Just heard about his death. I used to see him training in Golds Venice throughout the 90s. He trained his ass off. Nice guy. Kept to himself. Was always focused and came to the gym to train...and not fuck around. Tommywishbone can attest to this too...as we always would see Fred in the gym. Great actor. Loved him as Gus Grissom in The Right Stuff.
I’ve seen that movie 3 or 4 times.Guys my age all wanted to be astronauts.Long movie too.Fred was great in it.R.I.P.
Damn! Awful news. He was also in a 1990's computing hacking / green energy movie with Keanu Reeves that came out in 1995 [I forget the name], and was very good in it.RIP Fred.
Chain Reaction https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115857/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_46
X2. Great flick and as a bonus it’s rated PG and shows tits when those girls are dancing. Bummer he pulled the door open too soon.
Mention this in another thread -Fred Ward's best role was as Charles Willeford's Hoke Moseley in "Miami Blues". It's too bad they didn't do more movies based on that series of books, but I guess it was just too quirky a character -.Full film, well worth the watch.
Major bummer. Fred was indeed just so cool. Always stopped to chat. Always a big smile. He clearly loved the gym. Saw him training 5-6 days per week for years at Golds Gym Venice. Then down to the Firehouse for a good meal. PIP Fred Ward.
Good actor....always liked him.RIP