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Fred Ward Biography (1942-)

Born December 30, 1942, in San Diego, CA. Addresses: Agent: The GerschAgency, 232 N. Canon Dr., #201, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Contact: 2953 Lincoln Blvd., Second Floor, Santa Monica, CA 90405.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, producer

Birth Details

December 30, 1942

San Diego, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Truck Driver, Ginger in the Morning, 1973
• (Uncredited) Sam, Hearts of the West (also known as Hollywood Cowboy), 1975
• John Anglin, Escape from Alcatraz, Paramount, 1979
• Lenny, Tilt, 1979
• Jack, Carny, United Artists, 1980
• Cardiac Arrest, 1980
• Sheldon Bart, UFOria, Universal, 1985
• Rifleman Lonnie Reece, Southern Comfort, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
• Title role, Timerider: The Adventures of Lyle Swann (also known asTimerider), Jensen-Farley, 1982
• Morgan, Silkwood, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• Wilkes, Uncommon Valor, Paramount, 1983
• Gus Grissom, The Right Stuff, Warner Bros., 1984
• Archibald "Biscuits" Toohey, Swing Shift, Warner Bros., 1984
• Lou Fimple, Secret Admirer (also known as The Letter), Orion, 1985
• Title role, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins ... (also known asRemo: Unarmed and Dangerous), Orion, 1985
• The teacher, Train of Dreams (also known as Reves en cage),National Film Board, 1987
• Gary Marshetta, The Prince of Pennsylvania, New Line Cinema, 1988
• Roone Dimmick, Big Business, Buena Vista, 1988
• Sergeant Benjamin Dix, Off Limits (also known as Saigon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
• Crouch, The Price of Life, 1988
• Earl Basset, Tremors (also known as Dead Silence), Universal, 1990
• Henry Miller, Henry and June (also known as Henry & June), Universal, 1990
• Pauling, Backtrack (also known as Catchfire and Do It the Hard Way), LIVE, 1990
• Sergeant Hoke Mosely, Miami Blues, Orion, 1990
• News Anchor Chip Daley (Pittsburgh), Bob Roberts, Paramount/Miramax, 1992
• Walter Stuckel, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
• Jack Milton, Thunderheart, TriStar, 1992
• Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, The Dark Wind, LIVE, 1993
• Mr. Paris, Equinox (also known as Isimeria), IRS Releasing,1993
• Stuart Kane, Short Cuts, Fine Line, 1993
• Rocco Dillon, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Paramount, 1994
• Lieutenant Brann, Two Small Bodies, Castle Hill, 1994
• Frank, The Blue Villa (also known as Un bruit qui rend fou), Films Transit, 1995
• FBI Agent Ford, Chain Reaction, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• Earl Bassett, Tremors 2: Aftershocks, MCA/Universal Home Video, 1996
• Sheriff Bud Phillips, Best Men, Orion, 1997
• Domenico Venier, Dangerous Beauty (also known as A Destiny of Her Own), Warner Bros., 1998
• Andrew Fallon, The Vivero Letter (also known as Forbidden City and Forgotten City), York Entertainment, 1998
• Randall Brooks, Red Team (also known as The Crimson Code),Artisan Entertainment, 1999
• The captain, The Crow: Salvation, Dimension Films, 2000
• Charlie's dad, Ropewalk (also known as Hanginaround), 2000
• Elmo, Circus, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
• Earl Edwards, Road Trip, DreamWorks, 2000
• Joe's dad, Joe Dirt, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001
• Sean Dunne, Summer Catch, Warner Bros., 2001
• Leo Corrigan, Corky Romano (also known as Corky Romano: "Special" Agent), Buena Vista, 2001
• John McWhirter, Full Disclosure, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2001
• AKA Birdseye, 2001
• Jupiter, Enough, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
• Sweet Home Alabama, Buena Vista, 2002
• Abandon, Paramount, 2002
• Masked and Anonymous, 2002
• Also appeared in No Available Witness; Warriors of the Wasteland.
• Film Work
• Executive producer, Miami Blues, Orion, 1990
• Television Appearances
• Miniseries
• Voice, The West, PBS, 1996
• Major General David Reece, Invasion: Earth, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
• John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III, Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, CBS, 2000
• Gacy/Noah Aldis, Dice, 2001
• Movies
• L'eta di Cosimo de Medici (also known as The Age of the Medici), 1973
• Cartesius, 1974
• Ned Christie, Belle Starr, CBS, 1980
• Lucky Boone, Florida Straits, HBO, 1986
• Detective Henry Phillip Lovecraft, Cast a Deadly Spell, HBO, 1991
• Wyatt Earp, Four Eyes and Six-Guns, TNT, 1992
• Dave Reimuller, ... First Do No Harm, ABC, 1997
• Max Camden, The Chaos Factor, HBO, 2000
• Errol Podubney, Wild Iris, Showtime, 2001
• Proximity, Cinemax, 2001
• Pilots
• Lawyer, Georgetown, CBS, 2002
• Specials
• Royal Earle Thompson, "Noon Wine," American Playhouse, PBS, 1985
• Crouch, The Price of Life, PBS, 1991
• Himself, Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (also known as Luck, Trust and Ketchup), Bravo, 1994
• Voice (reading Steinbeck works), John Steinbeck: An American Writer, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
• Narrator, The Right Stuff, The Learning Channel, 2001
• Episodic
• Lynch's henchman, "The Disciple," The Incredible Hulk, 1979
• Marvin, "Jake," The Incredible Hulk, 1979
• "Dead Heat," The Hitchhiker, 1987
• John Farragut, "Father John," Gun, ABC, 1997
• Also appeared in an episode of Golden Girls, CBS.
• Stage Appearances
• Simpatico, Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York City, 1994
• Also appeared in The Glass Menagerie, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Find Your Way Home.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Interview, March, 1995, pp. 116-24
• Premiere, June, 1992, pp. 52-54