Fred Ward, a veteran character actor in film and television, has died, according to his publicist Ron Hofmann.
Ward, known for his work in "The Right Stuff," "Short Cuts," and numerous other films, died on May 8 at age 79.
No cause of death was given.
Ward started acting in the early 1970s, following three years of service in the U.S. Air Force. A renaissance man, Ward also did stints as a short-order cook, a boxer, and worked as a lumberjack in Alaska. His first major role came in the Clint Eastwood film "Escape from Alcatraz" in 1979...
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