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.

Known For

Grey's Anatomy

ER

True Detective

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

In Plain Sight

The Hitchhiker

Tremors

All Movies (72)

• 2 Guns2013 · as Admiral Tuwey
• 30 Minutes or Less2011 · as The Major
• Armored2009 · as Duncan Ashcroft
• The Wild Stallion2009 · as Frank
• Farewell2009 · as Ronald Reagan
• Management2009 · as Jerry
• Exit Speed2008 · as Sgt. Archie Sparks
• Feast of Love2007 · as Bat
• Funky Monkey2004 · as Don Decker (scenes deleted)
• The Last Ride2004 · as Darryl Kurtz
• Coast to Coast2004 · as Hal Kressler
• Masked and Anonymous2003 · as Drunk
• Realizing The Right Stuff2003 · as Self
• Abandon2002 · as Bill Stayton
• Sweet Home Alabama2002 · as Earl Smooter
• Birdseye2002 · as Nolan Sharpless
• Enough2002 · as Jupiter
• Corky Romano2001 · as Leo Corrigan
• Summer Catch2001 · as Sean Dunne
• Full Disclosure2001 · as John McWhirter
• Joe Dirt2001 · as Joe's Dad
• Wild Iris2001 · as Errol Podubney
• Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis2000 · as John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III
• The Vivero Letter2000 · as Andrew Fallon
• Road Trip2000 · as Earl Edwards
• Circus2000 · as Elmo
• The Chaos Factor2000 · as Max Camden
• The Crow: Salvation2000 · as The Captain
• Altman on His Own Terms2000 · as Self
• Red Team1999 · as Randall Brooks
• Dangerous Beauty1998 · as Domenico Venier
• Best Men1997 · as Sheriff Phillips
• ...First Do No Harm1997 · as Dave Reimuller
• Chain Reaction1996 · as FBI Agent Leon Ford
• Tremors II: Aftershocks1996 · as Earl Bassett
• The Blue Villa1995 · as Frank
• Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult1994 · as Rocco
• Short Cuts1993 · as Stuart Kane
• Two Small Bodies1993 · as Lt. Brann
• Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country1993 · as Self
• Four Eyes and Six-Guns1992 · as Wyatt Earp
• Equinox1992 · as Mr. Paris
• Bob Roberts1992 · as Chip Daley
• The Dark Wind1992 · as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
• The Player1992 · as Walter Stuckel
• Thunderheart1992 · as Jack Milton
• Cast a Deadly Spell1991 · as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
• Henry & June1990 · as Henry Miller
• Miami Blues1990 · as Sergeant Hoke Moseley
• Catchfire1990 · as Pauling
• Tremors1990 · as Earl Bassett
• The Prince of Pennsylvania1988 · as Gary Marshetta
• Big Business1988 · as Roone Dimmick
• Off Limits1988 · as Dix
• The Price of Life1987
• Florida Straits1986 · as Lucky Boone
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins1985 · as Remo Williams
• Secret Admirer1985 · as Lou Fimple
• Noon Wine1985 · as Royal Earle Thompson
• UFOria1984 · as Sheldon Bart
• Swing Shift1984 · as Biscuits Toohey
• Uncommon Valor1983 · as Wilkes
• Silkwood1983 · as Morgan
• The Right Stuff1983 · as Gus Grissom
• Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann1982 · as Lyle Swann
• Southern Comfort1981 · as Reece
• Carny1980 · as Jack
• Belle Starr1980 · as Ned Christie
• Cardiac Arrest1980 · as Jamie
• Escape from Alcatraz1979 · as John Anglin
• Hearts of the West1975 · as Sam (uncredited)
• Ginger in the Morning1974 · as Truck Driver

All TV Shows (13)

• True Detective2014 · as Eddie Velcoro
• In Plain Sight2008 · as Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
• Grey's Anatomy2005 · as Denny Duquette, Sr.
• 10.52004 · as Roy Nolan
• Dice2001 · as Gacy/Noah Aldis
• Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis2000 · as John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III
• Invasion: Earth1998 · as Maj. Gen. David Reece
• Gun1997
• The West1996 · as Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)
• ER1994 · as Eddie Wyczenski
• The Hitchhiker1983 · as Luthor Redmond
• The Incredible Hulk1977
• The Incredible Hulk1977 · as Lynch's Henchman