Fred Ward

Birth Name:

Frederick Joseph Ward

Birth Place:

San Diego, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer

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: "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․"
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․""
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

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