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.
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The hard-working but struggling crew of a shrimp boat discover a sunken treasure. Trouble ensues in ...
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A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become p...
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A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America....
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The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager,...
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In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are...
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Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock m...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brubaker (1980) | Abraham | 7 | |
| 2 | The Jerk (1979) | Father | 7.5 | |
| 3 | Mandingo (1975) | Agamemnon | 9 | |
| 4 | For Pete's Sake (1974) | Bernie | - | - |
| 5 | Across 110th Street (1972) | Doc Johnson | 7 | |
| 6 | The Learning Tree (1969) | Booker Savage | 5 | |
| 7 | The Cool World (1964) | Street speaker | 5 | |
| 8 | Nothing But a Man (1964) | Mill Hand | - | - |
| 9 | Carib Gold (1956) | Lechock | - | - |
