Richard Ward
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1915
- Died
- July 1, 1979 (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- Glenside, Pennsylvania, US
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
All Men's Dead
Movie · as Heinrich Maksimov
American Playhouse
TV · as Mill Hand · 1 ep
Brubaker
Movie · as Abraham
The Jerk
Movie · as Father
Police Story: No Margin for Error
Movie
Freeman
Movie · as Ned
Contract on Cherry Street
Movie · as Jack Kittens
Family Enforcer
Movie · as Gunsmith
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
TV · as Dewey · 13 eps
Mandingo
Movie · as Agamemnon
Starsky & Hutch
Movie · as Captain Dobey
Starsky & Hutch
TV · as J.T. Washington · 1 ep
The Jeffersons
TV · 1 ep
Baretta
TV · as Santine · 1 ep
Beacon Hill
TV · as William Piper · 11 eps
Sty of the Blind Pig
Movie · as Blind Jordan
For Pete's Sake
Movie · as Bernie
Good Times
TV · 1 ep
Cops and Robbers
Movie · as Paul Jones
Police Story
TV · 1 ep
Across 110th Street
Movie · as Doc Johnson
Sanford and Son
TV · 1 ep
The Brian Keith Show
TV · 1 ep
Brother John
Movie · as Frank
All in the Family
TV · as Ed Lewis · 1 ep
The Immortal
TV · 1 ep
The Learning Tree
Movie · as Booker Savage
Barefoot in Athens
Movie · as Satyros
Nothing But a Man
Movie · as Mill Hand
Black Like Me
Movie · as Burt Wilson
The Cool World
Movie · as Street speaker
Naked City
TV · as Lee (uncredited), Packer, Nova Scotia · 1 ep
Decoy
TV · as Alex · 1 ep
Carib Gold
Movie · as Lechock
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Pharoah, Satyros · 1 ep