Fred Ward has died at the age of 79.
The cause of death has not been revealed.
Ward was born in San Diego and served for three years in the United States Airforce.
Fred Ward.Jason Merritt/FilmMagic
“We were one of the first lines of defense.”
“I was very restless then,” he toldThe Washington Postin 1990.
“Thought I’d go to Florida and catch a ship.
Didn’t work out.
Wound up in New Orleans.”
But they really didn’t cast in that way.
Bacon paid tribute to hisTremorscostar after news of his death broke.
“So sad to hear about Fred Ward,“the actor wrote.
“When it came to battling underground worms I couldn’t have asked for a better partner.
Rest In Peace Fred.”
Ward’s last significant role was in the 2015 second season of HBO’sTrue Detective.
According to Hofmann, Ward spent the last years of his life developing his second-favorite art form: painting.
