Richard Ward
Known For
Acting
Born
1915-03-15 in Glenside, Pennsylvania, US
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.
Most Known For
Starsky & Hutch
as J.T. Washington
All in the Family
as Ed Lewis
Naked City
as Lee (uncredited)
Naked City
as Packer
Naked City
as Nova Scotia
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
as Dewey
Sanford and Son
The Jeffersons
Baretta
as Santine
Good Times
Police Story
Brubaker
as Abraham Cook
Starsky & Hutch
as Captain Dobey
Mandingo
as Agamemnon
The Brian Keith Show
Decoy
as Alex
Black Like Me
as Burt Wilson
The Immortal
The Jerk
as Father
Freeman
as Ned