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.
Mandingo
as AgamemnonWarren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and...
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Brubaker
as Abraham CookThe new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after...
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The Jerk
as FatherAfter discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin...
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For Pete's Sake
as BernieHenry is a woman who would do anything for her husband Pete, including borrow money so he has a...
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Across 110th Street
as Doc JohnsonIn a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as...
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Starsky & Hutch
as Captain DobeyA young couple in a car exactly like Starsky's is killed by hitmen and word is out on the street...
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Nothing But a Man
as Mill HandA proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
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Brother John
as FrankAn enigmatic man (Sidney Poitier) returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of...
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Family Enforcer
as GunsmithA kid from the neighborhood goes to work for the Mafia as a collector.
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The Cool World
as Street speakerA fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to...
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Contract on Cherry Street
as Jack KittensA policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is...
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The Learning Tree
as Booker SavageThe story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black...
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Cops and Robbers
as Paul JonesTwo disillusioned New York policemen plan a $10 million robbery to fuel their low pensions, only...
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Freeman
as NedThis 1977 drama by Phillip Hayes Dean, deals with the sad division between what a man hopes for...
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Black Like Me
as Burt WilsonBlack Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.
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Police Story: No Margin for Error
as uncreditedTwo policemen are suspected of excessive violence and causing two deaths. The investigation...
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Carib Gold
as LechockThe hard-working but struggling crew of a shrimp boat discover a sunken treasure. Trouble ensues...
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Sty of the Blind Pig
as Blind JordanAfter moving to Chicago from the South just as the civil rights movement takes hold, the members...
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Starsky & Hutch
as uncreditedStreetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch'...
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Starsky & Hutch
as Captain DobeyStreetwise Detective David Starsky partners up with a more intellectual partner, Kenneth 'Hutch'...
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Sanford and Son
as uncreditedThe misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
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All in the Family
as Ed LewisArchie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important...
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Naked City
as Lee (uncredited)Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....
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Naked City
as PackerNaked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....
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Naked City
as Nova ScotiaNaked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....
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The Brian Keith Show
as uncreditedThe Brian Keith Show is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from September 1972 to March 1974....
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Baretta
as SantineBaretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1978. The show...
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Good Times
as uncreditedGood Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1,...
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The Jeffersons
as uncreditedSitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as PharoahHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as SatyrosHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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Decoy
as AlexNew York City policewoman Casey Jones' assignment to fight crime often entails her going...
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Police Story
as uncreditedPolice Story is an anthology television crime drama. The show was the brainchild of author and...
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The Immortal
as uncreditedThe Immortal is an American television series, which aired on ABC from September 1970 to January...
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Beacon Hill
as uncreditedShort lived soap opera about rich family and their servants in 1920s Boston.
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