Richard Ward
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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
Credits
Mandingo (1975)
as Agamemnon
The Jerk (1979)
as Father
Brubaker (1980)
as Abraham
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
as Captain Dobey
Family Enforcer (1976)
as Gunsmith
Nothing But a Man (1964)
as Mill Hand
Across 110th Street (1972)
as Doc Johnson
For Pete's Sake (1974)
as Bernie
Cops and Robbers (1973)
as Paul Jones
Contract on Cherry Street (1977)
as Jack Kittens
Black Like Me (1964)
as Burt Wilson
Brother John (1971)
as Frank
Freeman (1977)
as Ned
The Learning Tree (1969)
as Booker Savage
Carib Gold (1956)
as Lechock
The Cool World (1964)
as Street speaker
Barefoot in Athens (1966)
as Satyros
Sty of the Blind Pig (1974)
as Blind Jordan
All Men's Dead (2012)
as Heinrich Maksimov
Police Story: No Margin for Error (1978)
Actor