Ted Ross
17 movies · 6 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 30, 1934
- Died
- Sep 3, 2002 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Biography
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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.
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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.
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Known for
Ted Ross: movies and TV shows
Acting (23)
- 1991 The Fisher King
as Limo Bum
- 1988 Stealing Home
as Bud Scott
- 1988 Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Bitterman
- 1987
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 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
- 1978 Wiz on Down the Road
as Lion
- 1977 The Fourth King
as Uno (voice)
- 1977 Minstrel Man
as Charlie Bates
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1974 Dinah!
1 episode
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
2 episodes