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A marvelous character actor with intense eyes, a sly grin and somewhat grizzled appearance, Fred Ward has nearly 70 appearances under his belt in many tremendous films. He first became interested in acting after serving three years in the US Air Force and studied at New York's Herbert Berghof Studio... See full bio »

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Freddie Joe Ward
in San Diego, California, USA
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2013 2 Guns (post-production)
 
2012 Leverage (TV series)
Steve Reynolds
– The D.B. Cooper Job (2012) … Steve Reynolds
 
2011 30 Minutes or Less
The Major
 
2009-2010 United States of Tara (TV series)
Frank
– From This Day Forward (2010) … Frank
– Transition (2009) … Frank
 
2010 In Plain Sight (TV series)
Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
– No Clemency for Old Men (2010) … Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
 
2009 Armored
Duncan Ashcroft
 
2009 The Wild Stallion
Frank
 
2009 Farewell
Ronald Reagan
 
2008 Management
Jerry
 
2008 Exit Speed
Sergeant Archie Sparks
 
2007 Feast of Love
Bat
 
2006-2007 ER (TV series)
Eddie Wyczenski
– A House Divided (2007) … Eddie Wyczenski
– Tell Me No Secrets... (2006) … Eddie Wyczenski
– Reason to Believe (2006) … Eddie Wyczenski
 
2006 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Denny Duquette, Sr.
– What I Am (2006) … Denny Duquette, Sr.
 
2004 Funky Monkey
Don Decker
 
2004 The Last Ride (TV movie)
Darryl Kurtz
 
2004 10.5 (TV movie)
Roy Nolan, FEMA Director
 
2003 Masked and Anonymous
Drunk
 
2003 Coast to Coast (TV movie)
Hal Kressler
 
2002 Sweet Home Alabama
Earl Smooter
 
2002 Birdseye
Nolan Sharpless
 
2002/I Enough
Jupiter
 
2002 Abandon
Lieutenant Bill Stayton
 
2002 Georgetown (TV movie)
 
2001 Dice (TV mini-series)
Gacy / Noah Aldis
 
2001 Corky Romano
Leo Corrigan
 
2001 Summer Catch
Sean Dunne
 
2001 Wild Iris (TV movie)
Errol Podubney
 
2001 Full Disclosure (video)
John McWhirter
 
2001 Joe Dirt
Joe's Dad
 
2000 Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (TV movie)
John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III
 
2000 Red Team
Retired FBI agent
 
2000 Road Trip
Earl Edwards
 
2000 Circus
Elmo
 
2000 Ropewalk
Charlie's dad
 
2000 The Chaos Factor
Max Camden
 
2000 The Crow: Salvation
The Captain
 
1999 The Vivero Letter
Andrew Fallon
 
1998 Invasion: Earth (TV mini-series)
Maj. General David Reece / Major General David Reece / Maj. Gen. David Reece
– The Shatterer of Worlds (1998) … Major General David Reece
– The Battle More Costly (1998) … Major General David Reece
– The Fall of Man (1998) … Maj. General David Reece
– Only the Dead (1998) … Maj. General David Reece
– The Fourth Dimension (1998) … Maj. General David Reece
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1998 Dangerous Beauty
Domenico Venier
 
1997 Best Men
Sheriff Phillips
 
1997 Gun (TV series)
John Farragut
– Father John (1997) … John Farragut
 
1997 ...First Do No Harm (TV movie)
Dave Reimuller
 
1996 Chain Reaction
FBI Agent Leon Ford
 
1996 Tremors II: Aftershocks (video)
Earl Bassett
 
1995 The Blue Villa
Frank
 
1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Rocco
 
1993 Short Cuts
Stuart Kane
 
1993 Two Small Bodies
Lt. Brann
 
1992 Four Eyes and Six-Guns (TV movie)
Wyatt Earp
 
1992 Equinox
Mr. Paris
 
1992 Bob Roberts
Chip Daley
 
1992 Thunderheart
Jack Milton
 
1992 The Player
Walter Stuckel
 
1991 The Dark Wind
Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
 
1991 Cast a Deadly Spell (TV movie)
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
 
1990 Henry & June
Henry Miller
 
1990 Miami Blues
Sgt. Hoke Moseley
 
1990 Catchfire
Pauling
 
1990 Tremors
Earl Bassett
 
1988 Big Business
Roone Dimmick
 
1988 The Prince of Pennsylvania
Gary Marshetta
 
1988 Off Limits
Dix
 
1987 Florida Straits (TV movie)
Lucky Boone
 
1987 The Hitchhiker (TV series)
Luthor Redmond
– Dead Heat (1987) … Luthor Redmond
 
1987 The Price of Life (short)
Crouch
 
1985-1987 American Playhouse (TV series)
Mr. Crouch / Royal Earle Thompson
– The Price of Life (1987) … Mr. Crouch
– Noon Wine (1985) … Royal Earle Thompson
 
1985 UFOria
Sheldon Bart
 
1985 Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Remo Williams
 
1985 Secret Admirer
Lou Fimple
 
1984 Swing Shift
Archibald 'Biscuits' Touie
 
1983 Uncommon Valor
Wilkes
 
1983 Silkwood
Morgan
 
1983 The Right Stuff
Gus Grissom
 
1982 Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Lyle Swann
 
1981 Southern Comfort
Reece
 
1980 Carny
Jack
 
1980 Belle Starr (TV movie)
Ned Christie
 
1980 Cardiac Arrest
Jamie
 
1979 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Lynch's Henchman / Marvin
– Jake (1979) … Marvin
– The Disciple (1979) … Lynch's Henchman
 
1979 Escape from Alcatraz
John Anglin
 
1979 Tilt
Lenny
 
1978 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Hostage Taker
– Even Odds (1978) … Hostage Taker (uncredited)
 
1975 Hearts of the West
Sam (uncredited)
 
1974 Ginger in the Morning
Truck Driver
 
1974 Cartesius (TV movie)
 
1973 The Age of the Medici (TV mini-series)
Niccolò de' Conti
– L'esilio di Cosimo (1973) … Niccolò de' Conti
 
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1993 Two Small Bodies (performer: "Now the Day Is Over", "Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall")
 
1990 Henry & June (performer: "Barnacle Bill The Sailor")
 
1985 UFOria (performer: "I've Always Been Crazy", "Good Hearted Woman")
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1990 Miami Blues (executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2003 'Masked & Anonymous' Exposed (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2003 T-20 Years and Counting (video documentary short)
Gus Grissom
 
2003 Realizing 'The Right Stuff' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Great Books: The Right Stuff (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
– John Steinbeck: An American Author (1999) (voice)
 
1998 The Making of 'Tremors' (video documentary)
Earl Bassett (Archive Footage)
 
1996 The West (TV series documentary)
– The Grandest Enterprise Under God (1996) (voice)
 
1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2002 Live from Baghdad (TV movie)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Henry Miller
 
1990 The Making of 'Tremors' (short)
Earl Bassett
 

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Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on when he decided to become an actor] I decided to act when I was in the Air Force. I was going with a stripper in San Antonio, hanging out with some bizarre fringe people--who considered themselves "show people"--including this 250-pound transvestite who designed costumes for strip joints, and a few gangsters... See more »

Trivia:

Has appeared in 3 movies whose title contains a US state: Sweet Home Alabama, Florida Straits and The Prince of Pennsylvania See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn