The Right Stuff actor Fred Ward passes away at age 79

Fred Ward, best recognized for his roles in The Right Stuff and Tremors, handed away on Sunday, 8 May 2022. He was 79 years outdated.

The demise was confirmed by Ward’s publicist, Ron Hofmann, who knowledgeable The New York Post: “I am sad to announce the passing of acclaimed actor Fred Ward, who passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2022, at age 79.”

A rationalization for demise has not been revealed on the time of writing.

With a career spanning over 4 a very long time, Ward appeared in horrors, thrillers, and comedy motion pictures, along with Escape From Alcatraz, Tremors, and Short Cuts.

Fans and celebrities alike are mourning the demise of the Hollywood icon on social media.

He is survived by his partner of 27 years, Marie-France Ward, and his son Django Ward.

Ward acted in nearly 90 productions

Born 30 December 1942 as Frederick Joseph Ward, the San Diego, California native began an performing career after discovering out in Rome and at New York’s Herbert Berghof Studio.

Looking at his earlier jobs as a former lumberjack, boxer, and short-order put together dinner who served inside the US Air Force, you wouldn’t have anticipated Ward to develop to be a Hollywood actor.

In Rome, he labored as a mime and voice-over actor, whereas moreover dubbing Italian motion pictures into English.

Ward had Italian director Roberto Rossellini to thank for his first perform in 1973. Six years later, he scored his first predominant perform on Escape To Alcatraz as John Anglin, alongside Clint Eastwood.

With 89 roles in his portfolio, we advise Southern Comfort (1981), The Right Stuff (1983), Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985), Tremors (1990), and Cast A Deadly Spell (1991).

Since 2006, most of his jobs have been minor characters in TV reveals akin to Grey’s Anatomy (Denny Duquette Sr) and ER (Eddie Wyczenski).

He was married 3 instances

Ward’s first marriage to Carla Evonne Stewart in 1965 lasted only one 12 months and welcomed a son, Django, with second partner Silvia.

Marie-France Boiselle was his third partner; they tied the knot in 195 nonetheless divorced in August 2013 – they reconciled months later.

The actor knowledgeable TMZ on the time: “We had filed for divorce and quickly thereafter withdrew the paper work because we had resolved our issues. After 18 years of marriage we are still very much in love.”

According to Celebrity Net Worth, he had a web worth of $3 million.

The internet pays tribute to Fred Ward

As info of his demise circulated the net, Rolling Stone TV critic, Alan Sepinwall, well-known Ward’s “great, lived-in performances”, whereas film critic, Robert Daniels tweeted:

“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.”

His final on-screen look was on True Detective in 2015, which in step with one fan, he “f****** nailed”.

Ward’s last need was for any memorial tributes to be donated to the Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Center, as per his rep.