Fred Ward Biography

Fred Ward an American actor and producer known for his role in an Italian television movie in 1973, Ward has had a long and diverse profession, including such movies as Escape from Alcatraz, Southern Comfort, The Right Stuff, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, Tremors, Henry and June, The Player, Swing Shift, and Short Cuts.

Fred Ward Age

Fred was born Frederick Joseph Ward on December 30, 1942, in San Diego, California, United States of America.

Fred Ward Career

Fred made his debut in Roberto Rossellini’s films. He returned to the states in the early 1970s. His main role was in the Escape from Alcatraz. His first starring role in a film was Timerider; The Adventure of Lyle Swann.

Fred became an actor after studying at Herbert Berghof Studio and in Rome. During his time in Italy, he dubbed Italian movies and worked as a mime until he made his debut in two Roberto Rossellini films. Immediately after he returned stateside in the early 1970s, Fred spent time working in experimental theatre and doing some television work.

Fred’s debut in film was in the American film features playing a cowboy in Hearts of the West. His first main role came in the Clint Eastwood vehicle Escape from Alcatraz as fellow escapee John Anglin. Fred’s most recognizable role was as a violent National Guardsman in Walter Hill’s Southern Comfort.

Fred has his first starring role in a motion picture in Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann. He then starred as astronaut Gus Grissom in The Right Stuff, in the action movie Uncommon Valor with Gene Hackman, and in the drama Silkwood.

In 1990 Fred starred as Earl Bassett in the monster movie Tremors, as the American erotic writer Henry Miller in Henry and June, and as cop Hoke Moseley. After playing private detective H.P. Lovecraft in the 1991 HBO film Cast a Deadly Spell together with Julianne Moore, Fred co-starred in the thriller Thunderheart, the Hollywood satire The Player, the mystery-drama Equinox and Six-Guns, for which he won a Cable ACE Award.

Fred was also part of a cameo in Bob Roberts, starring Tim Robbins. Notable leading roles include Lt. Brann in Two Small Bodies, fisherman Stuart Kane in the Robert Altman film Short Cuts, a vicious criminal in the comedy Naked Gun ​33 1⁄3:

The Final Insult, the sailor in the French-avant-garde-drama The Blue Villa, plus his reprised role in Tremors II: Aftershocks and the Special Agent in Chain Reaction. He also featured as Sheriff Bud Phillips in Best Men, as Dave Reimüller in First Do No Harm with Meryl Streep, and as Domenico Venier in Dangerous Beauty.

In the 2000s, Fred was seen in many motion pictures, but also in productions made for TV and video. He starred in the action-thriller The Chaos Factor and co-starred in the gangster movie Circus, the teen movie Road Trip, and as the Captain in the horror sequel The Crow: Salvation.

In 2001 Fred was nominated for Video Premiere Award as the best male for the direct-to-video-production Full Disclosure. He one of the co-starring in Joe Dirt, Summer Catch, Wild Iris, the mini-TV series Dice, and the comedic Corky Romano.

Fred featured as a co-star in Sweet Home Alabama, Enough and Abandon. He had the starring role in Birdseye and signed in for the TV pilot for the drama Georgetown with Helen Mirren, but the series was never made.

After featuring in The Last Ride, 10.5, and Coast to Coast he took a short break from acting and returned as a guest in the TV series Grey’s Anatomy and ER. Fred then starred in the ensemble drama Feast of Love, in the brutal action-filled thriller Exit Speed, Management with Jennifer Aniston, The Wild Stallion, and as the boss Ashcroft in Armored.

Fred starred as Ronald Reagan in the French political-thriller L’affaire Farewell. He featured in 30 Minutes or Less, guest-starred in the TV series The United States of Tara, In Plain Sight, and Leverage in 2012. Around the year 2013, he represented a guest role in 2 Guns starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg.

Fred Ward Net Worth

Fred has an estimated net worth of $3 million

Fred Ward Movies

• Tremors 1990
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins 1985
• The Right Stuff 1983
• Miami Blues 1990
• Escape from Alcatraz 1979
• Sweet Home Alabama 2002
• Tremors 2: Aftershocks 1996
• The Player 1992
• Uncommon Valor 1983

• Henry & June 1990
• Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult 1994
• Corky Romano 2001
• Big Business 1988
• Chain Reaction 1996
• Road Trip 2000
• Joe Dirt 2001
• 30 Minutes or Less 2011
• Cast a Deadly Spell 1991

• Silkwood 1983
• Southern Comfort 1981
• 2 Guns 2013
• Dangerous Beauty 1998
• Summer Catch 2001
• Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann 1982
• Enough 2002
• Short Cuts 1993
• Thunderheart 1992
• The Crow: Salvation 2000
• Abandon 2002
• Feast of Love 2007

• The Prince of Pennsylvania 1988
• Armored 2009
• Swing Shift 1984
• Masked and Anonymous 2003
• Bob Roberts 1992
• Secret Admirer 1985
• Off Limits 1988
• The Chaos Factor 2000
• Best Men 1997
• Exit Speed 2008
• UFOria 1985
• The Wild Stallion 2009

• The Dark Wind 1991
• First Do No Harm 1997
• The Vivero Letter 1998
• Two Small Bodies 1993
• Full Disclosure 2001
• The Blue Villa 1995
• Catchfire 1990
• Carny 1980
• Farewell 2009

Fred Ward Awards

• 1993: Special Volpi Cup
  1993: Golden Globe Award
  1994: CableACE Award – Four Eyes and Six-Guns (nominated)
  2001: Video Premiere Award – Full Disclosure (nominated)

Fred Ward Height and Weight

Fred stands tall at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (177 cm, 1.77 m) andd Weighs 78 kilograms (171.96 Ibs).

Fred Ward Education

Fred enrolled and later graduated from Augustana University. He later joined Herbert Berghof Studio and in Rome.

Fred Ward Family

Fred was born to Juanita Lown Ward and Fred Frazier Ward in San Diego, California.

Fred Ward Wife

Fred was previously married to Silvia Ward with whom they shares a child writh but later they divorced. He then married Marie France Boisselle in 1995. She wanted a divorce in August 2013 but they later reconciled later that year.