Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 15, 1915
Place of Birth:
Glenside, Pennsylvania, US
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Richard Ward
Biography
Richard Ward, (March 15, 1915 – July 1, 1979) was a gravel-voiced African American actor on the stage, television, and in films, from 1949 until his death. Though best known through his TV appearances late in life, both in sitcoms and police procedurals, Ward also had an extensive film resume and a distinguished stage career, one of the highlights of the latter being his portrayal of Willy Loman in the 1972 production of Death of a Salesman, staged in Baltimore's Center Stage (the first African American production of Arthur Miller's signature opus, produced with the playwright's blessing); Ward's own favorite among his theatrical vehicles was Ceremonies in Dark Old Men.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | All Men's Dead | Heinrich Maksimov |
| 1980 | Brubaker | Abraham Cook |
| 1979 | The Jerk | Father |
| 1978 | Police Story: No Margin for Error | |
| 1977 | Freeman | Ned |
| 1977 | Contract on Cherry Street | Jack Kittens |
| 1976 | Family Enforcer | Gunsmith |
| 1975 | Mandingo | Agamemnon |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Captain Dobey |
| 1974 | Sty of the Blind Pig | Blind Jordan |
| 1974 | For Pete's Sake | Bernie |
| 1973 | Cops and Robbers | Paul Jones |
| 1972 | Across 110th Street | Doc Johnson |
| 1971 | Brother John | Frank |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree | Booker Savage |
| 1966 | Barefoot in Athens | Satyros |
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man | Mill Hand |
| 1964 | Black Like Me | Burt Wilson |
| 1963 | The Cool World | Street speaker |
| 1956 | Carib Gold | Lechock |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1975 | Baretta | Santine |
| 1975 | Beacon Hill | William Piper |
| 1974 | Good Times | |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | |
| 1972 | The Brian Keith Show | |
| 1971 | All in the Family | Ed Lewis |
| 1970 | The Immortal | |
| 1958 | Naked City | Lee (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Naked City | Packer |
| 1958 | Naked City | Nova Scotia |
| 1957 | Decoy | Alex |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Pharoah |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Satyros |