Richard Ward
Acting • Born 1915-03-15 – Died 1979-07-01
Biography
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
37 credits
Freeman
Movie • 1977
Ned
The Jerk
Movie • 1979
Father
Mandingo
Movie • 1975
Agamemnon
Family Enforcer
Movie • 1976
Gunsmith
Police Story: No Margin for Error
Movie • 1978
Barefoot in Athens
Movie • 1966
Satyros
Sty of the Blind Pig
Movie • 1974
Blind Jordan
Nothing But a Man
Movie • 1964
Mill Hand
Brother John
Movie • 1971
Frank
Starsky & Hutch
Movie • 1975
Captain Dobey
The Learning Tree
Movie • 1969
Booker Savage
Brubaker
Movie • 1980
Abraham
Across 110th Street
Movie • 1972
Doc Johnson
Cops and Robbers
Movie • 1973
Paul Jones
Black Like Me
Movie • 1964
Burt Wilson
The Cool World
Movie • 1964
Street speaker
Carib Gold
Movie • 1956
Lechock
For Pete's Sake
Movie • 1974
Bernie
All Men's Dead
Movie • 2012
Heinrich Maksimov
Contract on Cherry Street
Movie • 1977
Jack Kittens
Good Times
TV • 1974
Starsky & Hutch
TV • 1975
J.T. Washington
All in the Family
TV • 1971
Ed Lewis
The Jeffersons
TV • 1975
Baretta
TV • 1975
Santine
Naked City
TV • 1958
Lee (uncredited)
Sanford and Son
TV • 1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Pharoah
The Immortal
TV • 1970
Police Story
TV • 1973
Decoy
TV • 1957
Alex
The Brian Keith Show
TV • 1972
Beacon Hill
TV • 1975
William Piper
Naked City
TV • 1958
Packer
Naked City
TV • 1958
Nova Scotia
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Satyros
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
TV • 1976
Dewey