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Sandy Ward
Sandy Ward
	Publicity Photo of Sandy Ward
Born	Gerald Brown; July 12, 1926; Alamosa, Colorado, U.S.
Died	March 6, 2005 (aged 78); Orange County, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film and television actor
Years active	1967–2003
Spouse	Irene Krinsky-Ward
Children	2

Sandy Ward (July 12, 1926 – March 6, 2005) was an American film and television actor.^[2] He was perhaps best known for playing the recurring role of Logger Pete on 11 episodes of the American sitcom television series Malcolm in the Middle.^[1]^[3]

Life and career

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]

Death

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

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	The Velvet Vampire	Amos
1973	Terminal Island	Guard
1973	Executive Action	Policeman
1974	Earthquake	Studio Guard	Uncredited
1975	Cornbread, Earl and Me	Store Manager
1975	The Hindenburg	Detective Grunberger
1978	F.I.S.T.	The Man
1979	The Onion Field	Pawnbroker
1979	The Rose	Rose's Father
1979	Being There	Senator Slipshod
1980	Wholly Moses!	Taskmaster
1982	Some Kind of Hero	Colonel Maxwell
1982	Fast-Walking	Warden
1982	Airplane II: The Sequel	Defense Attorney
1983	Cujo	George Bannerman
1984	Tank	General Hubik
1985	Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment	Sistrunk
1985	Movers & Shakers	Doctor
1990	Blue Desert	Walter
1991	Delta Force 3: The Killing Game	General Wilson
1992	Who Killed the Baby Jesus	Kirk Vaughn
1992	Under Siege	Calaway
1994	Lightning Jack	Judge Curren
1997	Switchback	Tex
2000	The Perfect Storm	Quentin (The Old Timer)
2003	Finding Home	Julian the Lobsterman	(final film role)