Actor
Ted Ross
Born June 30, 1934 in Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Died September 3, 200216 films
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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.
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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Filmography
16 films as actor- 1991The Fisher KingLimo Bum
- 1988Stealing HomeBud Scott
- 1988Arthur 2: On the RocksBitterman
- 1984Police AcademyCaptain Reed
- 1982Amityville II: The PossessionMr. Booth
- 1982Fighting BackCommissioner
- 1982ParoleBarney
- 1981RagtimeBlack Lawyer
- 1981PurlieEnsemble
- 1981ArthurBitterman
- 1980F.D.R.: The Last YearPrettyman
- 1980Death PenaltyWoody
- 1978The WizLion
- 1977The Fourth KingUno (voice)
- 1977Minstrel ManCharlie Bates
- 1976The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor KingsSallie