Fred Ward

Acting · Born 1942-12-30 in San Diego, California, USA

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

• Short Cuts as Stuart Kane
• The Player as Walter Stuckel
• Escape from Alcatraz as John Anglin
• The Right Stuff as Gus Grissom
• Tremors as Earl Bassett
• Silkwood as Morgan
• Dangerous Beauty as Domenico Venier
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins as Remo Williams
• Enough as Jupiter
• Armored as Duncan Ashcroft

TV

• ER as Eddie Wyczenski
• Grey's Anatomy as Denny Duquette, Sr.
• True Detective as Eddie Velcoro
• The Incredible Hulk
• Gun
• The Hitchhiker as Luthor Redmond
• 10.5 as Roy Nolan
• The West as Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)
• The Incredible Hulk as Lynch's Henchman
• Invasion: Earth as Maj. Gen. David Reece