Sandy Ward

Ward was born in Alamosa, Colorado. He began his career in 1967 with an appearance in the crime drama television series Ironside. Ward later guest-starred in television programs including JAG, The Six Million Dollar Man, The F.B.I., Hawkins,The Rockford Files, Cagney & Lacey, Hill Street Blues, Trapper John, M.D., St. Elsewhere, Jake and the Fatman, Murder, She Wrote, Simon & Simon, Hart to Hart, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, The Fall Guy, Hardcastle and McCormick, The A-Team, The Dukes of Hazzard, Family Ties, The Greatest American Hero and Night Court.^[3]

In his film career, Ward starred in the 1971 film The Velvet Vampire,^[3] where he played Amos. He played Detective Grunberger in the 1975 film The Hindenburg.^[4] He appeared in films such as Being There, Cornbread, Earl and Me, Earthquake, Wholly Moses!, Movers & Shakers, Switchback, Executive Action, Terminal Island, The Rose, Lightning Jack, The Onion Field, Delta Force 3: The Killing Game, Under Siege and Airplane II: The Sequel.^[3] He played Colonel Maxwell in the 1982 film Some Kind of Hero,^[5] and Sistrunk in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment.^[3]

In 1983, Ward played the role of Sheriff George Bannerman in the film Cujo.^[6] He co-starred in playing General Hubik in the 1984 film Tank. He played Jeb Ames for five episodes in the soap opera television series Dallas.^[3] After that, he played the role of Detective Roy Banks in The Bold and the Beautiful. He starred in the 1990 film Blue Desert, where he played Walter.^[7] He also played Quentin in the 2000 film The Perfect Storm, and Hank in the short film Hank & Edgar.^[1] His final film credit was for the 2003 film Finding Home.^[3] He played the recurring role of Logger Pete in the sitcom television series Malcolm in the Middle, and Pop Lazzari in Seinfeld.^[3]

Ward died in March 2005 in Orange County, California, at the age of 78.^[1][3]