Fred Ward
Date of birth: 1942-12-30
Place of birth: San Diego, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Freddie Joe "Fred" Ward, فرد وارد
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.
Movie Credits
Short Cuts
1993-10-01
Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985-10-11
Tough Brooklyn street cop Sam Makin is unwillingly recruited as an assassin for a secret United Stat
Enough
2002-05-21
Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch
The Player
1992-05-08
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but
Escape from Alcatraz
1979-06-22
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. Frank Lee Morris is transferred to Alcatraz, a maximum security
Armored
2009-12-04
A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ul
Joe Dirt
2001-04-10
Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that h
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
1996-04-09
Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has prove
Management
2009-02-08
A traveling art saleswoman tries to shake off a flaky motel manager who falls for her and won't leav
UFOria
1984-07-10
Sheldon Bart (Fred Ward) is a drifter, and a small-time con man. He meets his old friend, Brother Bu
Masked and Anonymous
2003-07-25
A nation wracked with civil war and social unrest anticipates a giant charity concert, organized by
Secret Admirer
1985-06-14
An anonymous love letter left in Michael Ryan's locker on the last day of school wreaks havoc on his
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
1982-08-27
Lyle Swann is a successful off-road racer who mistakenly gets sent back in time 100 years. When a ba
Carny
1980-05-23
Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with enter
Chain Reaction
1996-08-02
At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasali
Southern Comfort
1981-09-24
A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for the
Thunderheart
1992-04-03
A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on
The Right Stuff
1983-10-20
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to
Summer Catch
2001-08-22
Local boy Ryan Dunne, now a pitcher for Boston College, meets Tenley Parrish, the daughter of a weal
Tremors
1990-01-19
Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate tow
Uncommon Valor
1983-12-16
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner b
Catchfire
1990-04-03
A witness to a mob assassination flees for her life from town to town, switching identities, but can
Silkwood
1983-12-14
Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highl
...First Do No Harm
1997-02-16
When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of
Big Business
1988-06-10
In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same h
Farewell
2009-09-23
An intricate thriller about an ordinary man thrust into the biggest theft of Soviet information of t
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994-03-18
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find
The Last Ride
2004-06-02
After thirty years in prison, ex-con Ronnie recruits his grandson to exact revenge on Darryl, the co
Miami Blues
1990-04-20
After Junior is released from prison, he plans on starting a new life in Miami. But when he kills a
The Wild Stallion
2009-10-06
C.J. and Hanna become the greatest of friends when the latter visits the former on the ranch where s
Abandon
2002-10-14
A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under eno
30 Minutes or Less
2011-08-11
Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and advise him that
The Chaos Factor
2000-02-16
An American army intelligence officer discovers corruption and murder by American soldiers in Vietna
Off Limits
1988-03-11
McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain cl
Exit Speed
2008-08-26
On Christmas Eve, ten strangers board a bus traveling across Texas and are forced off the road by a
Swing Shift
1984-04-13
In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against h
Henry & June
1990-09-28
While traveling in Paris, author Henry Miller and his wife, June, meet Anais Nin, and sexual sparks
Corky Romano
2001-10-12
Corky Romano is a bumbling, simpleton, veterinarian and the youngest, outcast son of an aging gangst
Wild Iris
2001-01-01
A depressed woman battles with her mother and abuses alcohol following the suicide of her husband.
Circus
2000-05-05
Bruno, a sadistic criminal, wants clever con man Leo out of the way. Leo and his equally clever wife
Cast a Deadly Spell
1991-09-07
In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the the
The Dark Wind
1992-05-15
An Indian police officer is mixed up in murder and drug smuggling on the reservation.
Florida Straits
1986-10-26
A man who spent 20 years in Cuban prison after the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion and a boat ca
The Blue Villa
1995-11-01
The Blue Villa is a seedy bordello on a Mediterranean island where the villages are frightened by th
Equinox
1992-09-18
Estranged twins Henry and Freddy navigate their drastically different lives— one a troubled bookworm
2 Guns
2013-08-02
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one
Noon Wine
1985-01-21
The drama, adapted from a story by Katherine Anne Porter, tells of a Swedish immigrant who arrives o
Red Team
1999-04-03
FBI Agent Jason Chandler has devoted his life to enforcing the law. But on the trail of a series of
Two Small Bodies
1993-08-01
Eileen Maloney, a hostess at a strip joint, has woken up to find her two children are missing. Lieut
Road Trip
2000-05-19
After an Ithaca College student films his one-night stand with a beautiful sorority girl, he discove
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
1992-12-07
Ernest Albright opens his eyeglass store in what he thinks is a thriving community, but soon discove
Belle Starr
1980-04-02
Belle Star is a bandit with an itch to ride with the outlaw legends, the James gang, the Youngers an
The Crow: Salvation
2000-01-23
Alex Corvis, a man wrongly executed for the murder of his girlfriend, returns from the dead and sets
Full Disclosure
2001-05-15
A reporter discovers a woman who is a suspected terrorist.
The Vivero Letter
2000-10-28
A man in Central America finds his brother's murdered body. It turns out that his brother has been m
Best Men
1997-10-17
Four tuxedo clad men show up at a penitentiary to meet a friend who has just been released after thr
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000-11-04
Told in flashbacks as Jackie reflects on her life, mini is divided in two parts: Life as a Kennedy a
The Prince of Pennsylvania
1988-10-10
Set in a remote Pennsylvania coal-mining town, this off-beat comedy follows the relationship between
Feast of Love
2007-09-28
A meditation on love and its various incarnations, set within a community of friends in Oregon. It i
Hearts of the West
1975-10-08
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west
The Price of Life
1987-08-12
The hours of your life as a currency you can buy or sell, trade or squander...
Sweet Home Alabama
2002-09-26
New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most elig
Bob Roberts
1992-09-04
Millionaire conservative Bob Roberts launches an insurgent campaign against incumbent senator Brickl
Birdseye
2002-08-07
A Colorado sheriff and his teenage son investigate a bizarre kidnapping, ultimately leading them on
Ginger in the Morning
1974-03-05
A recently divorced Santa Fe architect is surprised to find himself falling in love with a free-spir
Cardiac Arrest
1980-01-28
The "Missing Heart Murders" are plaguing San Francisco - dead bodies that turn up with their hears s
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
1993-03-26
A documentary insight behind the scenes of Roberts Altman's Short Cuts.
Dangerous Beauty
1998-02-20
Veronica is brilliant, gifted and beautiful, but the handsome aristocrat she loves, Marco Venier, ca
Funky Monkey
2004-09-17
A teen genius teams up with a super-talented chimpanzee and his caretaker to take down an animal tes
Coast to Coast
2004-04-03
Barnaby and Maxine Pierce, an embattled married couple in Connecticut, are on the verge of divorce.
Altman on His Own Terms
2000-01-01
A look at the life and career of acclaimed independent filmmaker Robert Altman...on his own words. T