Ward made his feature film debut in a pair of Robert Rossellini movies. But it was his first American film role, playing a cowboy in Hearts of the West (1975), that led to a big break starring opposite Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz (1979). He's worked steadily ever since, turning in memorable performances in The Right Stuff (1983), Tremors (1990) and Henry & June (1990), among a long list of other films.
Ward's forceful on-screen presence works equally well in lighter fare such as Road Trip (2000) and Sweet Home Alabama (2002). He also enjoyed a brief run as a recurring character on "ER"
First Do No HarmMeryl Streep stars as a mother who goes to extraordinary lengths to help find treatment for her epileptic son. When insurance coverage runs out, she immerses herself in medical research in a last-ditch effort to discover a cure. She learns of a controversial diet that could reduce seizures, but she... Read More
Henry & JuneA sensual masterwork based on real events, this rich evocation of wild expatriate nights in 1930s Paris begins when writer Anaïs Nin (Maria de Medeiros) embarks on a professional relationship with famed American author Henry Miller (Fred Ward). Their studious union deepens into something else,... Read More
TremorsHick handymen Val McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) can barely eke out a living in the Nevada hamlet of Perfection, so they decide to leave town -- despite am admonition from a shapely seismology coed (Finn Carter) who's picking up odd readings on her equipment. Before long, Val and... Read More
The Dark WindAfter a horribly mutilated Navajo Indian is found on Hopi land, Navajo policeman Jim Chee (Lou Diamond Phillips) is plunged into a mystery filled with drug dealers, FBI agents, witchcraft, politics and revenge -- but there's more to his troubles. He must tightrope between two worlds: Anglo and... Read More
Tremors 2: AftershocksThose supersucking desert creatures are back --- and this time they're south of the border. As the creatures worm their way through the oil fields of Mexico, the only people who can wrangle them are veteran Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) and survivalist Burt Gummer (Michael Gross). Add to that team a... Read More
30 Minutes or Less (2011) | R | |
The Wild Stallion (2009) | G | |
NR | ||
Armored (2009) | PG-13 | |
Management (2008) | R | |
Exit Speed (2008) | R | |
Feast of Love (2007) | R | |
10.5 (2004) | NR | |
PG | ||
Coast to Coast (2004) | R | |
Enough (2002) | PG-13 | |
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) | PG-13 | |
Abandon (2002) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
Summer Catch (2001) | PG-13 | |
Corky Romano (2001) | PG-13 | |
The Crow: Salvation (2000) | R | |
Road Trip (2000) | UR | |
Circus (2000) | R | |
The Crimson Code (2000) | R | |
The Chaos Factor (2000) | R | |
Full Disclosure (2000) | R | |
R | ||
Dangerous Beauty (1998) | R | |
Invasion: Earth (1998) | NR | |
First Do No Harm (1997) | PG-13 | |
Best Men (1997) | R | |
Gun (1997) | NR | |
Chain Reaction (1996) | PG-13 | |
Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1995) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
R | ||
Equinox (1992) | R | |
Thunderheart (1992) | R | |
The Player (1992) | R | |
The Dark Wind (1991) | R | |
Henry & June (1990) | NC-17 | |
Tremors (1990) | PG-13 | |
Miami Blues (1990) | R | |
R | ||
Big Business (1988) | PG | |
R | ||
The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988) | R | |
PG-13 | ||
Secret Admirer (1985) | R | |
Swing Shift (1984) | PG | |
Silkwood (1983) | R | |
PG | ||
Uncommon Valor (1983) | R | |
PG | ||
Southern Comfort (1981) | R | |
Escape from Alcatraz (1979) | PG | |
NR | ||
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