Curiosidades

When he lived in Italy he made money dubbing spaghetti westerns into English.

As an amateur boxer he had his nose broken four times.

Good friends with Ed Harris.

Had one son, Django.

Was a boxer.

Chosen by Action Film magazine as one of the 10 Top Action Film Stars (#9). [1990]

He was the son of Juanita Iown (Flemister) and Fred Frazier Ward. He had English, and smaller amounts of Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, German, and Welsh, ancestry. He was also said to have Cherokee roots.

Lived in Venice, California.

He appeared in seven films that were nominated for an Oscar, Os Eleitos: Onde o Futuro Começa (1983), Silkwood, Retrato de uma Coragem (1983), Segundo Turno (1984), Remo, Desarmado e Perigoso (1985), Henry & June: Delírios Eróticos (1990), O Jogador (1992) and Short Cuts - Cenas da Vida (1993), though he never received an Oscar nomination himself.

Loved France and traveled there often.

He almost never went by his full first name "Frederick", he was called "Freddie" when he was young, and went by "Fred" as he got older.

Is an idol to singer Julian Thome.

Filming for one episode of the 3rd season of A Anatomia de Grey (2005). (2006)

He appeared in 3 films whose title contains a US state, Doce Lar (2002), Fuga do Inferno (1986) and O Príncipe da Pensilvânia (1988).

No relation to Burt or Megan Ward, despite a popular misconception.

Born on exactly the same date as Michael Nesmith of Os Monkees (1965).

Filming for Banquete do Amor (2007). (agosto de 2006)