Fred Ward, character actor with roles on ER, Grey's Anatomy and True Detective, dies at 79

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Ward, best known for his movie roles in The Right Stuff and Tremors, recurred on three episodes of ER as the father of Maura Tierney's Abby Lockhart. On Grey's Anatomy, he appeared in one episode as Denny Duquette, Sr. And he appeared on two episodes of the second season of True Detective as the father of Colin Farrell's character.