Richard Ward

Known for ActingBorn 1915-03-15Died 1979-07-01Glenside, Pennsylvania, US

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Sty of the Blind Pig

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Good Times

All in the Family

Sanford and Son

The Immortal

The Jeffersons

Starsky & Hutch

Nothing But a Man

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Brubaker

Police Story: No Margin for Error

Beacon Hill

Police Story

The Jerk

Starsky & Hutch

Barefoot in Athens

Contract on Cherry Street

The Learning Tree

Across 110th Street

Mandingo

Baretta

Decoy

Brother John

Cops and Robbers

Family Enforcer

The Brian Keith Show

Black Like Me

Freeman

For Pete's Sake

Naked City

The Cool World

Carib Gold

All Men's Dead