Ted Ross

Known for ActingBorn 1934-06-30Died 2002-09-03Zanesville, Ohio, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Death Penalty

Wiz on Down the Road

The Fisher King

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Jeffersons

The Equalizer

A Different World

The Cosby Show

Parole

Ragtime

The Fourth King

Dinah!

F.D.R.: The Last Year

227

Police Academy

Arthur

Purlie

Stealing Home

The Wiz

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

Sirota's Court

Fighting Back

Amityville II: The Possession

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Minstrel Man