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