Richard Ward
Actor
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.
Filmography
Brubaker
as Abraham Cook 1980
Mandingo
as Agamemnon 1975
Across 110th Street
as Doc Johnson 1972
Nothing But a Man
as Mill Hand 1964
For Pete's Sake
as Bernie 1974
The Learning Tree
as Booker Savage 1969
The Cool World
as Street speaker 1963
Cops and Robbers
as Paul Jones 1973
Family Enforcer
as Gunsmith 1976
Brother John
as Frank 1971
Starsky & Hutch
as Captain Dobey 1975
Black Like Me
as Burt Wilson 1964
Barefoot in Athens
as Satyros 1966
Contract on Cherry Street
as Jack Kittens 1977
Freeman
as Ned 1977
Carib Gold
as Lechock 1956