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. "The unique thing about Fred Ward is that you never knew where he was going to pop up, so unpredictable were his career choices," the release said. So sad to hear about Fred Ward. In 1983 he portrayed Mercury 7 astronaut Virgil "Gus" Grissom in the adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book, The Right Stuff. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Marie-France Ward, and a son, Django Ward.

Source: Stuff May 13, 2022 23:22 UTC