Actor Fred Ward, of ‘Tremors,’ ‘The Right Stuff’ fame, diesBy MARK KENNEDYMay 14, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Fred Ward, a veteran actor who brought a gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in such films as “The Right Stuff,” “The Player” and “Tremors,” has died. He was 79.Ward died Sunday, his publicist Ron Hofmann said Friday.