Fred Ward

from San Diego, California, USA

Artwork for Sweet Home AlabamaImage of 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.

Timeline

2013Aged 71

  • Poster for 2 Guns

    Admiral Tuwey

2011Aged 69

  • Poster for 30 Minutes or Less

    The Major

2009Aged 67

  • Poster for Management

    Jerry

  • Poster for Farewell

    Ronald Reagan

  • Poster for The Wild Stallion

    Frank

  • Poster for Armored

    Duncan Ashcroft

2008Aged 66

  • Poster for Exit Speed

    Sgt. Archie Sparks

2007Aged 65

  • Poster for Feast of Love

    Bat

2004Aged 62

  • Poster for Coast to Coast

    Hal Kressler

  • Poster for The Last Ride

    Darryl Kurtz

  • Poster for Funky Monkey

    Don Decker (scenes deleted)

2003Aged 61

  • Poster for Realizing The Right Stuff

    Self

  • Poster for Masked and Anonymous

    Drunk

2002Aged 60

  • Poster for Enough

    Jupiter

  • Poster for Birdseye

    Nolan Sharpless

  • Poster for Sweet Home Alabama

    Earl Smooter

  • Poster for Abandon

    Bill Stayton

2001Aged 59

  • Poster for Wild Iris

    Errol Podubney

  • Poster for Joe Dirt

    Joe's Dad

  • Poster for Full Disclosure

    John McWhirter

  • Poster for Summer Catch

    Sean Dunne

  • Poster for Corky Romano

    Leo Corrigan

2000Aged 58

  • Poster for Altman on His Own Terms

    Self

  • Poster for The Crow: Salvation

    The Captain

  • Poster for The Chaos Factor

    Max Camden

  • Poster for Circus

    Elmo

  • Poster for Road Trip

    Earl Edwards

  • Poster for The Vivero Letter

    Andrew Fallon

  • Poster for Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

    John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III

1999Aged 57

  • Poster for Red Team

    Randall Brooks

1998Aged 56

  • Poster for Dangerous Beauty

    Domenico Venier

1997Aged 55

  • Poster for ...First Do No Harm

    Dave Reimuller

  • Poster for Best Men

    Sheriff Phillips

1996Aged 54

  • Poster for Tremors 2: Aftershocks

    Earl Bassett

  • Poster for Chain Reaction

    FBI Agent Leon Ford

1995Aged 53

  • Poster for The Blue Villa

    Frank

1994Aged 52

  • Poster for Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

    Rocco

1993Aged 51

  • Poster for Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

    Self

  • Poster for Two Small Bodies

    Lt. Brann

  • Poster for Short Cuts

    Stuart Kane

1992Aged 50

  • Poster for Thunderheart

    Jack Milton

  • Poster for The Player

    Walter Stuckel

  • Poster for The Dark Wind

    Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn

  • Poster for Bob Roberts

    Chip Daley

  • Poster for Equinox

    Mr. Paris

  • Poster for Four Eyes and Six-Guns

    Wyatt Earp

1991Aged 49

  • Poster for Cast a Deadly Spell

    Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft

1990Aged 48

  • Poster for Tremors

    Earl Bassett

  • Poster for Catchfire

    Pauling

  • Poster for Miami Blues

    Sergeant Hoke Moseley

  • Poster for Henry & June

    Henry Miller

1988Aged 46

  • Poster for Off Limits

    Dix

  • Poster for Big Business

    Roone Dimmick

  • Poster for The Prince of Pennsylvania

    Gary Marshetta

1987Aged 45

  • Poster for The Price of Life

    (Unknown)

1986Aged 44

  • Poster for Florida Straits

    Lucky Boone

1985Aged 43

  • Poster for Noon Wine

    Royal Earle Thompson

  • Poster for Secret Admirer

    Lou Fimple

  • Poster for Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

    Remo Williams

1984Aged 42

  • Poster for Swing Shift

    Biscuits Toohey

  • Poster for UFOria

    Sheldon Bart

1983Aged 41

  • Poster for The Right Stuff

    Gus Grissom

  • Poster for Silkwood

    Morgan

  • Poster for Uncommon Valor

    Wilkes

1982Aged 40

  • Poster for Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann

    Lyle Swann

1981Aged 39

  • Poster for Southern Comfort

    Reece

1980Aged 38

  • Poster for Cardiac Arrest

    Jamie

  • Poster for Belle Starr

    Ned Christie

  • Poster for Carny

    Jack

1979Aged 37

  • Poster for Escape from Alcatraz

    John Anglin

1975Aged 33

  • Poster for Hearts of the West

    Sam (uncredited)

1974Aged 32

  • Poster for Ginger in the Morning

    Truck Driver

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