Fred Ward
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| Born | December 30, 1942 San Diego, California, United States |
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| Spouse(s) | Marie-France Ward Silvia Ward |
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Fred Ward (born December 30, 1942) is an American actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Ward was born Freddie Joe Ward[1] in San Diego, California, of part Cherokee descent.[2] Before acting, Ward spent three years in the United States Air Force. He was also a boxer, and worked as a lumberjack in Alaska.[3][4] Ward is divorced from Silvia Ward and currently married to Marie-France Ward.
[edit] Career
Ward became an actor after studying at New York's Herbert Berghof Studio and in Rome. While in Italy. he dubbed Italian movies and worked as a mime until he made his debut in two Roberto Rossellini films. Upon returning stateside in the early 1970s, Ward spent time working in experimental theater and doing some television work. He made his first American film appearance playing a cowboy in Hearts of the West (1975). His first major role came in the Clint Eastwood vehicle Escape from Alcatraz (1979) as fellow escapee John Anglin. He was also notable as a violent National Guardsman in Walter Hill's Southern Comfort (1981).
Other notable film roles include Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982), astronaut Gus Grissom in The Right Stuff (1983), the overbearing father in Secret Admirer (1985), the action movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985), Earl Bassett in Tremors (1990) (which he reprised in Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)), the writer Henry Miller in Philip Kaufman's Henry & June (1990), Sgt. Hoke Mosely in Miami Blues (1990), and the covert security chief in Robert Altman's Hollywood satire The Player (1992).
Ward has continued to be active through the 1990s and 2000s, with roles in films such as Bob Roberts (1992), Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) (which parodied his first film, Escape from Alcatraz), Chain Reaction (1996), The Chaos Factor (2000), and Sweet Home Alabama (2002). He has enjoyed success in comedies, dramas and action thrillers.
[edit] Awards
- 2006: JTPC Award - Henry & June (Nomination?)
- 2001: Video Premiere Award - Full Discosure (Nomination)
- 1993: Volpi Cup - Short Cuts
- 1993: Golden Globe - Short Cuts
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Chart Record |
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| 2009 | Armored | Ashcroft | filming |
| 2008 | Management | Jerry | post-production |
| Exit Speed | Sergeant Archie Sparks | post-production | |
| 2007 | Feast of Love | Bat | |
| The Wild Stallion | Frank Mills | ||
| 2006 | ER | Eddie | TV Series |
| Grey's Anatomy: What I am | Mr. Denny Duquette, Sr. | TV Episode | |
| 2004 | The Last Ride | Darryl Kurtz | TV Event |
| 10.5 | Roy Nolan | TV Event | |
| Coast to Coast | Hal Kressler | TV Event | |
| 2003 | Masked & Anonymous | Drunk | 45 |
| T-20 Years and Counting | Gus Grissom/Himsef (Archive Footage) | Documentary | |
| Realizing "The Right Stuff" | Himself | Documentary | |
| "Masked & Anonymous" Exposed | Special Thanks | Documentary | |
| 2002 | Live from Baghdad | (Archive Footage) | TV Special/Documentary |
| Enough | Jupiter | 5 | |
| Sweet Home Alabama | Earl Smooter | 1 | |
| A.K.A. Birdseye | Sheriff Nolan Sharpless | ||
| Abandon (film) | Lieutenant Bill Stayton | 7 | |
| 2001 | Summer Catch | Sean Dunne | 6 |
| Corky Romano | Leo Corrigan | 3 | |
| Joe Dirt | Joe's Dad | 4 | |
| Full Disclosure | John McWhirter | Direct-to-video | |
| Wild Iris | Errol Podubney | TV Event | |
| Dice | Gacy/Noah Aldis | TV-Mini-Series | |
| 2000 | The Crow: Salvation | John, the Police Captain | |
| Ropewalk | David's Father | ||
| The Chaos Factor | Max Camden | ||
| Circus | Elmo Somerset | 96 | |
| Road Trip | Earl Edwards | 3 | |
| Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | "Black Jack" Bouvier | TV | |
| 1999 | The Crimson Code | Randall Brooks | |
| 1998 | The Making of Tremors | Himself/Earl Bassett (Archive Footage) | Documentary |
| The Vivero Letter | Andrew Fallon | ||
| Invasion: Earth (TV series) | Major General David Reece | TV-Mini-Series | |
| Dangerous Beauty | Domenico Venier | 16 | |
| 1997 | …First Do No Harm | Dave Reimüller | TV Event |
| Best Men | Sheriff Bud Phillips | ||
| Gun (TV Series): Father John | John Farragut | TV Episode | |
| 1996 | The West | Himself (voice) | Documentary |
| Chain Reaction | FBI Agent Leon Ford | 4 | |
| Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Earl Bassett | Direct-to-video | |
| 1995 | Un bruit qui rend fou | Frank, the sailor | Festival event |
| 1994 | Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult | Rocco Dillon | 1 |
| 1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup | Himself | Documentary |
| Short Cuts | Stuart Kane | ||
| Two Small Bodies | Lieutenant Brann | Festival event, also TV production | |
| 1992 | Four Eyes and Six Guns | Wyatt Earp | TV |
| The Player | Walter Stuckel | 4 | |
| Equinox (1992 film) | Mr. Paris | ||
| Thunderheart | Jack Milton | 5 | |
| Bob Roberts | TV News Anchor Chip Daley | ||
| 1991 | Cast a Deadly Spell | Det. Harry Phillips Lovecraft | TV Event |
| The Dark Wind | Joe Leaphorn | ||
| 1990 | Henry & June | Henry Miller, Soundtrack | 10 |
| Miami Blues | Sgt. Hoke Moseley, Producer | ||
| 1990 | Tremors | Earl Bassett | 5 |
| 1988 | Catchfire | Police Officer Pauling | |
| The Prince of Pennsylvania | Gary Marshetta | ||
| Big Business | Roone Dimmick | 3 | |
| Off Limits | Sgt. Benjamin Dix | 4 | |
| 1987 | The Price of Life | Short feature | |
| The Hitchhiker: Dead Heat | Luther Redmond | TV Episode | |
| 1986 | Florida Straits | Lucky Boone | TV, Later Cinema |
| 1985 | Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins | Remo Williams, Samuel Edward Macon | 4 |
| Secret Admirer | Lt. Lou Fimple | 9 | |
| Noon Wine | Royal Earle Thompson | TV | |
| 1984 | Swing Shift | Archibald "Biscuits" Toue | 9 |
| 1983 | Silkwood | Morgan | 1 |
| Uncommon Valor | Wilkes | 5 | |
| The Right Stuff | Capt. Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom | 6 | |
| 1982 | Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swan | Lyle Swan | |
| 1981 | Southern Comfort | Cpl. Lonnie Reece | |
| 1980 | UFOria | Waylon Jennings Imitator, Sheldon Bart | |
| Carny | Jack | ||
| Cardiac Arrest | Jamie | ||
| Belle Starr | Ned Christie | TV | |
| 1979 | Escape from Alcatraz | John Anglin | 1 |
| The Incredible Hulk | Henchman/Marvin | 2 TV Episodes | |
| 1978 | Tilt | ||
| Quincy M.E.: Even Odds | Crane | TV Episode | |
| 1975 | Hearts of the West | Sam | |
| 1974 | Cartesius | TV | |
| 1973 | The Power of Cosimo (L' Eta di Cosimo de Medici | Niccolo de Conti | TV |
[edit] References
- ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com
- ^ Worcester Telegram & Gazette Archives
- ^ Exploring the Dark Side-as a Producer Actor Fred Ward's tenacity brings the comically sordid world of `Miami Blues' to the screen
- ^ dallasnews.com | Archives
[edit] External links
- Fred Ward at the Internet Movie Database
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| NAME | Ward, Fred |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942-12-30 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Diego, California, United States |
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