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San Diego, California, USA
Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 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 films Remo Williams, Tremors, Henry & June, Short Cuts, The Right Stuff, and Exit Speed. Ward also acted in several European movies.
Known for
- True Detective — Eddie Velcoro2014
- 2 Guns — Admiral Tuwey2013
- 30 Minutes or Less — The Major2011
- Armored — Duncan Ashcroft2009
- Management — Jerry2009
- Farewell — Ronald Reagan2009
- The Wild Stallion — Frank2009
- Exit Speed — Sgt. Archie Sparks2008
- In Plain Sight — Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome2008
- Feast of Love — Bat2007
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Key facts
- Born
- Freddie Joe Ward , ( 1942-12-30 ) December 30, 1942, San Diego , California, U.S.
- Died
- May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08) (aged 79), San Diego, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1973–2015
- Spouse s
- Carla Evonne Stewart, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1965 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1966 ) , Silvia Ward, (divorced), Marie-France Ward, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1995 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Fred
- Family name
- Ward
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Diego
- Place of death
- San Diego
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- HB Studio
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- acting
- Number of children
- 1
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- name in native language
- Fred Ward
- date of birth
- 1942-12-30
- date of death
- 2022-05-08
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Freddie Joe Ward
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022) was an American character actor. Starting with a role in an Italian television movie in 1973, he appeared in such diverse films as Escape from Alcatraz (1979), The Right Stuff (1983), Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985), Tremors (1990) and Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996), Miami Blues (1990), The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993), Road Trip (2000), and 30 Minutes or Less (2011).
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fred Ward” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.