Ted Ross
Acting
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.
Filmography 25
Movies (17)
The Fisher King1991Limo Bum
Stealing Home1988Bud Scott
Arthur 2: On the Rocks1988Bitterman
Police Academy1984Captain Reed
Amityville II: The Possession1982Mr. Booth
Fighting Back1982Commissioner
Parole1982Barney
Ragtime1981Black Lawyer
Purlie1981Ensemble
Arthur1981Bitterman
F.D.R.: The Last Year1980Prettyman
Death Penalty1980Woody
The Wiz1978Lion
Wiz on Down the Road1978Lion
The Fourth King1977Uno (voice)
Minstrel Man1977Charlie Bates
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings1976Sallie
Shows (8)
A Different World1987Dean Harris
The Equalizer1985Pike
2271985
The Cosby Show1984Dean Harris- Sirota's Court1976Sawyer Dabney
The Jeffersons1975
Dinah!1974Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962Self