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Actor Fred Ward dies. He had the right stuff in movies from 'Tremors' to 'The Player'
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| May 13, 2022
| Neda Ulaby
Posted on 05/13/2022 9:14:36 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: Signalman
Ward was very good in Tremors, which was a near-great movie. Once you accept the premise, there are almost no plot holes. The writers took their job seriously. The malfunctioning soda cooler in the beginning even advances the plot. Maybe the best B movie ever.
To: BenLurkin
One of my favorites
Didnt realize was that old at 79
Rip in peace sir ............
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posted on
05/13/2022 9:55:53 AM PDT
by
njslim
To: struggle
I always liked him in the roles he played. Rest In Peace.
To: BenLurkin
He played Gus Grissom in “The Right Stuff”. A great portrayal of somebody who knew he was being screwed over for something not his fault.
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:04:23 AM PDT
by
M1903A1
("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy...and call it progress" )
To: PROCON
Me too. Enjoyed watching him, may he Rest in Peace.
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:05:04 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Democrats running things is termite infestation, and the exterminator won't be here for 3 years.)
To: BenLurkin
Damn shame...
Much too young to go...
A fine actor...
RIP...
To: BenLurkin
In "Sweet Home Alabama".....
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:05:24 AM PDT
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: Striperman
Me too. Tried to watch it every time it was on.
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:06:05 AM PDT
by
MamaB
(Heb :13:2)
To: BenLurkin
I can’t remember the name of the movie, but he was in one where he played a dirt bike racer who travels back in time to the old west. I think Peter Coyote played the villain.
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:12:44 AM PDT
by
usurper
To: cowboyusa
Yep, half James bond, half Bruce Lee, half Matt Helm, half Derek Flint.
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:13:33 AM PDT
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
To: struggle
That’s sad. I enjoyed his work in Tremors.
L
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:13:57 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is)
To: PROCON
He is one of only a handful of living actors I could name.
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:19:06 AM PDT
by
Gen.Blather
(Wait! I said that out loud. Sorry.)
To: BenLurkin
He was excellent as a down-on-his-luck cop in “Miami Blues.”
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:20:35 AM PDT
by
whinecountry
(Semper Ubi Sub Ubi)
To: struggle
I always liked him. Especially in Tremors and Remo Williams.
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:20:38 AM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:36:58 AM PDT
by
JZelle
To: M1903A1
Right. I thoroughly enjoyed “The Right Stuff” and his portrayal of Grissom. One of my favorite movies. I’ve watched “Tremors “ a bunch of times, a fun movie.
I didn’t know he was 79 either. RIP Mr. Ward.
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posted on
05/13/2022 10:58:56 AM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: Billthedrill
worked as a mime, then a voice-over actor.
Lol! Talk about going from one end of the spectrum to another. From seen and not heard to heard and not seen.
To: struggle
My favorite Fred Ward role was Gus Grissom in
The Right Stuff.
"The hatch just blew! I didn't do nothing, I tell you! The hatch just blew!"
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posted on
05/13/2022 11:08:53 AM PDT
by
Alas Babylon!
(Rush, we're missing your take on all of this!)
To: V_TWIN
Always felt that the movie title hurt the box office...Remo was the DESTROYER! (Read a lot of the first hundred books...)
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posted on
05/13/2022 11:15:46 AM PDT
by
who knows what evil?
(Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
To: PROCON
Tremors were great films...Remo Williams..... good dude
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