Fred Ward

Frederick Ward (born December 30, 1942) is an American actor born in San Diego, California.

Biography

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

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New York - Herbert Berghof Studio

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He then went to Europe, where he dubbed Italian movies, and appeared in two movies by director Roberto Rossellini.

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Italian - Roberto Rossellini

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

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United States - Clint Eastwood - Escape from Alcatraz - 1979 - National Guardsman - Walter Hill - Southern Comfort

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Other notable film roles include astronaut Gus Grissom in The Right Stuff (1983), the overbearing father in Secret Admirer (1985), the title role in the action movie ' (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.

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Gus Grissom - The Right Stuff - 1983 - Secret Admirer - 1985 - Action movie - Henry Miller - Philip Kaufman - Henry & June - 1990 - Robert Altman - The Player

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Before acting Ward spent three years in the United States Air Force. He was also a boxer, and worked as a lumberjack in Alaska.

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United States Air Force - Boxer - Lumberjack - Alaska

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