Published 4 hours agoVeteran actor Fred Ward, who parlayed rugged everyman looks into a lengthy career playing everything from historic American heroes to a monster-fighting repairman, Ward was 79 when he passed away on Sunday. The cause of his death was not immediately revealed.
The San Diego native and Air Force veteran had stints as a short-order cook, boxer and Alaskan lumberjack before finding his true calling as an actor in the 1970s, Ward's manager Ron Hoffman said in a statement.
Good character actor. Will be missed
And Joe Dirt's dad! Rest in peace, Fred.
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