---
name: "Richard Ward"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-ward-52032"
fi1m_id: "richard-ward-52032"
imdb_id: "nm0911797"
tmdb_id: 52032
wikidata_id: "Q3431313"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 March 1915"
died: "1 July 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T00:43:57.197508+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."
---

# Richard Ward

## Identity

Richard Ward

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-ward-52032
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-ward-52032
- **IMDb ID:** nm0911797
- **TMDB ID:** 52032
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3431313
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ward_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3431313, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911797/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52032

Actor. Born 15 March 1915 in Glenside, Pennsylvania, US. Died 1 July 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 March 1915, Glenside, Pennsylvania, US
- **Died:** 1 July 1979
- **Active:** 1964–1979
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ward_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3431313, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911797/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/52032

## Biography

Richard Ward (15 March 1915 – 1 July 1979) was an American actor who appeared in stage productions, films and television from 1949 until his death. He was born in Glenside, Pennsylvania, and worked for ten years as a New York City police detective before turning to acting. An Actors Studio alumnus, he made his television debut in 1950 and later appeared in anthology dramas and 1970s sitcoms including *All in the Family*, *The Jeffersons* and *Good Times*.

Ward had an extensive stage career. Highlights included the role of Mr Parker in *Ceremonies in Dark Old Men* and Willy Loman in the 1972 all-Black production of *Death of a Salesman* at Baltimore's Center Stage. His film roles included the street speaker in *The Cool World* (1964), Doc Johnson in *Across 110th Street* (1972), Agamemnon in *Mandingo* (1975) and Father in *The Jerk* (1979). He also appeared in *Brubaker* (1980), released after his death from a heart ailment in Coxsackie, New York.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Jerk* (1979), Fi1m 77, as Father — [page](https://film.one/film/the-jerk.md)

## Complete filmography (35)

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

- *All Men's Dead* (2012), as Heinrich Maksimov
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Mill Hand
- *Brubaker* (1980), as Abraham
- *The Jerk* (1979), as Father — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-jerk.md)
- *Police Story: No Margin for Error* (1978), Actor
- *Freeman* (1977), as Ned
- *Contract on Cherry Street* (1977), as Jack Kittens
- *Family Enforcer* (1976), as Gunsmith
- *Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman* (1976), series, as Dewey
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, as J.T. Washington
- *Beacon Hill* (1975), series, as William Piper
- *Mandingo* (1975), as Agamemnon
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), as Captain Dobey
- *The Jeffersons* (1975), series, Actor
- *Baretta* (1975), series, as Santine
- *For Pete's Sake* (1974), as Bernie
- *Sty of the Blind Pig* (1974), as Blind Jordan
- *Good Times* (1974), series, Actor
- *Cops and Robbers* (1973), as Paul Jones
- *Police Story* (1973), series, Actor
- *Across 110th Street* (1972), as Doc Johnson
- *The Brian Keith Show* (1972), series, Actor
- *Sanford and Son* (1972), series, Actor
- *Brother John* (1971), as Frank
- *All in the Family* (1971), series, as Ed Lewis — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/all-in-the-family.md)
- *The Immortal* (1970), series, Actor
- *The Learning Tree* (1969), as Booker Savage
- *Barefoot in Athens* (1966), as Satyros
- *Nothing But a Man* (1964), as Mill Hand
- *Black Like Me* (1964), as Burt Wilson
- *The Cool World* (1964), as Street speaker
- *Naked City* (1958), series, as Lee (uncredited), Packer, Nova Scotia
- *Decoy* (1957), series, as Alex
- *Carib Gold* (1956), as Lechock
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Pharoah, Satyros

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