Age 65 (now 79)

Feast of Love

2007 6.2

as Bat

Age 64 (now 79)

Funky Monkey

2004 6.2

as Don Decker (scenes deleted)

Age 61 (now 79)

The Last Ride

2004 4.3

as Darryl Kurtz

Age 61 (now 79)

Coast to Coast

2004 7.0

as Hal Kressler

Age 61 (now 79)

Masked and Anonymous

2003 5.2

as Drunk

Age 60 (now 79)

Realizing The Right Stuff

2003 9.0

as Self

Age 60 (now 79)

Abandon

2002 4.9

as Bill Stayton

Age 59 (now 79)

Sweet Home Alabama

2002 6.4

as Earl Smooter

Age 59 (now 79)

Birdseye

2002 9.0

as Nolan Sharpless

Age 59 (now 79)

Enough

2002 6.7

as Jupiter

Age 59 (now 79)

Corky Romano

2001 4.4

as Leo Corrigan

Age 58 (now 79)

Summer Catch

2001 5.4

as Sean Dunne

Age 58 (now 79)

Full Disclosure

2001 4.5

as John McWhirter

Age 58 (now 79)

Joe Dirt

2001 5.6

as Joe's Dad

Age 58 (now 79)

Wild Iris

2001 7.4

as Errol Podubney

Age 58 (now 79)

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

2000

as John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III

Age 57 (now 79)

The Vivero Letter

2000 6.3

as Andrew Fallon

Age 57 (now 79)

Road Trip

2000 6.2

as Earl Edwards

Age 57 (now 79)

Circus

2000 5.0

as Elmo

Age 57 (now 79)

The Chaos Factor

2000 5.3

as Max Camden

Age 57 (now 79)

The Crow: Salvation

2000 5.5

as The Captain

Age 57 (now 79)

Altman on His Own Terms

2000 9.0

as Self

Age 57 (now 79)

Red Team

1999 3.8

as Randall Brooks

Age 56 (now 79)

Dangerous Beauty

1998 7.0

as Domenico Venier

Age 55 (now 79)

Best Men

1997 5.3

as Sheriff Phillips

Age 54 (now 79)

...First Do No Harm

1997 6.9

as Dave Reimuller

Age 54 (now 79)

Chain Reaction

1996 5.8

as FBI Agent Leon Ford

Age 53 (now 79)

Tremors II: Aftershocks

1996 6.3

as Earl Bassett

Age 53 (now 79)

The Blue Villa

1995 4.8

as Frank

Age 52 (now 79)

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994 6.5

as Rocco

Age 51 (now 79)

Short Cuts

1993 7.2

as Stuart Kane

Age 50 (now 79)

Two Small Bodies

1993 5.2

as Lt. Brann

Age 50 (now 79)

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993 8.0

as Self

Age 50 (now 79)

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

1992 3.5

as Wyatt Earp

Age 49 (now 79)

Equinox

1992 5.7

as Mr. Paris

Age 49 (now 79)

Bob Roberts

1992 6.5

as Chip Daley

Age 49 (now 79)

The Dark Wind

1992 5.4

as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn

Age 49 (now 79)

The Player

1992 7.2

as Walter Stuckel

Age 49 (now 79)

Thunderheart

1992 6.3

as Jack Milton

Age 49 (now 79)

Cast a Deadly Spell

1991 6.1

as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft

Age 48 (now 79)

Henry & June

1990 6.0

as Henry Miller

Age 47 (now 79)

Miami Blues

1990 6.0

Executive Producer

Age 47 (now 79)

Miami Blues

1990 6.0

as Sergeant Hoke Moseley

Age 47 (now 79)

Catchfire

1990 5.3

as Pauling

Age 47 (now 79)

Tremors

1990 6.9

as Earl Bassett

Age 47 (now 79)

The Prince of Pennsylvania

1988 5.6

as Gary Marshetta

Age 45 (now 79)

Big Business

1988 6.4

as Roone Dimmick

Age 45 (now 79)

Off Limits

1988 5.6

as Dix

Age 45 (now 79)

The Price of Life

1987 6.3

Age 44 (now 79)

Florida Straits

1986 5.2

as Lucky Boone

Age 43 (now 79)

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

1985 6.3

as Remo Williams

Age 42 (now 79)

Secret Admirer

1985 6.7

as Lou Fimple

Age 42 (now 79)

Noon Wine

1985

as Royal Earle Thompson

Age 42 (now 79)

UFOria

1984 5.8

as Sheldon Bart

Age 41 (now 79)

Swing Shift

1984 5.6

as Biscuits Toohey

Age 41 (now 79)

Uncommon Valor

1983 6.3

as Wilkes

Age 40 (now 79)

Silkwood

1983 6.9

as Morgan

Age 40 (now 79)

The Right Stuff

1983 7.4

as Gus Grissom

Age 40 (now 79)

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

1982 5.4

as Lyle Swann

Age 39 (now 79)

Southern Comfort

1981 6.9

as Reece

Age 38 (now 79)

Carny

1980 6.2

as Jack

Age 37 (now 79)

Belle Starr

1980 5.2

as Ned Christie

Age 37 (now 79)

Cardiac Arrest

1980 4.7

as Jamie

Age 37 (now 79)

Escape from Alcatraz

1979 7.5

as John Anglin

Age 36 (now 79)

Hearts of the West

1975 5.7

as Sam (uncredited)

Age 32 (now 79)

Ginger in the Morning

1974 5.3

as Truck Driver

Age 31 (now 79)