His face was one of the most frequent in the 1990s, in Hollywood. Actor Fred Ward has died at the age of 79, according to his representative Ron Hofmann. Ward’s death occurred on Sunday, May 8, while he was at home in California, but was only announced on Friday the 13th.

Starring in films as Oscar nominee The chosen ones for glory (1983), underground horror (1990), Henry and June (1990) at rowing williams (1985) remained low profile despite participating in dozens of films over several decades. Ward was accompanied by his wife of 27 years, Marie-France Ward, and their son Django Ward at the time of his death, although the causes of his death were not disclosed.

Specializing in difficult roles, the actor knows how to use that root thanks to his training, in his youth, in boxing. Before moving into acting, he was also a lumberjack and fast food cook, and served in the United States Air Force.

The actor lived several times in Italy, moreover, being very young, and in Rome he lived as a mime, with street performances and eventually dubbing. benchmarks of Italian neorealism.

Ward has collaborated with many of Hollywood’s most famous figures, including Uma Thurman and Kevin Spacey on Henry and June, in which he played Henry Miller; with Jennifer Lopez No longer and with Sam Shepard and Ed Harris The choice for glory. angang

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angHe also participated Lives are crossedwith Julianne Moore, Jack Lemmon, Tim Robbins and Robert Downey Jr. among others, directed by Robert Altman, and with Kevin Bacon in underground horror.

His debut on the big screen is definitely with Clint Eastwood, in gannetfrom 1979, where he placed himself in the position of a dangerous criminal. Over time, he performed detective, mobster or terrorist roles with the same solvency..

He began his career in the 1970s, after spending three years in the U.S. Air Force. From that experience he took advantage of his knowledge of military aviation for the character of Gus Grisson in Philip Kaufman’s film. The chosen ones for glorywhere several test pilots from an air base tried to bypass the sound barrier.

In recent years he has also participated in several series, such as Real investigatorwhere he was seen in the second season, or Gray’s Anatomy. In his roles as an actor, he added a facet as a producer that began in 1988, when he bought the rights to the novel. miami blues it was later filmed with Alec Baldwin and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Here titled Danger in Miami.

Retired from cinema, he chose to spend his last stage focused on painting and leading a family life. According to those close to him, Ward’s request is that any tribute to his memory be replaced by a donation to neuropathology research at Boston University.

His representative, at the official announcement of the actor’s death, wrote: “The only thing certain about Fred Ward is that you don’t know where he will appear, so his job options can’t be predicted.”

And he described, as a tribute: “I can play characters as diverse as Henry Miller Henry and Junelike a policeman trained by Chiun, Master of Sinanju to be an unstoppable assassin rowing williams or Earl Bass, who, along with battle giant Kevin Bacon, kills worm -like monsters hungry for human flesh in a cult horror/comedy flick fear underground“.

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