Skip Ward

Acting

Skip Ward

Born 1932-09-12 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Skip Ward was born on September 12, 1932 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA as Rufus King Ward IV. He was a producer and actor, known for The Dukes of Hazzard (1979), The Night of the Iguana (1964) and Hombre (1967). He was married to Julie Payne and Michelle Triola. He died on June 27, 2003 in Calabasas, California, USA.

Acting credits

Malibu Express poster
4.8

In this erotic spy tale private eye Cody Abilene teams up with the Contessa Luciana and policewoman Beverly McAfee to infiltrate a mansion and discover who is sending computer secrets to the Russians.

Malibu Express

1985

Do or Die poster
4.3

Asian crime boss Kaneshiro captures two voluptuous undercover federal agents, Donna and Nicole. But instead of liquidating them, he gives the busty duo a head start in a deadly cat-and-mouse game involving six other assassin teams. The heated action takes them from Hawaii to Las Vegas and Louisiana.

Do or Die

1991

Run Silent, Run Deep poster
7.0

The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger.

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958

The Night of the Iguana poster
7.2

A defrocked Episcopal clergyman leads a bus-load of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life.

The Night of the Iguana

1964

Hombre poster
7.1

John Russell, disdained by his "respectable" fellow stagecoach passengers because he was raised by Indians, becomes their only hope for survival when they are set upon by outlaws.

Hombre

1967

Myra Breckinridge poster
4.6

Myron Breckinridge flies to Europe to get a sex-change operation and is transformed into the beautiful Myra. She travels to Hollywood, meets up with her rich Uncle Buck and, claiming to be Myron's widow, demands money. Instead, Buck gives Myra a job in his acting school. There, Myra meets aspiring actor Rusty and his girlfriend, Mary Ann. With Myra as catalyst, the trio begin to outrageously expand their sexual horizons.

Myra Breckinridge

1970

Is Paris Burning? poster
7.2

Near the end of World War II, General Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if it becomes clear the Allies are going to invade, or if he's unable to maintain control of the city. After much contemplation, Choltitz ignores orders, enraging the Germans and giving hope to various resistance factions that the city will be liberated. Choltitz, alongside Swedish diplomat Raoul Nordling, helps a leader organise his forces.

Is Paris Burning?

1966

The Nutty Professor poster
6.5

A timid, nearsighted chemistry teacher discovers a magical potion that can transform him into a suave and handsome Romeo. The Jekyll and Hyde game works well enough until the concoction starts to wear off at the most embarrassing times.

The Nutty Professor

1963

Hard Hunted poster
4.5

A nuclear trigger has been smuggled to the Middle East by an evil mastermind named Kane, and the weapons could upset the delicate balance of power in the region if they fall into the wrong hands. It's up to three bombshell federal agents to avert disaster and restore the precarious balance.

Hard Hunted

1992

Fit to Kill poster
4.9

Buxom do-gooders Donna and Nicole set out to reclaim the stolen Alexa diamond from its hiding place in Russia … only to run into their nemesis, Martin Kane.

Fit to Kill

1993

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea poster
5.7

The crew of an atomic submarine battle to save the world from global destruction.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1961

Kiss Me, Stupid poster
7.0

While traveling home from Vegas, an amorous lounge singer named Dino gets conned by a local mechanic/songwriter into staying in town for the night. The mechanic's songwriting partner, Orville, offers Dino his home for overnight lodging and enlists a local waitress/call girl to pose as his wife in order to placate Dino's urges.

Kiss Me, Stupid

1964

Easy Come, Easy Go poster
6.0

Navy frogman Ted Jackson balances his time between twin careers as a deep-sea diver and nightclub singer. During a dive, Ted spots sunken treasure and returns with the hope to retrieve it.

Easy Come, Easy Go

1967

Red Line 7000 poster
5.4

The lives and passions of a stock car team are revealed against the turbulent backdrop of the professional racing world.

Red Line 7000

1965

The Mad Room poster
6.2

Ellen Hardy gets a rude awakening when she discovers that her brother and sister are scheduled to leave their mental institution. As children, they were put there after killing their parents. Ellen, who now lives in the house of an old widow, Mrs. Armstrong, takes them in. But if their secret gets out, it could jeopardize Ellen's plans to wed Mrs. Armstrong's stepson. She struggles with anxiety -- until Mrs. Armstrong suddenly turns up dead.

The Mad Room

1969

A Woman for All Men poster
4.9

Irascible and domineering millionaire Walter McCoy marries the beautiful, but shady and duplicitous Karen Petrie. Walter's son Steve automatically becomes smitten with Karen while both Walter's daughter Cynthia and loyal housekeeper Sarah suspect that something is up. This provokes a tangled web of deception, infidelity, and even murder.

A Woman for All Men

1975

Kitten with a Whip poster
5.3

Straitlaced senatorial hopeful David Stratton has no idea what he's in for when he arrives home from a trip to find sexy teen Jody curled up asleep in his daughter's bed. Soon, delinquent Jody is holding David -- and his plush suburban home -- hostage while she hides out from the cops and throws wild parties with her beatnik pals. David, terrified of scandal, agrees to drive Jody and her friends to Mexico, a decision he regrets when the ride gets out of control.

Kitten with a Whip

1964

On the Trail of the Iguana poster
6.5

Behind the scenes documentary of the filming of Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana.

On the Trail of the Iguana

1964

Roadracers poster
6.3

The father of a race car driver blames him for a death on the track, disowns him, and sponsors a rival racer.

Roadracers

1959

Behind the camera