Acting credits
32
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Richard Ward
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 18Series: 14
TMDB ID: 52032
IMDb ID: nm0911797
Known for: Acting
Born: March 15, 1915
Died: July 1, 1979
Age: 64
Place of birth: Glenside, Pennsylvania, US
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 1980
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 6.9
Wikidata: Q3431313
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Richard Ward.
7.1
Brubaker
as Abraham Cook
1980 Movie
6.9
The Jerk
as Father
1979 Movie
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978 Movie
5.0
Freeman
as Ned
1977 Movie
6.3
Contract on Cherry Street
as Jack Kittens
1977 Movie
6.2
Family Enforcer
as Gunsmith
1976 Movie
6.6
Mandingo
as Agamemnon
1975 Movie
6.7
Starsky & Hutch
as Captain Dobey
1975 Movie
5.6
For Pete's Sake
as Bernie
1974 Movie
Sty of the Blind Pig
as Blind Jordan
1974 Movie
6.2
Cops and Robbers
as Paul Jones
1973 Movie
6.8
Across 110th Street
as Doc Johnson
1972 Movie
6.2
Brother John
as Frank
1971 Movie
6.7
The Learning Tree
as Booker Savage
1969 Movie
7.4
Nothing But a Man
as Mill Hand
1964 Movie
5.9
Black Like Me
as Burt Wilson
1964 Movie
5.4
The Cool World
as Street speaker
1963 Movie
4.0
Carib Gold
as Lechock
1956 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard Ward.
7.1
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
as Dewey • 13 eps
1976 Series
7.3
Starsky & Hutch
as J.T. Washington • 1 eps
1975 Series
5.0
Beacon Hill
as William Piper • 11 eps
1975 Series
7.3
The Jeffersons
1 eps
1975 Series
6.4
Baretta
as Santine • 1 eps
1975 Series
8.0
Good Times
1 eps
1974 Series
6.9
Police Story
1 eps
1973 Series
5.0
The Brian Keith Show
1 eps
1972 Series
7.4
Sanford and Son
1 eps
1972 Series
7.8
All in the Family
as Ed Lewis • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.4
The Immortal
1 eps
1970 Series
5.5
Naked City
as Lee (uncredited) • 1 eps
1958 Series
6.4
Decoy
as Alex • 1 eps
1957 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Pharoah • 1 eps
1951 Series