Richard Ward
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
Starsky & Hutch
J.T. Washington
Naked City
Lee (uncredited)
Naked City
Packer
Naked City
Nova Scotia
All in the Family
Ed Lewis
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Dewey
Sanford and Son
Baretta
Santine
The Jeffersons
Good Times
Police Story
Brubaker
Abraham Cook
Mandingo
Agamemnon
The Brian Keith Show
Starsky & Hutch
Captain Dobey
Decoy
Alex
The Immortal
Black Like Me
Burt Wilson
Freeman
Ned
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Pharoah
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Satyros
Family Enforcer
Gunsmith
The Jerk
Father
Beacon Hill
William Piper
Across 110th Street
Doc Johnson
Cops and Robbers
Paul Jones
For Pete's Sake
Bernie
Nothing But a Man
Mill Hand
Carib Gold
Lechock
Brother John
Frank
The Learning Tree
Booker Savage
Contract on Cherry Street
Jack Kittens
All Men's Dead
Heinrich Maksimov
The Cool World
Street speaker
Police Story: No Margin for Error
Sty of the Blind Pig
Blind Jordan
Barefoot in Athens
Satyros