Another Hollywood star went out. American actor Fred Ward has died at the age of 79, the Associated Press reported. At the insistence of the family, neither the reasons for his death nor the place were announced. Ron Hoffman, a spokesman for the actor, said only that the death occurred on May 8.
Fred Ward was known in Bulgaria for his iconic roles in the TV series “Emergency Room” and “Gray’s Anatomy”. He recently appeared in the second season of the HBO series “True Detective”.
Fred Ward won the Golden Globe Award for his role in director Robert Altman’s 1993 film Shortcuts. The actor plays the American astronaut Virgil Grissom in the production of “Real Things”, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture in 1984.
One of his first appearances was in Clint Eastwood’s 1979 film Escape from Alcatraz.
Among the many roles that Fred Ward has played during his career is that of US President Ronald Reagan. He is portrayed in the 2009 Cold War spy thriller The Fairwell Affair by French director Christian Carion. Ward played a supporting role in “Two Guns” with Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg.
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