Fred Ward

Infobox actor


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birthdate = birth date and age|1942|12|30
birthplace = San Diego, California, United States
spouse = Marie-France Ward
Silvia Ward
goldenglobeawards = Best Ensemble Cast
1994 "Short Cuts"

Fred Ward (born December 30, 1942) is an American actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in "Escape from Alcatraz".

Biography

Personal life

Ward was born Freddie Joe Ward [According to the State of California. "California Birth Index, 1905-1995". Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com] in San Diego, California, of part Cherokee descent. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WO&p_theme=wo&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADE805E9D681E9&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Worcester Telegram & Gazette Archives ] ] Before acting, Ward spent three years in the United States Air Force. He was also a boxer, and worked as a lumberjack in Alaska. [ [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60035778.html?dids=60035778:60035778&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+15%2C+1990&author=SEAN+MITCHELL&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Exploring+the+Dark+Side-as+a+Producer+Actor+Fred+Ward's+tenacity+brings+the+comically+sordid+world+of+%60Miami+Blues'+to+the+screen&pqatl=google Exploring the Dark Side-as a Producer Actor Fred Ward's tenacity brings the comically sordid world of `Miami Blues' to the screen ] ] [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3CDB7973EC64A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM dallasnews.com | Archives ] ] Ward is divorced from Silvia Ward and currently married to Marie-France Ward.

Career

Ward became an actor after studying at New York's Herbert Berghof Studio and in Rome. While in Italy. he dubbed Italian movies and worked as a mime until he made his debut in two Roberto Rossellini films. Upon returning stateside in the early 1970s, Ward spent time working in experimental theater and doing some television work. He made his first American film appearance playing a cowboy in "Hearts of the West" (1975). His first major role came in the Clint Eastwood vehicle "Escape from Alcatraz" (1979) as fellow escapee John Anglin. He was also notable as a violent National Guardsman in Walter Hill's "Southern Comfort" (1981).

Other notable film roles include ' (1982) (written by Michael Nesmith of The Monkees fame and with whom Ward shares the exact same birthday), astronaut Gus Grissom in "The Right Stuff" (1983), the overbearing father in "Secret Admirer" (1985), the action movie ' (1985), Earl Bassett in "Tremors" (1990) (which he reprised in "" (1996)), the writer Henry Miller in Philip Kaufman's "Henry & June" (1990), Sgt. Hoke Mosely in "Miami Blues" (1990), and the covert security chief in Robert Altman's Hollywood satire "The Player" (1992).

Ward has continued to be active through the 1990s and 2000s, with roles in films such as "Bob Roberts (1992)", "" (1994) (which parodied his first film, "Escape from Alcatraz"), "Chain Reaction" (1996), "The Chaos Factor" (2000), and "Sweet Home Alabama" (2002). He has enjoyed success in comedies, dramas and action thrillers.

Awards

*2006: JTPC Award - "Henry & June" (Nomination?)
*2001: Video Premiere Award - "Full Discosure" (Nomination)
*1993: Volpi Cup - "Short Cuts"
*1993: Golden Globe - "Short Cuts"

Filmography

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0911542|name=Fred Ward

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DATE OF BIRTH= 1942-12-30
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