Richard Ward
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Biography: Richard Ward, (March 15, 1915 – July 1, 1979) was a gravel-voiced African American actor on the stage, television, and in films, from 1949 until his death. Though best known through his TV appearances late in life, both in sitcoms and police procedurals, Ward also had an extensive film resume and a distinguished stage career, one of the highlights of the latter being his portrayal of Willy Loman in the 1972 production of Death of a Salesman, staged in Baltimore's Center Stage (the first African American production of Arthur Miller's signature opus, produced with the playwright's blessing); Ward's own favorite among his theatrical vehicles was Ceremonies in Dark Old Men.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Glenside, Pennsylvania, US
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Birthday: March 15, 1915
Age: 110 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: July 01, 1979
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Freeman
Overview: This 1977 drama by Phillip Hayes Dean, deals with the sad division between what a man hopes for and what he achieves. In the title role, Dick Anthony Williams portrays a naïve, ambitious, recklessly optimistic man who is not understood by those closest to him and who finds himself in difficulty because of his unrealistic hopes.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-31
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The Jerk
Overview: After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-14
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Mandingo
Overview: Warren Maxwell, the owner of a run-down plantation, pressures his son, Hammond, to marry and produce an heir to inherit the plantation. Hammond settles on his own cousin, Blanche, but purchases a sex slave when he returns from the honeymoon. He also buys his father a new Mandingo slave named Mede to breed and train as a prize-fighter.
Genres: Romance Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-06-06
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Family Enforcer
Overview: A kid from the neighborhood goes to work for the Mafia as a collector.
Genres: Crime Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-10-29
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Police Story: No Margin for Error
Overview: Two policemen are suspected of excessive violence and causing two deaths. The investigation brings to light, little by little, the whole truth.
Genres: Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-04-30
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Sty of the Blind Pig
Overview: After moving to Chicago from the South just as the civil rights movement takes hold, the members of an African American family led by steely matriarch Weedy Warren have different reactions to the social upheaval surrounding them.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-05-29
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Barefoot in Athens
Overview: The last few days in the life of Socrates, including his trial.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-11-11
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Nothing But a Man
Overview: A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-12-27
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Brother John
Overview: An enigmatic man returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-08-15
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Starsky & Hutch
Overview: A young couple in a car exactly like Starsky's is killed by hitmen and word is out on the street that there's a contract out on Starsky and Hutch. This is a TV-pilot that was an ABC Movie of the Week and later turned into the TV-series.
Genres: Action Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-01
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The Learning Tree
Overview: The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambitions of the black teenager in small-town America are explored with a strong statement about human values.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-08-06
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Brubaker
Overview: The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-06-20
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Across 110th Street
Overview: In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-19
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Cops and Robbers
Overview: Two disillusioned New York policemen plan a $10 million robbery to fuel their low pensions, only to run into one debacle after another in the process.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-08-15
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Black Like Me
Overview: Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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The Cool World
Overview: A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-09-02
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Carib Gold
Overview: The hard-working but struggling crew of a shrimp boat discover a sunken treasure. Trouble ensues in this dramatic black-cast production.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-09-30
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For Pete's Sake
Overview: Henrietta Robbins borrows money from a loan shark to finance her husband's investment in the stock market. However, when their stock plummets, she scrambles to find a way to pay the money back.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-26
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All Men's Dead
Overview: “As the German blitz raids reach their 39th day further air raids are to be expected at anytime…” At BBC broadcasting House, Bruce Belfrage and the rest of the staff are preparing the nightly news for millions of anxious listeners, but when the building suffers a direct hit they must pull together to face a terrible choice. Inspired by a true story.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-01-01
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Contract on Cherry Street
Overview: A policeman devises an unorthodox plan for bringing criminals to justice after his partner is brutally gunned down.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-19
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