Richard Ward

Acting

Born March 15, 1915, Glenside, Pennsylvania, US

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

• 2012All Men's Dead — Heinrich Maksimov
• American Playhouse — Mill Hand
• 1980Brubaker — Abraham
• 1979The Jerk — Father
• 1978Police Story: No Margin for Error
• 1977Contract on Cherry Street — Jack Kittens
• 1977Freeman — Ned
• 1976Family Enforcer — Gunsmith
• Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman — Dewey
• Baretta — Santine
• Beacon Hill — William Piper
• 1975Mandingo — Agamemnon
• 1975Starsky & Hutch — Captain Dobey
• Starsky & Hutch — J.T. Washington
• The Jeffersons
• 1974For Pete's Sake — Bernie
• Good Times
• 1974Sty of the Blind Pig — Blind Jordan
• 1973Cops and Robbers — Paul Jones
• Police Story
• 1972Across 110th Street — Doc Johnson
• Sanford and Son
• The Brian Keith Show
• All in the Family — Ed Lewis
• 1971Brother John — Frank
• The Immortal
• 1969The Learning Tree — Booker Savage
• 1966Barefoot in Athens — Satyros
• 1964Black Like Me — Burt Wilson
• 1964Nothing But a Man — Mill Hand
• 1964The Cool World — Street speaker
• Naked City — Lee (uncredited), Packer, Nova Scotia
• Decoy — Alex
• 1956Carib Gold — Lechock
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Pharoah, Satyros