https://bit.ly/BUSMCTE or contact 617-358-9535 for more information.”Ward spent the last years of his life developing his second favorite art form: painting, his rep said.
He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Marie-France Ward and his son Django Ward.News of his passing circulated Friday on Twitter with Rolling Stone editor Alan Sepinwall calling out Ward’s beloved cult status.“RIP, Fred Ward, a great character actor whose big shot at leading man status, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, unfortunately flopped, but who kept giving great, lived-in performances for the rest of his career,” he wrote.Film critic Robert Daniels also shared condolences, writing: “Fred Ward was absurdly good.
A professional in everything he did from TREMORS to THE PLAYER. He could even turn in a great performance is something as patently dumb as JOE DIRT.
Totally underrated.”Ward began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood as his jailbreak buddy in “Escape from Alcatraz.” Before his breakout role, the San Diego native performed in cabarets in Europe and Northern Africa, Turner Classic Movies reported, before making his way to Los Angeles, where he supported himself by selling jewelry on the street.RIP, Fred Ward, a great character actor whose big shot at leading man status, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, unfortunately flopped, but who kept giving great, lived-in performances for the rest of his career.
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