Acting · Glenside, Pennsylvania, US · Born March 15, 1915
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.
All Men's Dead
2012
as Heinrich Maksimov
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Mill Hand
MovieBrubaker
1980
as Abraham
MovieThe Jerk
1979
as Father
MoviePolice Story: No Margin for Error
1978
MovieFreeman
1977
as Ned
MovieContract on Cherry Street
1977
as Jack Kittens
MovieFamily Enforcer
1976
as Gunsmith
TVMary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
as Dewey
TVStarsky & Hutch
1975
as J.T. Washington
TVBeacon Hill
1975
as William Piper
MovieMandingo
1975
as Agamemnon
MovieStarsky & Hutch
1975
as Captain Dobey
TVThe Jeffersons
1975
TVBaretta
1975
as Santine
MovieFor Pete's Sake
1974
as Bernie
MovieSty of the Blind Pig
1974
as Blind Jordan
TVGood Times
1974
MovieCops and Robbers
1973
as Paul Jones
TVPolice Story
1973
MovieAcross 110th Street
1972
as Doc Johnson
TVThe Brian Keith Show
1972
TVSanford and Son
1972
MovieBrother John
1971
as Frank
TVAll in the Family
1971
as Ed Lewis
TVThe Immortal
1970
MovieThe Learning Tree
1969
as Booker Savage
Barefoot in Athens
1966
as Satyros
MovieNothing But a Man
1964
as Mill Hand
MovieBlack Like Me
1964
as Burt Wilson
MovieThe Cool World
1964
as Street speaker
TVNaked City
1958
as Lee (uncredited)
TVDecoy
1957
as Alex
MovieCarib Gold
1956
as Lechock
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Pharoah
