Bill Ward
May 5, 1948 (76 years old) in Aston, Birmingham, England, UK
William Thomas Ward (born 5 May 1948) is an English musician and visual artist, best known as the original drummer of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He also performed lead vocals on two Black Sabbath songs: "It's Alright" from the album Technical Ecstasy and "Swinging the Chain" from the album Never Say Die!. Ward is known for his very unorthodox style of playing the drums, often using snare-drills and tempo-drop to match both vocals and riff.
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- 2022 · Dio: Dreamers Never Die as Self
- 2022 · Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary as Self
- 2022 · Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary as Self
- 2017 · The Doom Doc as Self
- 2014 · The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo as Self
- 2012 · Beware of Mr. Baker as Self
- 2011 · God Bless Ozzy Osbourne as Self
- 2011 · Black Sabbath - Paris 1970 as Himself
- 2010 · Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid as Self
- 2010 · Heavy Metal Britannia as Self
- 2007 · Seven Ages of Rock as Self
- 2004 · Rockthology 2 as
- 2004 · Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive as
- 2002 · Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992 as Himself
- 1999 · Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999 as Drums
- 1999 · Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington as Drums
- 1999 · Black Sabbath: The Last Supper as Himself
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self
- 1994 · Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994 as Drums
- 1993 · Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud as
- 1992 · Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One as Himself
- 1985 · Live Aid as Self
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1978 · Black Sabbath: Never Say Die as Himself
- 1975 · Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert as
- 1974 · Black Sabbath: California Jam as
- 1970 · Black Sabbath - Live in Paris as Himself - Drums
- 1970 · Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1 as Bill Ward