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.
Freeman
(Ned)
The Jerk
(Father)
Mandingo
(Agamemnon)
Family Enforcer
(Gunsmith)
Police Story: No Margin for Error
Barefoot in Athens
(Satyros)
Sty of the Blind Pig
(Blind Jordan)
Nothing But a Man
(Mill Hand)
Brother John
(Frank)
Starsky & Hutch
(Captain Dobey)
The Learning Tree
(Booker Savage)
Across 110th Street
(Doc Johnson)
Brubaker
(Abraham Cook)
Cops and Robbers
(Paul Jones)
Black Like Me
(Burt Wilson)
The Cool World
(Street speaker)
Carib Gold
(Lechock)
For Pete's Sake
(Bernie)
All Men's Dead
(Heinrich Maksimov)
Contract on Cherry Street
(Jack Kittens)
Good Times
Starsky & Hutch
All in the Family
(Ed Lewis)
The Jeffersons
Baretta
(Santine)
Naked City
(Lee (uncredited))
Sanford and Son
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Pharoah)
The Immortal
Police Story
Decoy
(Alex)
The Brian Keith Show
Beacon Hill
(William Piper)
Starsky & Hutch
(Captain Dobey)
Naked City
(Packer)
Naked City
(Nova Scotia)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Satyros)