Ted Ross

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Police Academy (1984) — Captain Reed
2. The Fisher King (1991) — Limo Bum
3. The Cosby Show (1984) — Dean Harris
4. Arthur (1981) — Bitterman
5. Amityville II: The Possession (1982) — Mr. Booth
6. The Wiz (1978) — Lion
7. Ragtime (1981) — Black Lawyer
8. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) — Bitterman
9. The Jeffersons (1975)
10. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
11. A Different World (1987) — Dean Harris
12. The Equalizer (1985) — Pike
13. Stealing Home (1988) — Bud Scott
14. 227 (1985)
15. The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976) — Sallie
16. Fighting Back (1982) — Commissioner
17. F.D.R.: The Last Year (1980) — Prettyman
18. Purlie (1981) — Ensemble
19. Dinah! (1974) — Self
20. Wiz on Down the Road (1978) — Lion
21. Sirota's Court (1976) — Sawyer Dabney
22. Death Penalty (1980) — Woody
23. The Fourth King (1977) — Uno (voice)
24. Parole (1982) — Barney
25. Minstrel Man (1977) — Charlie Bates