Bill Ward
Acting • Born 1948-05-05
Biography
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
34 credits
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
Movie • 2022
Self
Rockthology 2
Movie • 2004
Self (archive footage)
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
Movie • 2004
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
Movie • 2022
Self
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
Movie • 2022
Self
Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994
Movie • 1994
Drums
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
Movie • 1999
Drums
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Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington
Movie • 1999
Drums
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
Movie • 1975
Live Aid
Movie • 1985
Self
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
Movie • 1992
Self
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
Movie • 2002
Self
The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo
Movie • 2014
Self
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Movie • 2010
Self
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
Movie • 1980
Self
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
Movie • 1993
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
Movie • 1999
Drums
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
Movie • 2011
Self
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris
Movie • 1970
Self - Drums
Heavy Metal Britannia
Movie • 2010
Self
Black Sabbath: California Jam
Movie • 1974
Beware of Mr. Baker
Movie • 2012
Self
The Doom Doc
Movie • 2017
Self
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
Movie • 2011
Self
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
Movie • 1970
Bill Ward
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
Movie
Self
Black Sabbath: Live Aid
Movie • 1985
Self
Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno
Movie • 1976
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
Movie • 2020
Self
Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary
Movie • 2025
Self
Black Sabbath - The Last Super
Movie • 1999
An Audience with...
TV • 1978
Self
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
Seven Ages of Rock
TV • 2007
Self