Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
3/15/1915
Place of Birth
Glenside, Pennsylvania, US
Richard Ward
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); War...
Known For
The Jerk
as Father
Brubaker
as Abraham Cook
Brother John
as Frank
Mandingo
as Agamemnon
Cops and Robbers
as Paul Jones
Family Enforcer
as Gunsmith
Starsky & Hutch
as Captain Dobey
Across 110th Street
as Doc Johnson
The Learning Tree
as Booker Savage
Contract on Cherry Street
as Jack Kittens
Black Like Me
as Burt Wilson
Police Story: No Margin for Error
Unknown Role
Freeman
as Ned
Nothing But a Man
as Mill Hand
The Cool World
as Street speaker
For Pete's Sake
as Bernie
Sty of the Blind Pig
as Blind Jordan
Carib Gold
as Lechock