Cast & creator
Fred Ward
Best known for Grey's Anatomy, ER, True Detective
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.
Also known as: Freddie Joe "Fred" Ward, فرد وارد
73
film credits
15
television credits
87
1974–2014 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (88)
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Grey's Anatomy
Denny Duquette, Sr.
2005
ER
Eddie Wyczenski
1994
True Detective
Eddie Velcoro
2014
American Playhouse
Royal Earle Thompson
1982American Playhouse
Crouch (segment 'The Price of Life')
1982
The Incredible Hulk
1977The Incredible Hulk
Lynch's Henchman
1977
In Plain Sight
Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
2008
The Hitchhiker
Luthor Redmond
1983
Escape from Alcatraz
John Anglin
1979
Tremors
Earl Bassett
1990
Chain Reaction
FBI Agent Leon Ford
1996
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Rocco
1994
Sweet Home Alabama
Earl Smooter
2002
2 Guns
Admiral Tuwey
2013
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Earl Bassett
1996
Road Trip
Earl Edwards
2000
The Right Stuff
Gus Grissom
1983
Gun
John
1997
30 Minutes or Less
The Major
2011
The Player
Walter Stuckel
1992
Joe Dirt
Joe's Dad
2001
Henry & June
Henry Miller
1990
The West
Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)
1996
Dangerous Beauty
Domenico Venier
1998
Uncommon Valor
Wilkes
1983
Feast of Love
Bat
2007
Enough
Jupiter
2002
The Crow: Salvation
The Captain
2000
Summer Catch
Sean Dunne
2001
Thunderheart
Jack Milton
1992
Southern Comfort
Reece
1981
Corky Romano
Leo Corrigan
2001
Secret Admirer
Lou Fimple
1985
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
Remo Williams
1985
10.5
Roy Nolan
2004
Armored
Duncan Ashcroft
2009
Off Limits
Dix
1988
Short Cuts
Stuart Kane
1993
Invasion: Earth
Maj. Gen. David Reece
1998
Big Business
Roone Dimmick
1988
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III
2000
Cast a Deadly Spell
Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
1991
Catchfire
Pauling
1990
Dice
Gacy/Noah Aldis
2001
Silkwood
Morgan
1983
Management
Jerry
2009
Abandon
Bill Stayton
2002
Exit Speed
Sgt. Archie Sparks
2008
...First Do No Harm
Dave Reimuller
1997
Miami Blues
Sergeant Hoke Moseley
1990Miami Blues
Executive Producer
1990
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann
Lyle Swann
1982
Hearts of the West
Sam (uncredited)
1975
Masked and Anonymous
Drunk
2003
Swing Shift
Biscuits Toohey
1984
Bob Roberts
Chip Daley
1992
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Gary Marshetta
1988
Farewell
Ronald Reagan
2009
Funky Monkey
Don Decker (scenes deleted)
2004
The Last Ride
Darryl Kurtz
2004
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
2000
Belle Starr
Ned Christie
1980
Best Men
Sheriff Phillips
1997
Equinox
Mr. Paris
1992
Circus
Elmo
2000
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III
2000
Four Eyes and Six-Guns
Wyatt Earp
1992
Carny
Jack
1980
Coast to Coast
Hal Kressler
2004
The Dark Wind
Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
1992
Ginger in the Morning
Truck Driver
1974
The Wild Stallion
Frank
2009
Birdseye
Nolan Sharpless
2002
Realizing The Right Stuff
Self
2003
The Chaos Factor
Max Camden
2000
UFOria
Sheldon Bart
1984
Red Team
Randall Brooks
1999
The Vivero Letter
Andrew Fallon
2000
Two Small Bodies
Lt. Brann
1993
Cardiac Arrest
Jamie
1980
Florida Straits
Lucky Boone
1986
Wild Iris
Errol Podubney
2001
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
Self
1993
Full Disclosure
John McWhirter
2001
The Price of Life
1987
Noon Wine
Royal Earle Thompson
1985
The Blue Villa
Frank
1995