Acting

Fred Ward

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

Died 2022-05-08

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.

Credits

Newest first

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