Ted Ross
Known For
Acting
Born
1934-06-30 in Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Died
2002-09-03
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ted Ross (June 30, 1934 – September 3, 2002) was an American actor who was probably best known for his role as the Lion in The Wiz, an all-African American reinterpretation of The Wizard of Oz. He won a Tony Award for the original 1975 Broadway production, and went on to recreate the role in the 1978 film version which also starred Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Ross went on to appear in the films Arthur and Police Academy, and on the television sitcoms The Jeffersons, Benson, The Cosby Show, and its spin-off A Different World. His final role was in the 1991 film The Fisher King. Ross was born Theodore Ross Roberts in Zanesville, Ohio, but he moved with his family to Dayton at age seven. He died from complications of a stroke he suffered in 1998. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Cosby Show
as Dean Harris
The Equalizer
as Pike
A Different World
as Dean Harris
The Jeffersons
Dinah!
as Self
227
Police Academy
as Captain Reed
The Wiz
as Lion
The Fisher King
as Limo Bum
Amityville II: The Possession
as Mr. Booth
Arthur
as Bitterman
Ragtime
as Black Lawyer
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Bitterman
Fighting Back
as Commissioner
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Sallie
Sirota's Court
Minstrel Man
as Charlie Bates
Purlie
as Ensemble
Wiz on Down the Road
as Lion