Fred Ward
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Short Cuts
as Stuart Kane
1993
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Remo Williams
1985
Enough
as Jupiter
2002
The Player
as Walter Stuckel
1992
Escape from Alcatraz
as John Anglin
1979
Armored
as Duncan Ashcroft
2009
Joe Dirt
as Joe's Dad
2001
Tremors II: Aftershocks
as Earl Bassett
1996
Management
as Jerry
2009
UFOria
as Sheldon Bart
1984
Masked and Anonymous
as Drunk
2003
Secret Admirer
as Lou Fimple
1985
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
as Lyle Swann
1982
Carny
as Jack
1980
Chain Reaction
as FBI Agent Leon Ford
1996
Southern Comfort
as Reece
1981
Thunderheart
as Jack Milton
1992
The Right Stuff
as Gus Grissom
1983
Summer Catch
as Sean Dunne
2001
Tremors
as Earl Bassett
1990
TV Appearances
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Gun
1997
ER
as Eddie Wyczenski
1994
The Hitchhiker
as Luthor Redmond
1983
Dice
as Gacy/Noah Aldis
2001
Grey's Anatomy
as Denny Duquette, Sr.
2005
True Detective
as Eddie Velcoro
2014
10.5
as Roy Nolan
2004
The West
as Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)
1996
The Incredible Hulk
as Lynch's Henchman
1977
Invasion: Earth
as Maj. Gen. David Reece
1998
In Plain Sight
as Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
2008