Richard Ward

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.

Known For

Naked City

Starsky & Hutch

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Baretta

The Jeffersons

All in the Family

All Movies (20)

All Men's Dead2012 · as Heinrich Maksimov
Brubaker1980 · as Abraham
The Jerk1979 · as Father
Police Story: No Margin for Error1978
Freeman1977 · as Ned
Contract on Cherry Street1977 · as Jack Kittens
Family Enforcer1976 · as Gunsmith
Mandingo1975 · as Agamemnon
Starsky & Hutch1975 · as Captain Dobey
For Pete's Sake1974 · as Bernie
Sty of the Blind Pig1974 · as Blind Jordan
Cops and Robbers1973 · as Paul Jones
Across 110th Street1972 · as Doc Johnson
Brother John1971 · as Frank
The Learning Tree1969 · as Booker Savage
Barefoot in Athens1966 · as Satyros
Nothing But a Man1964 · as Mill Hand
Black Like Me1964 · as Burt Wilson
The Cool World1964 · as Street speaker
Carib Gold1956 · as Lechock

All TV Shows (17)

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman1976 · as Dewey
Starsky & Hutch1975 · as J.T. Washington
Beacon Hill1975 · as William Piper
The Jeffersons1975
Baretta1975 · as Santine
Good Times1974
Police Story1973
The Brian Keith Show1972
Sanford and Son1972
All in the Family1971 · as Ed Lewis
The Immortal1970
Naked City1958 · as Lee (uncredited)
Naked City1958 · as Packer
Naked City1958 · as Nova Scotia
Decoy1957 · as Alex
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Pharoah
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Satyros