---
name: "Ted Ross"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ted-ross"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 June 1934"
died: "3 September 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:30.502304+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."
---

# Ted Ross

Actor. Born 30 June 1934 in Zanesville, Ohio, USA. Died 3 September 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 June 1934, Zanesville, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 3 September 2002

## Biography

Ted Ross was an American actor. Born Theodore Ross Roberts on 30 June 1934 in Zanesville, Ohio, he moved with his family to Dayton at the age of seven. He began his career in clubs and on stage before appearing in film and television.

Ross won a Tony Award for his performance as the Lion in the 1975 Broadway production of *The Wiz* and reprised the role in the 1978 film. He is also known for playing Bitterman in *Arthur* (1981) and its 1988 sequel, Captain Reed in *Police Academy* (1984), and Limo Bum in *The Fisher King* (1991), his final film role. On television he had a recurring role as Dean Harris in *The Cosby Show* and *A Different World*, and appeared in series including *The Jeffersons* and *Benson*.

Ross died on 3 September 2002 in Dayton, Ohio, aged 68.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Fisher King* (1991), Fi1m 80, as Limo Bum — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fisher-king.md)

## Also known for

- *Police Academy* (1984), Captain Reed
- *The Cosby Show* (1984), Dean Harris
- *Arthur* (1981), Bitterman
- *Amityville II: The Possession* (1982), Mr. Booth
- *The Wiz* (1978), Lion
- *Ragtime* (1981), Black Lawyer
- *Arthur 2: On the Rocks* (1988), Bitterman
- *The Jeffersons* (1975)

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/ted-ross