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Richard Ward

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African-American actor (1915–1979)

Person · Open Library

Born
1918
Works
36

Top works

  • McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
  • Hawker Hurricane MK.I/IV
  • Hawker Hunter F.1/T.66 in Royal Air Force and foreign service
  • Luftwaffe
  • Sharkmouth

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Film & TV

Glenside, Pennsylvania, US

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…

Known for

  • All Men's Dead — Heinrich Maksimov2012
  • American Playhouse — Mill Hand1982
  • Brubaker — Abraham1980
  • The Jerk — Father1979
  • Police Story: No Margin for Error1978
  • Freeman — Ned1977
  • Contract on Cherry Street — Jack Kittens1977
  • Family Enforcer — Gunsmith1976
  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman — Dewey1976
  • Mandingo — Agamemnon1975

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Listeners
40
Total plays
101

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Richard
Family name
Ward
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Glenside
Place of death
Hollywood
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
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date of death
1979-07-01
date of birth
1915-03-15
cause of death
myocardial infarction
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1949-00-00
writing language
English language
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