Ted Ross
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.
Known For
Credits
- 1991 · The Fisher King as Limo Bum
- 1988 · Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Bitterman
- 1987 · A Different World as Dean Harris
- 1985 · The Equalizer as Pike
- 1985 · 227 as
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Dean Harris
- 1984 · Police Academy as Captain Reed
- 1982 · Amityville II: The Possession as Mr. Booth
- 1982 · Fighting Back as Commissioner
- 1982 · Parole as Barney
- 1981 · Ragtime as Black Lawyer
- 1981 · Purlie as Ensemble
- 1981 · Arthur as Bitterman
- 1980 · F.D.R.: The Last Year as Prettyman
- 1980 · Death Penalty as Woody
- 1978 · The Wiz as Lion / Fleetwood Coup de Ville
- 1978 · Wiz on Down the Road as Lion
- 1977 · The Fourth King as Uno (voice)
- 1977 · Minstrel Man as Charlie Bates
- 1976 · Sirota's Court as
- 1976 · The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings as Sallie
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1962 · The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self