Ted Ross
Born: 1934-06-30 in Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Died: 2002-09-03
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ted Ross (June 30, 1934 – September 3, 2002) was an American actor who was probably best known for his role as the Lion in The Wiz, an all-African American reinterpretation of The Wizard of Oz. He won a Tony Award for the original 1975 Broadway production, and went on to recreate the role in the 1978 film version which also starred Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Ross went on to appear in the films Arthur and Police Academy, and on the television sitcoms The Jeffersons, Benson, The Cosby Show, and its spin-off A Different World. His final role was in the 1991 film The Fisher King. Ross was born Theodore Ross Roberts in Zanesville, Ohio, but he moved with his family to Dayton at age seven. He died from complications of a stroke he suffered in 1998. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
1991
- The Fisher King as Limo Bum
1988
- Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Bitterman
1987
- A Different World as Dean Harris
1985
- The Equalizer as Pike
- 227
1984
- The Cosby Show as Dean Harris
- Police Academy as Captain Reed
1982
- Fighting Back as Commissioner
- Parole as Barney
- Amityville II: The Possession as Mr. Booth
1980
- F.D.R.: The Last Year as Prettyman
- Death Penalty as Woody
1978
- The Wiz as Lion
- Wiz on Down the Road as Lion
1977
- The Fourth King as Uno (voice)
- Minstrel Man as Charlie Bates
1976
1975
1974
- Dinah! as Self