Richard Ward
Born: 1915-03-15 in Glenside, Pennsylvania, US
Died: 1979-07-01
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2012
- All Men's Dead as Heinrich Maksimov
1980
- Brubaker as Abraham
1979
- The Jerk as Father
1977
- Contract on Cherry Street as Jack Kittens
- Freeman as Ned
1976
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as Dewey
- Family Enforcer as Gunsmith
1975
- Starsky & Hutch as J.T. Washington
- Baretta as Santine
- The Jeffersons
- Mandingo as Agamemnon
- Beacon Hill as William Piper
- Starsky & Hutch as Captain Dobey
1974
- Good Times
- For Pete's Sake as Bernie
- Sty of the Blind Pig as Blind Jordan
1973
- Police Story
- Cops and Robbers as Paul Jones
1972
- Sanford and Son
- The Brian Keith Show
- Across 110th Street as Doc Johnson
1971
- All in the Family as Ed Lewis
- Brother John as Frank
1970
1969
- The Learning Tree as Booker Savage
1966
- Barefoot in Athens as Satyros
1964
- Black Like Me as Burt Wilson
- Nothing But a Man as Mill Hand
- The Cool World as Street speaker
1958
- Naked City as Lee (uncredited)
1957
- Decoy as Alex
1956
- Carib Gold as Lechock
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Pharoah