Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Fred Ward (December 30, 1942 - May 5, 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 motion pictures Remo Williams, Tremors, Henry & June, Short Cuts, The Right Stuff and Exit Speed. Ward also acted in European movies.

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Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • as Denny Duquette, Sr.

True Detective

True Detective

2014 • as Eddie Velcoro

ER

ER

1994 • as Eddie Wyczenski

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

1977

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

1977 • as Lynch's Henchman

Road Trip

Road Trip

2000 • as Earl Edwards

Filmography

2014

True Detective
True Detective
as Eddie Velcoro
TV - Released: 1/12/2014

2013

2 Guns
2 Guns
as Admiral Tuwey
Movie - Released: 8/2/2013

2011

30 Minutes or Less
30 Minutes or Less
as The Major
Movie - Released: 8/11/2011

2009

Armored
Armored
as Duncan Ashcroft
Movie - Released: 12/4/2009
Management
Management
as Jerry
Movie - Released: 2/8/2009
Farewell
Farewell
as Ronald Reagan
Movie - Released: 9/23/2009
The Wild Stallion
The Wild Stallion
as Frank
Movie - Released: 10/6/2009

2008

Exit Speed
Exit Speed
as Sgt. Archie Sparks
Movie - Released: 8/26/2008

2007

Feast of Love
Feast of Love
as Bat
Movie - Released: 9/28/2007

2005

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Denny Duquette, Sr.
TV - Released: 3/27/2005

2004

The Last Ride
The Last Ride
as Darryl Kurtz
Movie - Released: 6/2/2004
Funky Monkey
Funky Monkey
as Don Decker (scenes deleted)
Movie - Released: 9/17/2004
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast
as Hal Kressler
Movie - Released: 4/3/2004
10.5
10.5
as Roy Nolan
TV - Released: 5/2/2004

2003

Masked and Anonymous
Masked and Anonymous
as Drunk
Movie - Released: 7/25/2003

2002

Enough
Enough
as Jupiter
Movie - Released: 5/21/2002
Abandon
Abandon
as Bill Stayton
Movie - Released: 10/14/2002
Sweet Home Alabama
Sweet Home Alabama
as Earl Smooter
Movie - Released: 9/26/2002
Birdseye
Birdseye
as Nolan Sharpless
Movie - Released: 8/7/2002

2001

Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt
as Joe's Dad
Movie - Released: 4/10/2001
Summer Catch
Summer Catch
as Sean Dunne
Movie - Released: 8/22/2001
Corky Romano
Corky Romano
as Leo Corrigan
Movie - Released: 10/12/2001
Wild Iris
Wild Iris
as Errol Podubney
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
Full Disclosure
Full Disclosure
as John McWhirter
Movie - Released: 5/15/2001
Dice
Dice
as Gacy/Noah Aldis
TV - Released: 11/12/2001

2000

The Chaos Factor
The Chaos Factor
as Max Camden
Movie - Released: 2/16/2000
Circus
Circus
as Elmo
Movie - Released: 5/5/2000
Road Trip
Road Trip
as Earl Edwards
Movie - Released: 5/19/2000
The Crow: Salvation
The Crow: Salvation
as The Captain
Movie - Released: 1/23/2000
The Vivero Letter
The Vivero Letter
as Andrew Fallon
Movie - Released: 10/28/2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
as John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III
Movie - Released: 11/4/2000
Altman on His Own Terms
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000

1999

Red Team
Red Team
as Randall Brooks
Movie - Released: 4/3/1999

1998

Dangerous Beauty
Dangerous Beauty
as Domenico Venier
Movie - Released: 2/20/1998
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
as capitaine des forces de Police
TV - Released: 9/25/1998
Invasion: Earth
Invasion: Earth
as Maj. Gen. David Reece
TV - Released: 5/8/1998

1997

...First Do No Harm
...First Do No Harm
as Dave Reimuller
Movie - Released: 2/16/1997
Best Men
Best Men
as Sheriff Phillips
Movie - Released: 10/17/1997
Gun
Gun
as John Farragut
Movie - Released: 4/12/1997
Gun
Gun
TV - Released: 4/12/1997

1996

Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
as Earl Bassett
Movie - Released: 4/9/1996
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction
as FBI Agent Leon Ford
Movie - Released: 8/2/1996
The West
The West
as Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)
TV - Released: 9/15/1996

1995

The Blue Villa
The Blue Villa
as Frank
Movie - Released: 11/1/1995

1994

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
as Rocco
Movie - Released: 3/18/1994
ER
ER
as Eddie Wyczenski
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Short Cuts
Short Cuts
as Stuart Kane
Movie - Released: 10/1/1993
Two Small Bodies
Two Small Bodies
as Lt. Brann
Movie - Released: 8/1/1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/26/1993

1992

The Player
The Player
as Walter Stuckel
Movie - Released: 5/8/1992
Thunderheart
Thunderheart
as Jack Milton
Movie - Released: 4/3/1992
The Dark Wind
The Dark Wind
as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
Movie - Released: 5/15/1992
Equinox
Equinox
as Mr. Paris
Movie - Released: 9/18/1992
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
as Wyatt Earp
Movie - Released: 12/7/1992
Bob Roberts
Bob Roberts
as Chip Daley
Movie - Released: 9/4/1992

1991

Cast a Deadly Spell
Cast a Deadly Spell
as Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
Movie - Released: 9/7/1991

1990

Tremors
Tremors
as Earl Bassett
Movie - Released: 1/19/1990
Catchfire
Catchfire
as Pauling
Movie - Released: 4/3/1990
Miami Blues
Miami Blues
as Sergeant Hoke Moseley
Movie - Released: 4/20/1990
Henry & June
Henry & June
as Henry Miller
Movie - Released: 9/28/1990

1988

Big Business
Big Business
as Roone Dimmick
Movie - Released: 6/10/1988
Off Limits
Off Limits
as Dix
Movie - Released: 3/11/1988
The Prince of Pennsylvania
The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Gary Marshetta
Movie - Released: 10/10/1988

1987

The Price of Life
The Price of Life
Movie - Released: 8/12/1987

1986

Florida Straits
Florida Straits
as Lucky Boone
Movie - Released: 10/26/1986

1985

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
as Remo Williams
Movie - Released: 10/11/1985
Secret Admirer
Secret Admirer
as Lou Fimple
Movie - Released: 6/14/1985
Noon Wine
Noon Wine
as Royal Earle Thompson
Movie - Released: 1/21/1985

1984

UFOria
UFOria
as Sheldon Bart
Movie - Released: 7/10/1984
Swing Shift
Swing Shift
as Biscuits Toohey
Movie - Released: 4/13/1984

1983

The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
as Gus Grissom
Movie - Released: 10/20/1983
Uncommon Valor
Uncommon Valor
as Wilkes
Movie - Released: 12/16/1983
Silkwood
Silkwood
as Morgan
Movie - Released: 12/14/1983
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker
as Luthor Redmond
TV - Released: 11/1/1983

1982

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
as Lyle Swann
Movie - Released: 8/27/1982

1981

Southern Comfort
Southern Comfort
as Reece
Movie - Released: 9/24/1981

1980

Carny
Carny
as Jack
Movie - Released: 5/23/1980
Belle Starr
Belle Starr
as Ned Christie
Movie - Released: 4/2/1980
Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac Arrest
as Jamie
Movie - Released: 1/28/1980

1979

Escape from Alcatraz
Escape from Alcatraz
as John Anglin
Movie - Released: 6/22/1979

1977

The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
TV - Released: 11/4/1977
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk
as Lynch's Henchman
TV - Released: 11/4/1977

1975

Hearts of the West
Hearts of the West
as Sam (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/8/1975

1973

Ginger in the Morning
Ginger in the Morning
as Truck Driver
Movie - Released: 3/2/1973