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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 30, 1942
Died
May 8, 2022
Place of Birth
San Diego, California, USA
Also Known As
- Freddie Joe "Fred" Ward
- فرد وارد
Fred Ward
1.3 Popularity
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
8.3
Eddie Velcoro
True Detective
2014
6.5
Admiral Tuwey
2 Guns
2013
5.8
The Major
30 Minutes or Less
2011
5.8
Duncan Ashcroft
Armored
2009
6.1
Frank
The Wild Stallion
2009
6.5
Ronald Reagan
Farewell
2009
5.4
Jerry
Management
2009
5.2
Sgt. Archie Sparks
Exit Speed
2008
7.0
Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
In Plain Sight
2008
6.2
Bat
Feast of Love
2007
Credits
True Detective
as Eddie Velcoro
2014
8.3
2 Guns
as Admiral Tuwey
2013
6.5
30 Minutes or Less
as The Major
2011
5.8
Armored
as Duncan Ashcroft
2009
5.8
The Wild Stallion
as Frank
2009
6.1
Farewell
as Ronald Reagan
2009
6.5
Management
as Jerry
2009
5.4
Exit Speed
as Sgt. Archie Sparks
2008
5.2
In Plain Sight
as Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
2008
7.0
Feast of Love
as Bat
2007
6.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Denny Duquette, Sr.
2005
8.2
Funky Monkey
as Don Decker (scenes deleted)
2004
6.1
The Last Ride
as Darryl Kurtz
2004
4.2
10.5
as Roy Nolan
2004
6.5
Coast to Coast
as Hal Kressler
2004
6.6
Masked and Anonymous
as Drunk
2003
5.0
Abandon
as Bill Stayton
2002
4.9
Sweet Home Alabama
as Earl Smooter
2002
6.4
Birdseye
as Nolan Sharpless
2002
0.0
Enough
as Jupiter
2002
6.7
Dice
as Gacy/Noah Aldis
2001
0.0
Corky Romano
as Leo Corrigan
2001
4.3
Summer Catch
as Sean Dunne
2001
5.4
Full Disclosure
as John McWhirter
2001
3.4
Joe Dirt
as Joe's Dad
2001
5.6
Wild Iris
as Errol Podubney
2001
7.0
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III
2000
6.0
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III
2000
0.0
The Vivero Letter
as Andrew Fallon
2000
5.3
Road Trip
as Earl Edwards
2000
6.2
Circus
as Elmo
2000
4.9
The Chaos Factor
as Max Camden
2000
4.6
The Crow: Salvation
as The Captain
2000
5.5
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
2000
0.0
Red Team
as Randall Brooks
1999
3.0
Invasion: Earth
as Maj. Gen. David Reece
1998
6.1
Dangerous Beauty
as Domenico Venier
1998
7.0
Best Men
as Sheriff Phillips
1997
5.2
Gun
1997
4.0
...First Do No Harm
as Dave Reimuller
1997
6.8
The West
as Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)
1996
8.4
Chain Reaction
as FBI Agent Leon Ford
1996
5.8
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
as Earl Bassett
1996
6.3
The Blue Villa
as Frank
1995
4.4
ER
as Eddie Wyczenski
1994
7.8
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Rocco
1994
6.5
Short Cuts
as Stuart Kane
1993
7.2
Two Small Bodies
as Lt. Brann
1993
5.0
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self
1993
6.0
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Wyatt Earp
1992
2.0
Equinox
as Mr. Paris
1992
5.6
Bob Roberts
as Chip Daley
1992
6.5
The Dark Wind
as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
1992
5.0
The Player
as Walter Stuckel
1992
7.2
Thunderheart
as Jack Milton
1992
6.3
Cast a Deadly Spell
as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
1991
6.0
Henry & June
as Henry Miller
1990
6.0
Miami Blues
as Sergeant Hoke Moseley
1990
6.0
Catchfire
as Pauling
1990
5.3
Tremors
as Earl Bassett
1990
6.9
The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Gary Marshetta
1988
5.5
Big Business
as Roone Dimmick
1988
6.3
Off Limits
as Dix
1988
5.6
The Price of Life
1987
6.0
Florida Straits
as Lucky Boone
1986
5.0
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Remo Williams
1985
6.2
Secret Admirer
as Lou Fimple
1985
6.7
Noon Wine
as Royal Earle Thompson
1985
0.0
UFOria
as Sheldon Bart
1984
5.6
Swing Shift
as Biscuits Toohey
1984
5.5
Uncommon Valor
as Wilkes
1983
6.2
Silkwood
as Morgan
1983
6.9
The Hitchhiker
as Luthor Redmond
1983
6.1
The Right Stuff
as Gus Grissom
1983
7.4
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
as Lyle Swann
1982
5.3
Southern Comfort
as Reece
1981
6.9
Carny
as Jack
1980
6.2
Belle Starr
as Ned Christie
1980
4.8
Cardiac Arrest
as Jamie
1980
3.6
Escape from Alcatraz
as John Anglin
1979
7.5
The Incredible Hulk
1977
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
as Lynch's Henchman
1977
7.2
Hearts of the West
as Sam (uncredited)
1975
5.6
Ginger in the Morning
as Truck Driver
1974
4.5