Fred Ward Biography

Fast Facts

• Chosen as one of the 10 Top Action Film Stars by Action Films Magazine in 1990
• Studied acting in Rome, where he dubbed Spaghetti Westerns and worked as a mime
• Worked as a produce picker, short-order cook, demolition man, lumberjack, and boxer before making his way into professional acting
• Quote: "Trying different things is very important to me․ I see people and want to wear their clothes and drive in their cars for a while․ That's probably one reason I became an actor․"
• Quote: "(On the love affairs in "Henry & June") "You can love people for different things at the same time․ Most of us don't allow that․ We shut off parts of ourselves to avoid it․""
• Quote: "As an actor, it's fun to play guys who aren't just locked into a male pattern, but a lot of guys you're asked to play are fairly macho and have a certain rigid standard they're living by․"
• Best known for his roles in "The Right Stuff," "Silkwood," "Tremors," and "Henry & June․"
• On a day off from filming "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins" in Mexico, seven of the crew members, including his stunt double, attempted to climb the 17,800-foot Mt․ Iztalpopo, but he was the only one to make it to the top