Richard Ward
Born
March 15, 1915
Died
July 1, 1979 (64 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
All Men's Dead
Heinrich Maksimov
2012
Brubaker
Abraham Cook
1980
The Jerk
Father
1979
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978
Freeman
Ned
1977
Contract on Cherry Street
Jack Kittens
1977
Family Enforcer
Gunsmith
1976
Starsky & Hutch
(1 episode)
1975
Beacon Hill
William Piper · (11 episodes)
1975
Mandingo
Agamemnon
1975
Starsky & Hutch
Captain Dobey
1975
The Jeffersons
(1 episode)
1975
Baretta
Santine · (1 episode)
1975
For Pete's Sake
Bernie
1974
Sty of the Blind Pig
Blind Jordan
1974
Good Times
(1 episode)
1974
Cops and Robbers
Paul Jones
1973
Police Story
(1 episode)
1973
Across 110th Street
Doc Johnson
1972
The Brian Keith Show
(1 episode)
1972
Sanford and Son
(1 episode)
1972
Brother John
Frank
1971
All in the Family
Ed Lewis · (1 episode)
1971
The Immortal
(1 episode)
1970
The Learning Tree
Booker Savage
1969
Barefoot in Athens
Satyros
1966
Nothing But a Man
Mill Hand
1964
Black Like Me
Burt Wilson
1964
The Cool World
Street speaker
1963
Naked City
Lee (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1958
Naked City
Packer · (1 episode)
1958
Naked City
Nova Scotia · (1 episode)
1958
Decoy
Alex · (1 episode)
1957
Carib Gold
Lechock
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Pharoah · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Satyros · (1 episode)
1951