Ted Ross
Actor
- Born
- June 30, 1934 · Zanesville, Ohio, USA
- Died
- September 3, 2002 (age 68)
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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
Police Academy
March 22, 1984
The Fisher King
September 20, 1991
Arthur
July 17, 1981
Amityville II: The Possession
September 24, 1982
The Wiz
October 24, 1978
Ragtime
November 20, 1981
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
July 8, 1988
Stealing Home
August 26, 1988
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
July 16, 1976
Fighting Back
May 21, 1982
F.D.R.: The Last Year
May 15, 1980
Purlie
October 12, 1981
Acting17
- 1991The Fisher King as Limo Bum
- 1988Stealing Home as Bud Scott
- 1988Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Bitterman
- 1984Police Academy as Captain Reed
- 1982Amityville II: The Possession as Mr. Booth
- 1982Fighting Back as Commissioner
- 1982Parole as Barney
- 1981Ragtime as Black Lawyer
- 1981Purlie as Ensemble
- 1981Arthur as Bitterman