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Ted Ross

Ted Ross

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 30, 1934
Died Sep 03, 2002 (68)
Birthplace Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ted Ross (June 30, 1934 – September 3, 2002) was an American actor who was probably best known for his role as the Lion in The Wiz, an all-African American reinterpretation of The Wizard of Oz. He won a Tony Award for the original 1975 Broadway production, and ... went on to recreate the role in the 1978 film version which also starred Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Ross went on to appear in the films Arthur and Police Academy, and on the television sitcoms The Jeffersons, Benson, The Cosby Show, and its spin-off A Different World. His final role was in the 1991 film The Fisher King. Ross was born Theodore Ross Roberts in Zanesville, Ohio, but he moved with his family to Dayton at age seven. He died from complications of a stroke he suffered in 1998. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

The Fisher King

The Fisher King

1991

as Limo Bum

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988

as Bitterman

Police Academy

Police Academy

1984

as Captain Reed

Amityville II: The Possession

Amityville II: The Possession

1982

as Mr. Booth

Parole

Parole

1982

as Barney

Fighting Back

Fighting Back

1982

as Commissioner

Arthur

Arthur

1981

as Bitterman

Purlie

Purlie

1981

as Ensemble

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

as Black Lawyer

Death Penalty

Death Penalty

1980

as Woody

F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980

as Prettyman

The Wiz

The Wiz

1978

as Lion / Fleetwood Coup de Ville

Wiz on Down the Road

Wiz on Down the Road

1978

as Lion

The Fourth King

The Fourth King

1977

as Uno (voice)

Minstrel Man

Minstrel Man

1977

as Charlie Bates

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

A Different World

as Dean Harris

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 1987

The Cosby Show

as Dean Harris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1984

The Equalizer

as Pike

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1985

Sirota's Court

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Dec 01, 1976

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

227

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1985

The Jeffersons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1975

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