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Fred Ward: Biography

Fred Ward
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  • Birth Name: Freddie Joe Ward
  • Birth Place: San Diego, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/30/1942, Capricorn
  • Profession: Actor
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Fred Ward Fast Facts:
  • Studied acting at New York's famed Herbert Berghof Studio after serving in the U.S. Air Force.
  • Before his acting career took off, worked as a lumberjack, janitor and short-order cook.
  • While living in Rome, dubbed Italian films into English and appeared in films by neorealist director Roberto Rossellini.
  • First high-profile screen role was in Clint Eastwood's 1979 prison thriller Escape From Alcatraz.
  • His acclaimed performance as doomed astronaut Gus Grissom in The Right Stuff (1983) led to one of his few starring roles, in 1985's Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.
  • Fred Ward Relationships:
  • Silvia Ward - Ex-wife
  • Marie-France Ward - Wife
  • Django Ward - Son

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In Plain Sight, Fred Ward, Mary McCormack /USA Network
In Plain Sight, Fred Ward Colleen Hayes/USA Network
United States of Tara, Rosemarie DeWitt, Fred Ward Jordin Althaus/Showtime
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