American actor Fred Ward has sadly handed away this week in his late seventies.
He was most interesting recognized for starring inside the motion pictures Tremors, Henry and June, The Right Stuff and The Player.
The star’s publicist confirmed his dying to Variety on Friday (May thirteenth), nevertheless his motive behind dying is at current unknown.
As tributes to the actor flood Twitter, let’s get to know him a bit greater. Who is his spouse? And does he have children? Read on to hunt out out…
Meet Fred Ward’s spouse
Fred is survived by his spouse of 27 years, Marie-France Ward.
The pair wed in 1995 nevertheless she filed stress divorce in mid-2013. However, they reconciled points and certainly not glided by with the proceedings.
He was married 3 occasions in his life, first to a woman referred to as Carla Evonne Stewart, nevertheless the connection solely lasted a yr.
Then, the 79-year-old married Silvia Ward, nevertheless their marriage moreover ended.
Fred then found happiness with Marie-France ward inside the early 90s and had been thankfully married for almost three a very long time sooner than his dying.
Little is considered Marie as they saved their relationship private and away from most people eye. However, she is simply not inside the limelight herself.
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I merely found that Fred Ward died on May 8. Boy, did I actually like that man. His portrayal of Gus Grissom in THE RIGHT STUFF merely kills me every time I watch that film (which is a lot). He moreover made a terrific Henry Miller. Today, let’s all scowl in his honor. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/nioEI2xjK4
— Stephanie Zacharek (@szacharek) May 13, 2022
He has one child
The actor solely has one child, Django Ward. His mother is Fred’s second spouse, Silvia Ward.
Rumours state that he adopted in his father’s footsteps, nevertheless he doesn’t have a profile on IMDb.
For most of his life, the 79-year-old lived inside the Venice area of Los Angeles, which is presumably the place he lived collectively along with his spouse.
Inside the actor’s occupation
Born in San Diego, Freddie Joe Ward, or Fred as he was greater recognized, spent three years inside the US Air Force sooner than turning to showing.
He was moreover a boxer sooner than occurring to evaluate showing at New York’s Herbert Berghof Studio.
In his early occupation, he lived in Rome starred in a number of Italian motion pictures by notorious director Roberto Rossellini.
Then, he returned to the United States and did some television work sooner than exhibiting in Hearts of the West (1975) and Escape from Alcatraz (1979).
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So sad to hearken to about Fred Ward. When it received right here to battling underground worms I couldn’t have requested for a larger companion. I’ll at all occasions keep in mind chatting about his love of Django Reinhardt and jazz guitar all through our prolonged scorching days inside the extreme desert. Rest In Peace Fred. pic.twitter.com/WLOB0iVwkd
— Kevin Bacon (@kevinbacon) May 13, 2022
His Nineteen Eighties roles included Southern Comfort (1981), Silkwood (1983), Swing Shift (1984) and Secret Admirer (1985).
Then, he starred as Earl (*79*) inside the movie Tremors, which is what he’s most recognized for, sooner than exhibiting in HBO’s Cast a Deadly Spell and thriller movie Thunderheart.
He continued showing all via the Nineties and 2000s and even obtained a Golden Globe for his look in Short Cuts sooner than occurring to look in motion pictures with Meryl Streep, Jennifer Aniston and Helen Mirren.
His newest operate was in 2 Guns with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, then he seemingly retired from showing.