Frederick Ward (innate December 30, 1942) is an American actor born in San Diego, California. He is of Scottish and Native American descent.

Biography

Ward exposed acting at New York's Herbert Berghof Studio.

He so attend Europe, in which he dubbed Italian motion-picture show, and appeared around 2 movies by director Roberto Rossellini.

He so returned to the United States getting his first large film break alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz (1979). He was besides notable as a violent National Guardsman in Walter Hill's Southern Comfort (1981).

More leading light film roles include cosmonaut Gus Grissom in The Right Stuff (1983), the dictatorial father around Secret Admirer (1985), the name part in the action movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (his breaktrough role in United states of america) (1985), the writer Henry Miller in Philip Kaufman's Henry & June (1990), and the covert security chief in Robert Altman's Hollywood satire The Player.

Numbers of several fans he became by using Tremors (1989) (his worldwide breaktrough).

Prior to acting Ward spent terzetto years in the United States Air Force. He was likewise the boxer, and worked as a lumberjack in Alaska.

Awards

2001: Video Premiere Award - Full Discosure (Nomination) 1993: Volpi Cup - Short Cuts 1993: Golden Globe - Short Cuts

Selected filmography

Funky Monkey (2004) Sweet Home Alabama (2002) AKA Birdseye (2002) Corky Romano (2001) Joe Dirt (2001) Full Disclosure (2001) Road Trip (2000) The Chaos Factor (2000) Circus (2000) The Crow: Salvation (2000) Dangerous Beauty (1998) Chain Reaction (film) (1996) Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996) The Blue Villa (1995) The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) Two Small Bodies (1993) Short Cuts (1993) Thunderheart (1992) The Player (1992) Equinox (1992) Four Eyes and Six Guns (1991) Cast a deadly Spell (1991) Henry & June (1990) Tremors (1990) Miami Blues (1990) Catchfire (1990) Big Bussines (1988) The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) Florida Straits (1986) (TV) Noon Wine (1985) (TV) Secret Admirer (1985) Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) Swing Shift (1984) Uncommon Valor (1983) Silkwood (1983) The Right Stuff (1983) Timerider (1982) Southern Comfort (1981) UFOria (1980) Escape from Alcatraz (1979) Hearts of the West (1975) Ginger in the Morning (1974)