Page 99 - Right Stuff News Today

Veteran film and television actor Fred Ward, 79, best known for playing gruff, tough-guy roles in movies such as "Tremors," "Escape from Alcatraz," and "The Right Stuff," died on Sunday, his publicist said on Friday.

Actor Fred Ward, 79, best known for playing gruff, tough-guy roles, died on Sunday, his publicist said on Friday.

Fred Ward was best known for his roles in "Tremors," "The Right Stuff" and "Short Cuts."

Ward started acting in the early 1970s, following three years of service in the U.S. Air Force.

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. He was 79.

Tributes are flooding in for the Golden Globe-winning actor Fred Ward who has died aged 79.

Tributes are flooding in for the Golden Globe-winning actor Fred Ward who has died aged 79.

Ward started acting in the early 1970s, following three years of service in the U.S. Air Force.

Ward’s career onscreen spanned half a century.

Latest updates on this topic.