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
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⭐ 5The Jerk
⭐ 6.898Mandingo
⭐ 6.7Family Enforcer
⭐ 6.5Police Story: No Margin for Error
⭐ 0Barefoot in Athens
⭐ 6.3Sty of the Blind Pig
⭐ 0Nothing But a Man
⭐ 7.4Brother John
⭐ 6.2Starsky & Hutch
⭐ 6.7The Learning Tree
⭐ 6.9Across 110th Street
⭐ 6.768Brubaker
⭐ 7.06Cops and Robbers
⭐ 6.2Black Like Me
⭐ 5.9The Cool World
⭐ 5.4Carib Gold
⭐ 4For Pete's Sake
⭐ 5.6All Men's Dead
⭐ 0Contract on Cherry Street
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