---
name: "Lyman Ward"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lyman-ward"
fi1m_id: "lyman-ward"
imdb_id: "nm0911700"
tmdb_id: 90198
wikidata_id: "Q485106"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 June 1941"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T18:36:52.318923+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lyman Ward

## Identity

Lyman Ward

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lyman-ward
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lyman-ward
- **IMDb ID:** nm0911700
- **TMDB ID:** 90198
- **Wikidata ID:** Q485106
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_Ward_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485106, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911700/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/90198

Actor. Born 21 June 1941 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 June 1941, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
- **Active:** 1982–1988
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Crime 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $70m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_Ward_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485106, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911700/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/90198

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Ferris Bueller's Day Off*](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md) (81)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Cagney & Lacey*](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Lyman Ward is a Canadian actor. He was born on 21 June 1941 in Saint John, New Brunswick, and graduated from St. Malachy's Memorial High School in 1959 and St. Thomas University in 1963.

Ward is best known for playing Tom Bueller in *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986). He has appeared in *Creature* (1985), *A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge* (1985), *Planes, Trains and Automobiles* (1987), *Independence Day* (1996) and *Not Another Teen Movie* (2001). His television credits include the first episode of *Laverne & Shirley* (1976), *The Wonder Years*, *Monk* and *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody*.

He was cast as Jim Walsh in the pilot of *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990) but the role was recast. Ward married actress Cindy Pickett, his co-star in *Ferris Bueller's Day Off*, in 1986; they later divorced. He published the novel *Fortune's Tide* in 2016.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Wonder Years* (1988), Fi1m 82, as Ben Aidem — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)
- *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), Fi1m 81, as Tom Bueller — [page](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md)
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)

## Complete filmography (80)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *In the Forest* (2022), as Stan
- *Transparent* (2014), series, as Dean Carl Spitzer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/transparent.md)
- *2:13* (2009), as Police Captain
- *Rumor Has It...* (2005), as Charity Dinner Guest
- *The Suite Life of Zack & Cody* (2005), series, as George Harrington
- *Quiet Kill* (2004), as Dr. Rubin
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Mr. Carlson
- *First Monday* (2002), series, as Brian Chandler
- *Not Another Teen Movie* (2001), as Mr. Wyler
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Mr. Hayes
- *Independence Day* (1996), as Secret Service Guy — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/independence-day.md)
- *The Siege at Ruby Ridge* (1996), as Ross Jones
- *The Siege at Ruby Ridge* (1996), series, as Ross Jones
- *A Stranger to Love* (1996), as Handley
- *Serial Killer* (1995), as Dr. Harvard Jankowitz
- *JAG* (1995), series, as Roger Morris, Maj. Gen. Chad Kubin
- *The Wrong Woman* (1995), as Jonah Slide
- *No Dessert, Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn* (1994), as Larry Driscoll
- *Models Inc.* (1994), series, Actor
- *Weird Science* (1994), series, Actor
- *The Force* (1994), as Maddox
- *The Beverly Hillbillies* (1993), as Chief Gallo
- *Dave's World* (1993), series, as Chuck
- *Mikey* (1992), as Mr. Jenkins
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Doug Vincent
- *Best Shots* (1992), Actor
- *Sleepwalkers* (1992), as Mr. Robertson
- *The Taking of Beverly Hills* (1991), as Chief Healy
- *Sweet Poison* (1991), as Warden
- *Guilty as Charged* (1991), as Stanford
- *Dick Francis: In the Frame* (1989), as Don Stuart
- *Just Tipsy, Honey* (1989), as Chris Adams
- *Riding the Edge* (1989), as John Harman
- *Milk and Honey* (1988), as Adam Bernardi
- *Perfect Victims* (1988), as Steven Hack
- *Supercarrier* (1988), series, Actor
- *She's Having a Baby* (1988), as Lyman Ward (uncredited)
- *The Wonder Years* (1988), series, as Ben Aidem — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wonder-years.md)
- *Stranger on My Land* (1988), Actor
- *Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall* (1987), as Dick Tratten
- *Planes, Trains and Automobiles* (1987), as John
- *thirtysomething* (1987), series, Actor
- *She's the Sheriff* (1987), series, as Commissioner McKinney
- *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), as Tom Bueller — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md)
- *Matlock* (1986), series, as Arthur Richardson
- *A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge* (1985), as Mr. Grady
- *The Emperor's New Clothes* (1985), as Pub Man
- *Creature* (1985), as David Perkins
- *Obsessed with a Married Woman* (1985), Actor
- *Protocol* (1984), as Senator Kenworthy
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Walter Ickes, Mitchell Lawrence, Colin Crowe
- *Young Lust: A Soap Opera* (1984), as Dick Danner
- *Moscow on the Hudson* (1984), as Agent Williams, Justice Dept.
- *Night Court* (1984), series, as Commander Tucker
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, Actor
- *Love Letters* (1983), as Morgan Crawford
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Eisher
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Russell Forsyth
- *Family Ties* (1982), series, as John Willis
- *Faerie Tale Theatre* (1982), series, as Pub Man
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), series, Actor — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Dick Tratten (segment 'Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall')
- *Whose Life Is It Anyway?* (1981), as Emergency Room Doctor
- *Jessica Novak* (1981), series, Actor
- *The Phoenix* (1981), as Howard
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Frank Foley
- *The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood* (1980), as Real Estate Agent
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, Actor
- *Battlestar Galactica* (1978), series, as Pallon / Karibdis
- *The Great Smokey Roadblock* (1978), as Leland
- *Man from Atlantis* (1977), series, as Clavius
- *Having Babies* (1976), as Dr. Cabe
- *Alice* (1976), series, Actor
- *Laverne & Shirley* (1976), series, Actor
- *One Day at a Time* (1975), series, Actor
- *Barney Miller* (1975), series, as Harv Jetter, Len Macready
- *Kojak* (1973), series, as Larry Jordan — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Coffy* (1973), as Orderly
- *Police Story* (1973), series, as Officer Harris
- *Delphi Bureau* (1972), series, as Moretti

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