William Thomas Ward (born 5 May 1948) is an English musician and visual artist, best known as the original drummer of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He also performed lead vocals on two Black Sabbath songs: "It's Alright" from the album Technical Ecstasy and "Swinging the Chain" from the album Never Say Die!. Ward is known for his very unorthodox style of playing the drums, often using snare-drills and tempo-drop to match both vocals and riff.

Filmography

• 2010Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid — Self, Executive Producer
• 2004Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
• 1999Black Sabbath - The Last Super
• 1999Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999 — Drums
• 1999Black Sabbath: The Last Supper — Drums
• 1999Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington — Drums
• 1994Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994 — Drums
• 1993Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
• 1976Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno
• 1975Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
• 1974Black Sabbath: California Jam
• 1972Black Sabbath - In Concert 1972
• 1970Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1 — Bill Ward

Appearances as themselves (22)

• 2026Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow — Self
• 2025Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary — Self
• 2022Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary — Self
• 2022Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary — Self
• 2022Dio: Dreamers Never Die — Self
• 2020The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne — Self
• 2017The Doom Doc — Self
• 2014The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo — Self
• 2012Beware of Mr. Baker — Self
• 2011Black Sabbath - Paris 1970 — Self
• 2011God Bless Ozzy Osbourne — Self
• 2010Heavy Metal Britannia — Self
• Seven Ages of Rock — Self
• 2004Rockthology 2 — Self (archive footage)
• 2002Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992 — Self
• Classic Albums — Self
• 1992Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One — Self
• 1985Black Sabbath: Live Aid — Self
• 1985Live Aid — Self
• 1980Black Sabbath: Never Say Die — Self
• An Audience with... — Self
• 1970Black Sabbath: Live in Paris 1970 — Self - Drums