Richard Ward

Known For: Acting
Born: March 15, 1915
Place of Birth: Glenside, Pennsylvania, US
Died: July 1, 1979

Richard Ward

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

All Men's Dead

2012 · Heinrich Maksimov

American Playhouse

1982 · Mill Hand

Brubaker

1980 · Abraham

The Jerk

1979 · Father

Police Story: No Margin for Error

1978

Freeman

1977 · Ned

Contract on Cherry Street

1977 · Jack Kittens

Family Enforcer

1976 · Gunsmith

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

1976 · Dewey

Starsky & Hutch

1975 · J.T. Washington

Beacon Hill

1975 · William Piper

Mandingo

1975 · Agamemnon

Starsky & Hutch

1975 · Captain Dobey

The Jeffersons

1975

Baretta

1975 · Santine

For Pete's Sake

1974 · Bernie

Sty of the Blind Pig

1974 · Blind Jordan

Good Times

1974

Cops and Robbers

1973 · Paul Jones

Police Story

1973

Across 110th Street

1972 · Doc Johnson

The Brian Keith Show

1972

Sanford and Son

1972

Brother John

1971 · Frank

All in the Family

1971 · Ed Lewis

The Immortal

1970

The Learning Tree

1969 · Booker Savage

Barefoot in Athens

Barefoot in Athens

1966 · Satyros

Nothing But a Man

1964 · Mill Hand

Black Like Me

1964 · Burt Wilson

The Cool World

1964 · Street speaker

Naked City

1958 · Lee (uncredited), Packer, Nova Scotia

Decoy

1957 · Alex

Carib Gold

1956 · Lechock

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Pharoah, Satyros

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