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Fred Ward, a veteran character actor in film and television, has died, according to his publicist Ron Hofmann.

Fred Ward, a longtime Hollywood character actor who starred as an astronaut in "The Right Stuff" and took on giant worms in "Tremors," has died at 79.

No cause of death was given.

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

Fred Ward, a veteran actor known for his work in "The Right Stuff," "Tremors" and many other films, died May 8 at age 79, according to his publicist.

Ward was familiar to households that watched movies or television in the 1980s and 1990s.

Ward memorably played Mercury 7 astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grissom in 1983’s space epic “The Right Stuff” but also tackled giant monster worms side by side with Kevin Bacon in the 1990 cult horror comedy “Tremors.”

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

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