Richard Ward Biography

Fast Facts

• Started performing in a vaudeville show with his sisters at the age of 11
• Before becoming involved with acting, he was an amateur and professional boxer
• Was widely recognized for his deep, grave speaking voice
• Was a member of the all-black cast of director Lee Sankowich's production of "Death of a Salesman․"
• Spent ten years as a detective in the Manhattan district attorney's office
• Was a cast member of the 1964 Broadway play "Blues for Mister Charlie․"