Fred Ward
Acting
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.
Born: December 30, 1942
Place of Birth: San Diego, California, USA
Known For
The West
The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and the executive producer was Ken Burns. The film originally aired on PBS in September 1996.
True Detective
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Grey's Anatomy
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
ER
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
Escape from Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security prison located on a rocky island. Although no one has ever managed to escape from there, Frank and other inmates begin to carefully prepare an escape plan.
The Right Stuff
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.
The Incredible Hulk
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.
The Incredible Hulk
During an experiment gone bad, radiation turns a scientist into a raging green behemoth whenever he becomes agitated. Unable to control his transformations, David Banner searches for a cure as he crosses the country, fugitive-style, with a dogged tabloid reporter on his trail.
The Player
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
Short Cuts
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child lapses into a coma. While at the hospital, the boy's grandfather tells his son, Howard, about his past affairs. Meanwhile, a baker starts harassing the family when they fail to pick up the boy's birthday cake.
Filmography
as Eddie Velcoro
as Admiral Tuwey
as The Major
as Duncan Ashcroft
as Frank
as Ronald Reagan
as Jerry
as Sgt. Archie Sparks
as Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
as Bat
as Denny Duquette, Sr.
as Don Decker (scenes deleted)
as Darryl Kurtz
as Roy Nolan
as Hal Kressler
as Drunk
as Bill Stayton
as Earl Smooter
as Nolan Sharpless
as Jupiter
as Gacy/Noah Aldis
as Leo Corrigan
as Sean Dunne
as John McWhirter
as Joe's Dad
as Errol Podubney
as John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III
as John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III
as Andrew Fallon
as Earl Edwards
as Elmo
as Max Camden
as The Captain
as Self
as Randall Brooks
as Maj. Gen. David Reece
as Domenico Venier
as Sheriff Phillips
as Dave Reimuller
as Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)
as FBI Agent Leon Ford
as Earl Bassett
as Frank
as Eddie Wyczenski
as Rocco
as Stuart Kane
as Lt. Brann
as Wyatt Earp
as Mr. Paris
as Chip Daley
as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
as Walter Stuckel
as Jack Milton
as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
as Henry Miller
as Sergeant Hoke Moseley
as Pauling
as Earl Bassett
as Gary Marshetta
as Roone Dimmick
as Dix
as Lucky Boone
as Remo Williams
as Lou Fimple
as Royal Earle Thompson
as Sheldon Bart
as Biscuits Toohey
as Wilkes
as Morgan
as Luthor Redmond
as Gus Grissom
as Lyle Swann
as Reece
as Jack
as Ned Christie
as Jamie
as John Anglin
as Lynch's Henchman
as Sam (uncredited)
as Truck Driver