Trying different things is very important to me. I see people and want to wear their clothes and drive in their cars for awhile. That's probably one reason I became an actor.

Personal life
Ward is divorced from Silvia Ward and is currently married to Marie-France Ward. Early life
Ward was born Frederick Joseph Ward in San Diego California. [citation needed]
Ward played in a few low-budget productions until he returned to major cinema in 1988 as a cop in Off Limits as Roone Dimmick in Big Business and the father of Keanu Reeves in The Prince of Pennsylvania.

Ward also acted in European movies. His notable roles include Southern Comfort The Right Stuff Remo Williams his self-produced movie Miami Blues Tremors Henry & June The Player Short Cuts Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult Tremors II: Aftershocks Chain Reaction Road Trip Management as well as character roles in many action drama comedy thriller TV and b-movies. Frederick Joseph "Fred" Ward (born December 30 1942) is an American actor.