Richard Ward
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 15, 1915
- Died
- July 1, 1979
- 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.
Filmography
- All Men's Dead
All Men's Dead 2012
as Heinrich Maksimov
Brubaker 1980
as Abraham
The Jerk 1979
as Father
Police Story: No Margin for Error 1978
Actor
Freeman 1977
as Ned
Contract on Cherry Street 1977
as Jack Kittens
Family Enforcer 1976
as Gunsmith
Mandingo 1975
as Agamemnon
Starsky & Hutch 1975
as Captain Dobey
For Pete's Sake 1974
as Bernie
Sty of the Blind Pig 1974
as Blind Jordan
Cops and Robbers 1973
as Paul Jones
Across 110th Street 1972
as Doc Johnson
Brother John 1971
as Frank
The Learning Tree 1969
as Booker Savage
- Barefoot in Athens
Barefoot in Athens 1966
as Satyros
Nothing But a Man 1964
as Mill Hand
Black Like Me 1964
as Burt Wilson
The Cool World 1964
as Street speaker
Carib Gold 1956
as Lechock
Credits from TMDB.