Profile of Fred Ward on Famous Like Me

Frederick Ward (born December 30, 1942) is an American actor born in San Diego, California. He is of Scottish-Irish and Native American descent.

Biography

Ward studied acting at New York's Herbert Berghof Studio.

He then went to Europe, where he dubbed Italian movies, and appeared in two movies by director Roberto Rossellini.

He then returned to the United States getting his first big film break alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz (1979). He was also notable as a violent National Guardsman in Walter Hill's Southern Comfort (1981).

Other notable film roles include astronaut Gus Grissom in The Right Stuff (1983), the overbearing father in Secret Admirer (1985), the title role in the action movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (his breaktrough role in America) (1985), the writer Henry Miller in Philip Kaufman's Henry & June (1990), and the covert security chief in Robert Altman's Hollywood satire The Player.

He gained many fans in Tremors (1989) (his worldwide breakthrough).

Before acting Ward spent three years in the United States Air Force. He was also a boxer, and worked as a lumberjack in Alaska.

Awards

• 2001: Video Premiere Award - Full Discosure (Nomination)
• 1993: Volpi Cup - Short Cuts
• 1993: Golden Globe - Short Cuts

Selected filmography

• Funky Monkey (2004)
• Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
• AKA Birdseye (2002)
• Corky Romano (2001)
• Joe Dirt (2001)
• Full Disclosure (2001)
• Road Trip (2000)
• The Chaos Factor (2000)
• Circus (2000)
• The Crow: Salvation (2000)
• Dangerous Beauty (1998)
• Chain Reaction (film) (1996)
• Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996)
• The Blue Villa (1995)
• The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
• Two Small Bodies (1993)
• Short Cuts (1993)
• Thunderheart (1992)
• The Player (1992)
• Equinox (1992)
• Four Eyes and Six Guns (1991)
• Cast a deadly Spell (1991)
• Henry & June (1990)
• Tremors (1990)
• Miami Blues (1990)
• Catchfire (1990)
• Big Bussines (1988)
• The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
• Florida Straits (1986) (TV)
• Noon Wine (1985) (TV)
• Secret Admirer (1985)
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
• Swing Shift (1984)
• Uncommon Valor (1983)
• Silkwood (1983)
• The Right Stuff (1983)
• Timerider (1982)
• Southern Comfort (1981)
• UFOria (1980)
• Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
• Hearts of the West (1975)
• Ginger in the Morning (1974)

External link

• Fred Ward at the Internet Movie Databaseen:Fred Wardre:Fred Ward

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