Ted Ross
Birthday
1934/06/30
Day of death
2002/09/03 (68 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Also know as
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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 Th...Read more
Acting
(1991) The Fisher King
as Limo Bum
(1978) The Wiz
as Lion
(1984) Police Academy
as Captain Reed
(1988) Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Bitterman
(1981) Arthur
as Bitterman
(1982) Fighting Back
as Commissioner
(1980) Death Penalty
as Woody
(1977) The Fourth King
as Uno (voice)
(1977) Minstrel Man
as Charlie Bates
(1980) F.D.R.: The Last Year
as Prettyman
(1981) Ragtime
as Black Lawyer
(1982) Parole
as Barney
(1976) The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Sallie
(1978) Wiz on Down the Road
as Lion
(1982) Amityville II: The Possession
as Mr. Booth
(1981) Purlie
as Ensemble
(1987) A Different World
as Dean Harris
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Dean Harris
(1985) 227
as ---
(1975) The Jeffersons
as ---
(1985) The Equalizer
as Pike
(1976) Sirota's Court
as ---
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1974) Dinah!
as Self