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Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 15, 1915
Died
July 1, 1979
Place of Birth
Glenside, Pennsylvania, US
Richard Ward
0.2 Popularity
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
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Heinrich Maksimov
All Men's Dead
2012
7.1
Abraham Cook
Brubaker
1980
6.9
Father
The Jerk
1979
0.0
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978
5.0
Ned
Freeman
1977
6.3
Jack Kittens
Contract on Cherry Street
1977
6.2
Gunsmith
Family Enforcer
1976
7.3
J.T. Washington
Starsky & Hutch
1975
5.0
William Piper
Beacon Hill
1975
6.6
Agamemnon
Mandingo
1975
Credits
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All Men's Dead
as Heinrich Maksimov
2012
0.0
Brubaker
as Abraham Cook
1980
7.1
The Jerk
as Father
1979
6.9
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978
0.0
Freeman
as Ned
1977
5.0
Contract on Cherry Street
as Jack Kittens
1977
6.3
Family Enforcer
as Gunsmith
1976
6.2
Starsky & Hutch
as J.T. Washington
1975
7.3
Beacon Hill
as William Piper
1975
5.0
Mandingo
as Agamemnon
1975
6.6
Starsky & Hutch
as Captain Dobey
1975
6.7
The Jeffersons
1975
7.3
Baretta
as Santine
1975
6.4
For Pete's Sake
as Bernie
1974
5.6
Sty of the Blind Pig
as Blind Jordan
1974
0.0
Good Times
1974
8.0
Cops and Robbers
as Paul Jones
1973
6.2
Police Story
1973
6.9
Across 110th Street
as Doc Johnson
1972
6.8
The Brian Keith Show
1972
5.0
Sanford and Son
1972
7.4
Brother John
as Frank
1971
6.2
All in the Family
as Ed Lewis
1971
7.8
The Immortal
1970
7.4
The Learning Tree
as Booker Savage
1969
6.7
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Barefoot in Athens
as Satyros
1966
6.3
Nothing But a Man
as Mill Hand
1964
7.4
Black Like Me
as Burt Wilson
1964
5.9
The Cool World
as Street speaker
1963
5.4
Naked City
as Lee (uncredited)
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Packer
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Nova Scotia
1958
5.5
Decoy
as Alex
1957
6.4
Carib Gold
as Lechock
1956
4.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Pharoah
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Satyros
1951
8.6