Freddie Joe Ward (December 30, 1942 – May 8, 2022) was an American actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz. He was best known for his starring roles in the films Remo Williams, Tremors, Henry & June, Short Cuts, The Right Stuff, and Exit Speed. Ward also acted in several European movies.

Filmography

• True Detective — Eddie Velcoro
• 20132 Guns — Admiral Tuwey
• 201130 Minutes or Less — The Major
• 2009Armored — Duncan Ashcroft
• 2009Farewell — Ronald Reagan
• 2009Management — Jerry
• 2009The Wild Stallion — Frank
• 2008Exit Speed — Sgt. Archie Sparks
• In Plain Sight — Frank Jergens / Frank Jerome
• 2007Feast of Love — Bat
• Grey's Anatomy — Denny Duquette, Sr.
• 10.5 — Roy Nolan
• 2004Coast to Coast — Hal Kressler
• 2004Funky Monkey — Don Decker (scenes deleted)
• 2004The Last Ride — Darryl Kurtz
• 2003Masked and Anonymous — Drunk
• 2002Abandon — Bill Stayton
• 2002Birdseye — Nolan Sharpless
• 2002Enough — Jupiter
• 2002Sweet Home Alabama — Earl Smooter
• 2001Corky Romano — Leo Corrigan
• Dice — Gacy/Noah Aldis
• 2001Full Disclosure — John McWhirter
• 2001Joe Dirt — Joe's Dad
• 2001Summer Catch — Sean Dunne
• 2001Wild Iris — Errol Podubney
• 2000Circus — Elmo
• 2000Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis — John Vernon "Black Jack" Bouvier III
• Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis — John Vernon 'Black Jack' Bouvier III
• 2000Road Trip — Earl Edwards
• 2000The Chaos Factor — Max Camden
• 2000The Crow: Salvation — The Captain
• 2000The Vivero Letter — Andrew Fallon
• 1999Red Team — Randall Brooks
• 1998Dangerous Beauty — Domenico Venier
• Invasion: Earth — Maj. Gen. David Reece
• 1997...First Do No Harm — Dave Reimuller
• 1997Best Men — Sheriff Phillips
• Gun — John
• 1996Chain Reaction — FBI Agent Leon Ford
• 1996Tremors 2: Aftershocks — Earl Bassett
• 1995The Blue Villa — Frank
• ER — Eddie Wyczenski
• 1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult — Rocco
• 1993Short Cuts — Stuart Kane
• 1993Two Small Bodies — Lt. Brann
• 1992Bob Roberts — Chip Daley
• 1992Equinox — Mr. Paris
• 1992Four Eyes and Six-Guns — Wyatt Earp
• 1992The Dark Wind — Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn
• 1992The Player — Walter Stuckel
• 1992Thunderheart — Jack Milton
• 1991Cast a Deadly Spell — Det. Harry Philip Lovecraft
• 1990Catchfire — Pauling
• 1990Henry & June — Henry Miller
• 1990Miami Blues — Sergeant Hoke Moseley, Executive Producer
• 1990Tremors — Earl Bassett
• 1988Big Business — Roone Dimmick
• 1988Off Limits — Dix
• 1988The Prince of Pennsylvania — Gary Marshetta
• 1987The Price of Life
• 1986Florida Straits — Lucky Boone
• 1985Noon Wine — Royal Earle Thompson
• 1985Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins — Remo Williams
• 1985Secret Admirer — Lou Fimple
• 1984Swing Shift — Biscuits Toohey
• 1984UFOria — Sheldon Bart
• 1983Silkwood — Morgan
• The Hitchhiker — Luthor Redmond
• 1983The Right Stuff — Gus Grissom
• 1983Uncommon Valor — Wilkes
• American Playhouse — Royal Earle Thompson, Crouch (segment 'The Price of Life')
• 1982Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann — Lyle Swann
• 1981Southern Comfort — Reece
• 1980Belle Starr — Ned Christie
• 1980Cardiac Arrest — Jamie
• 1980Carny — Jack
• 1979Escape from Alcatraz — John Anglin
• The Incredible Hulk — Lynch's Henchman
• 1975Hearts of the West — Sam (uncredited)
• 1974Ginger in the Morning — Truck Driver

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2003Realizing The Right Stuff — Self
• 2000Altman on His Own Terms — Self
• The West — Self / Charles Goodnight (voice)
• 1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country — Self