Fred Ward

Fred Ward as Leo Corrigan in Touchstone's Corky Romano - 2001 Photo: Jon Farmer

Biography

Born 12/30/1942

With his varied work experiences, this rough-hewn character lead excels at playing blue collar types and working class heroes. Ward worked in mime and masque theater and performed in cabarets in Europe and Northern Africa before moving to Rome where he translated spaghetti Westerns and appeared in...
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Highlights

  • In 1990, First film as producer (co-executive), "Miami Blues" (also actor)
  • In 1982, First leading role, "Timerider: The Adventures of Lyle Swann"
  • In 1980, TV-movie debut, "Belle Starr"

Family & Companions

  • wife: separated from wife after more than 20 years of marriage
  • father: abandoned the family when Ward was three
  • mother: died when Ward was thirteen

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