Fred Ward
| Born | December 30, 1942 |
| Hometown | San Diego, California, United States |
| Height | 5'10" (1.77m) |
| Spouse | Marie-France Ward, Carla Evonne Stewart |
| Children | Django Ward |
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Tremors 2 4K UHD Limited Edition Announced by Arrow Video
- Arrow Video is giving the good stuff to the first Tremors sequel with a Tremors 2 4K UHD Limited Edition release. The sequel to the classic Kevin Bacon-starring creature feature sees Fred Ward and Michael Gross return as Earl Bassett and Burt Gummer from the first film as they battle an all-new kind of Graboid […] The post Tremors 2 4K UHD Limited Edition Announced by Arrow Video appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
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Fred Ward, star of 'The Right Stuff,' 'Remo Williams' and 'Tremors,' dies at 79
Fred Ward, a longtime Hollywood character actor who starred as an astronaut in "The Right Stuff" and took on giant worms in "Tremors," has died at 79.
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Kevin Bacon calls working on ‘Tremors’ a ‘magical time’ spent with ‘ingenious’ Graboids
1990’s Tremors (now streaming on Peacock!) saw Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward fighting off malicious giant worms digging through the ground of their dusty, dilapidated town. The campy movie has since become a cult classic and spawned a franchise, even though it was a project that Bacon was initially none too excited to act in. "I had begrudgingly done it," Bacon told Entertainment Weekly in a retrospective on some of his many films. "I was broke, I had a kid on the way, and my mom had gotten sick, an
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Every movie in the 'Tremors' franchise, ranked
Here come the Graboids! Worry not, because where there are Graboids, there will always (always) be Michael Gross. The underground worms with the monstrously silly name have been shaking the ground since Tremors debuted in 1990. Since then, they’ve continued to cause trouble in an additional six (count em’ up, six) direct-to-video movies. Family Ties star Michael Gross appears in every single one of them. His Burt Gummer is the connective tissue that holds the Tremors-verse together. Even when th
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Actor Fred Ward Of ‘Tremors,’ ‘The Right Stuff’ Fame Dies
Fred Ward, a veteran actor who brought a gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in such films as “The Right Stuff,” “The Player” and “Tremors,” has died.
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Fred Ward Remembered by Kevin Bacon, Matthew Modine and More Costars
"He was a calm in the Hollywood storm," Lou Diamond Phillips wrote of the actor, who died earlier in the week
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Kevin Bacon On ‘Tremors’ Costar Fred Ward: “I Couldn’t Have Asked For A Better Partner” To Battle Giant Underground Worms
Kevin Bacon will never forget the work he did with costar Fred Ward on the cult favorite film Tremors. Bacon honored Ward today in a social media post. Ward died last Sunday at age 79. “So sad to hear about Fred Ward. When it came to battling underground worms, I couldn’t have asked for a […]
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Kevin Bacon Honors ‘Tremors’ Co-Star Fred Ward
Kevin Bacon on Friday afternoon honored his Tremors co-star, Fred Ward. It was revealed earlier in the day that Ward had died Sunday. He was 79. “So sad to hear about Fred Ward. When it came to battling underground worms, I couldn’t have asked for a better partner. I will always remember chatting about his […]
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Fred Ward, star of 'Tremors' and 'The Right Stuff,' dies at 79
Veteran actor Fred Ward, who parlayed rugged everyman looks into a lengthy career playing everything from historic American heroes to a monster-fighting
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Fred Ward, whose work included ‘The Right Stuff’ and ‘Remo Williams,’ dead at 79
Ubiquitous actor Fred Ward, whose body of work included “The Right Stuff,” “Short Cuts,” “Tremors,” and “Silkwood,” is dead at 79. The Golden Globe winner’s publicist Ron Hoffman confirmed Ward died Sunday, but gave no cause of death. A memorial request was made for donations to the Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center. CTE is brain degeneration likely caused by repeated ...
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Fred Ward, Tremors and The Right Stuff actor, dies at age 79
"When it came to battling underground worms I couldn't have asked for a better partner," costar Kevin Bacon said in a tribute.
