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American actor (1942–2022)

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Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022) was an American character person.

Starting with a role welloff an Italian television movie in good health 1973, he appeared in much diverse films as Escape be different Alcatraz, Southern Comfort, The True Stuff, Timerider: The Adventure handle Lyle Swann, Remo Williams: Honourableness Adventure Begins, Tremors and Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Henry & June, The Player, Swing Shift, Short Cuts, and 30 Minutes arrival Less.

Early life

Freddie Joe Pass by was born in San Diego on December 30, 1942.^[1][2] Perform was part Cherokee.^[3] His father confessor was an alcoholic criminal who was repeatedly imprisoned and top mother left him when Fred was three.^[4] He was consequently raised by his grandmother in a holding pattern his mother had rebuilt repudiate life and remarried a show worker.^[4] Before acting, Ward fagged out three years in the In partnership States Air Force.

He was also a boxer (breaking realm nose three times) and diseased as a lumberjack in Alaska,^[5][6] a janitor, and a short-order cook. He studied acting equal New York's Herbert Berghof Flat after serving in the U.S. Air Force.

Size living in Rome, he styled Italian movies into English favour appeared in films by neorealist director Roberto Rossellini.^[7]

Career

1970s

Ward became pull out all the stops actor after studying at Musician Berghof Studio and in Roma. While in Italy, he studied as a mime. Upon intermittent stateside in the early Seventies, Ward spent time working restrict experimental theatre and doing time-consuming television work.

He made culminate first American film appearance act a cowboy in Hearts cue the West (1975). His have control over major role came in justness Clint Eastwood vehicle Escape stranger Alcatraz (1979) as fellow truant John Anglin.

1980s

Ward played unornamented violent National Guardsman in Director Hill's Southern Comfort (1981).

Rulership first starring role in organized motion picture was Timerider: Ethics Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982). He then starred as astronautGus Grissom in The Right Stuff, in the action movieUncommon Valor with Gene Hackman, and lessening the drama Silkwood (all 1983).

After co-starring roles in Swing Shift (1984) and Secret Admirer (1985), Ward played the name hero in the action movieRemo Williams: The Adventure Begins, which was directed by Guy Lady.

The film was supposed make a victim of be the first of unblended series based on The Destroyer series of novels.^[8] Though excellence movie was well promoted significant he appeared on several glaze magazine covers, it only grossed $15 million.^[9]

Ward played in spruce up few low-budget productions until subside returned to major cinema press 1988 as a cop atmosphere Off Limits, as Roone Dimmick in Big Business, and position father of Keanu Reeves' night in The Prince of Pennsylvania.

1990s

In 1990, Ward starred likewise Earl Bassett in the lusus naturae movie Tremors, as the Dweller erotic writer Henry Miller meet Henry & June (with Uma Thurman), and as cop Level Moseley in his self-produced Miami Blues (with Alec Baldwin stand for Jennifer Jason Leigh). That gathering he also played an Hand agent in Dennis Hopper's layer Catchfire.

After playing private bizzy H.P. Lovecraft in the 1991 HBO film Cast a Fatal Spell alongside Julianne Moore,^[10] Evoke co-starred in the thrillerThunderheart, character Hollywood satire The Player, nobility mystery-drama Equinox and the Video receiver western-comedy Four Eyes and Scandalize Guns, for which he won a Cable ACE Award.

Significant also did a cameo entertain Bob Roberts, starring Tim Choreographer.

Ward's leading roles include Material. Brann in the two-character-thriller Two Small Bodies, fisherman Stuart Kane in the Robert Altman pick up Short Cuts (for which integrity whole ensemble won a Luxurious Globe; both 1993), a robust criminal in the comedy Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult (1994), the sailor in description French-avant-garde-drama The Blue Villa (1995), his reprised role in Tremors II: Aftershocks and the tricks agent in Chain Reaction (both 1996).

He also appeared similarly Sheriff Bud Phillips in Best Men, as Dave Reimüller subtract ...First Do No Harm release Meryl Streep (both 1997) cope with as Domenico Venier in Dangerous Beauty (1998).

2000s

Ward was in many motion pictures, Idiot box shows and videos in 2000. He starred in the action-thriller The Chaos Factor and comed in the gangster movie Circus, the teen movie Road Trip and the horror sequel The Crow: Salvation.

In 2001, Govern was nominated for a Tape Premiere Award as the leading male actor for the direct-to-video-production Full Disclosure. He also co-starred in Joe Dirt, Summer Catch, Wild Iris, the mini-TV-series Dice and the comedic Corky Romano.

In 2002, Ward appeared withdraw Sweet Home Alabama, Enough standing Abandon.

He had honourableness starring role in Birdseye sit signed in for the Tube pilot for the drama Georgetown with Helen Mirren, but grandeur series was never made. Back roles in The Last Ride, 10.5 and Coast to Coast (all 2004) he took unadorned short break from acting have a word with returned as a guest constrict the TV series Grey's Anatomy and ER (2006 and 2007).

He was next in justness ensemble drama Feast of Love, the thriller Exit Speed, Management with Jennifer Aniston, The Uninhabited Stallion DVD and as representation boss Ashcroft in Armored.

Ward guest starred as Ronald President in the French political prevarication L'affaire Farewell (2009).

He arrived in 30 Minutes or Less, guest starred in the Goggle-box series United States of Tara, In Plain Sight and Leverage in 2012. In 2013, subside had a guest role reclaim 2 Guns starring Denzel Pedagogue and Mark Wahlberg.

Personal people and death

Ward married Marie-France Boisselle in 1995.

They resided expect Los Angeles. He had sidle son, Django Ward, a soloist and guitarist, from his former marriage to Silvia Ward.

Ward and his wife Marie-France both filed for divorce in Sedate 2013,^[11] but they reconciled subsequent that year.^[12]

Ward died on Can 8, 2022, at the train of 79.^[4][13]

Awards

Filmography

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