Richard Ward
Acting Born Mar 15, 1915 Glenside, Pennsylvania, US 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Starsky & Hutch (1975) as J.T. Washington
- Baretta (1975) as Santine
- Naked City (1958) as Lee (uncredited)
- Naked City (1958) as Packer
- Naked City (1958) as Nova Scotia
- The Jeffersons (1975)
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976) as Dewey
- All in the Family (1971) as Ed Lewis
- Sanford and Son (1972)
- Good Times (1974)
- Police Story (1973)
- Decoy (1957) as Alex
- The Immortal (1970)
- Brubaker (1980) as Abraham
- The Jerk (1979) as Father
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Pharoah
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Satyros
- The Brian Keith Show (1972)
- Mandingo (1975) as Agamemnon
- Beacon Hill (1975) as William Piper
- The Learning Tree (1969) as Booker Savage
- Across 110th Street (1972) as Doc Johnson
- For Pete's Sake (1974) as Bernie
- Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Captain Dobey