Acting
Richard Ward
EN cinema · 20 credits
Born
15 March 1915
Died
1 July 1979 (aged 64)
Birthplace
Glenside, 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.
Known for
Filmography
All Men's Dead
2012
All Men's Dead
as Heinrich Maksimov
Brubaker
as Abraham
The Jerk
as Father
Freeman
as Ned
Contract on Cherry Street
as Jack Kittens
Family Enforcer
as Gunsmith
Mandingo
as Agamemnon
Starsky & Hutch
as Captain Dobey
Sty of the Blind Pig
as Blind Jordan
For Pete's Sake
as Bernie
Cops and Robbers
as Paul Jones
Across 110th Street
as Doc Johnson
Brother John
as Frank
The Learning Tree
as Booker Savage
Nothing But a Man
as Mill Hand
Black Like Me
as Burt Wilson
The Cool World
as Street speaker
Carib Gold
as Lechock