Fred Ward, ‘Attack of the Cursed Worms’ and ‘The Chosen Ones’, dies at 79

Fred Ward, a prolific actor best known for roles in “Attack of the Cursed Worms”, “The Chosen”, “True Detective” and many others, died on May 8 at the age of 79. The information is from Deadline.

His death was notified by the actor’s representatives on Friday (13) in an official statement, but the cause was not revealed.

‎”The coolest thing about Fred Ward is that you never knew where he was going to show up, so unpredictable were his career choices. Fred could play characters as diverse as Remo Williams, a policeman trained by Chiun, Master of Sinanju (Joel Grey) to become an unstoppable killer in ‎‎”Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous”, ‎‎or Earl Bass, who, alongside by Kevin Bacon, faced worms hungry for human flesh in the cult horror and comedy film, ‘Attack of the Cursed Worms’.”, reads the statement.

Warda native of San Diego, began his professional career with small roles on 1970s television before making a strong impression in “Southern Comfort”, directed by Walter Hill and released in 1981. Two years later, he would star as astronaut Gus Grissom in the hit “The Chosen”.

Featured roles would quickly follow, including in films such as “Silkwood”, “Love in Danger”, “Remo – Unarmed and Dangerous”, “Attack of the Cursed Worms”, “Henry and June – Erotic Delusions”. “, “The Player” and “Short Cuts – Cenas da Vida”, among others.

Ward also starred in and executive produced “Miami Blues,” a 1990 film directed by George Armitage and co-starring Alec Baldwin and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

On television, he starred in the miniseries “Invasion Earth and Dice”, and co-starred in “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Doctor’s Shift”, “Tara’s World”, “Accounting”, “True Detective” and others.

Ward leave the wife Marie-France Ward and the son Django.