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Richard Ward

Cast & creator

Richard Ward

1915-03-15 (died at 64) Glenside, Pennsylvania, USIMDb

Best known for American Playhouse, Naked City, Naked City

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

20

film credits

Series

18

television credits

Career

38

1951–2012 · acting roles

Credit score

6.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Mill Hand · 1982

Naked City

Naked City

Lee (uncredited) · 1958

Naked City

Naked City

Packer · 1958

Naked City

Naked City

Nova Scotia · 1958

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

J.T. Washington · 1975

Across film & television

Filmography (38)

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Showing 38 of 38 credits

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Mill Hand

Naked City

Naked City

Lee (uncredited)

Naked City

Naked City

Packer

Naked City

Naked City

Nova Scotia

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

J.T. Washington

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Dewey

All in the Family

All in the Family

Ed Lewis

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

Baretta

Baretta

Santine

Police Story

Police Story

Good Times

Good Times

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

Decoy

Decoy

Alex

The Brian Keith Show

The Brian Keith Show

The Immortal

The Immortal

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Pharoah

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Satyros

The Jerk

The Jerk

Father

Brubaker

Brubaker

Abraham

Mandingo

Mandingo

Agamemnon

Beacon Hill

William Piper

For Pete's Sake

For Pete's Sake

Bernie

Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street

Doc Johnson

Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

Captain Dobey

Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

Mill Hand

Family Enforcer

Family Enforcer

Gunsmith

Contract on Cherry Street

Contract on Cherry Street

Jack Kittens

Cops and Robbers

Cops and Robbers

Paul Jones

Police Story: No Margin for Error

Police Story: No Margin for Error

The Learning Tree

The Learning Tree

Booker Savage

Carib Gold

Carib Gold

Lechock

Black Like Me

Black Like Me

Burt Wilson

Freeman

Freeman

Ned

Brother John

Brother John

Frank

Sty of the Blind Pig

Sty of the Blind Pig

Blind Jordan

The Cool World

The Cool World

Street speaker

All Men's Dead

Heinrich Maksimov

Barefoot in Athens

Satyros