Fred Ward waa born on December 30, 1942 in San Diego, California. He is an American actor.

He made his first American film appearance playing a cowboy in Hearts of the West (1975). His first major role came in the Clint Eastwood vehicle Escape from Alcatraz (1979).

Other notable film roles include Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982), astronaut Gus Grissom in The Right Stuff (1983), the overbearing father in Secret Admirer (1985), the action movie Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985), Earl Bassett in Tremors (1989), the writer Henry Miller in Philip Kaufman's Henry & June (1990), Sgt. Hoke Mosely in Miami Blues (1990), and the covert security chief in Robert Altman's Hollywood satire The Player (1992).

He also appeared in Bob Roberts (1992), Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994), Chain Reaction (1996), The Chaos Factor (2000), and Sweet Home Alabama (2002).

Fred’s last credits include The Wild Stallion (2006) and Feast of Love (2007).

Filmography

• The I Scream Man (2008)
• Exit Speed (2007)
• Feast of Love (2007)
• "ER" (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
• "Grey's Anatomy" (1 episode, 2006)
• The Wild Stallion (2006)
• Funky Monkey (2004)
• The Last Ride (2004)
• 10.5 (2004)
• Masked and Anonymous (2003)
• Coast to Coast (2003)
• Abandon (2002)
• Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
• A.K.A. Birdseye (2002)
• Enough (2002)
• Georgetown (2002)
• "Dice" (2001)
• Corky Romano (2001)
• Summer Catch (2001)
• Wild Iris (2001)
• Joe Dirt (2001)
• Full Disclosure (2001)
• Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)
• Road Trip (2000)
• Circus (2000)
• Ropewalk (2000)
• The Chaos Factor (2000)
• The Crow: Salvation (2000)
• Red Team (1999)
• "Invasion: Earth" (1998)
• Dangerous Beauty (1998)
• The Vivero Letter (1998)
• Best Men (1997)
• "Gun" (1 episode, 1997)
• ...First Do No Harm (1997)
• Chain Reaction (1996)
• Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996)
• Un bruit qui rend fou (1995)
• Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
• Short Cuts (1993)
• Two Small Bodies (1993)
• Four Eyes and Six-Guns (1992)
• Equinox (1992)
• Bob Roberts (1992)
• The Player (1992)
• Thunderheart (1992)
• Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
• The Dark Wind (1991)
• Henry & June (1990)
• Miami Blues (1990)
• Catchfire (1990)
• Tremors (1990)
• The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
• Big Business (1988)
• Off Limits (1988)
• "The Hitchhiker" (1 episode, 1987)
• The Price of Life (1987)
• Train of Dreams (1987)
• Florida Straits (1986)
• UFOria (1985)
• Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
• Secret Admirer (1985)
• Noon Wine (1985)
• Swing Shift (1984)
• Uncommon Valor (1983)
• Silkwood (1983)
• The Right Stuff (1983)
• Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)
• "American Playhouse" (1 episode)
• Southern Comfort (1981)
• Carny (1980)
• Belle Starr (1980)
• Cardiac Arrest (1980)
• "The Incredible Hulk" (2 episodes, 1979)
• Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
• Tilt (1979)
• "Quincy M.E." (1 episode, 1978)
• Hearts of the West (1975)
• Ginger in the Morning (1974)
• Cartesius (1974)
• Età di Cosimo de Medici, L' (1973)