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Ted Ross
Acting
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The Fisher King
as Limo Bum
Stealing Home
as Bud Scott
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Bitterman
Police Academy
as Captain Reed
Amityville II: The Possession
as Mr. Booth
Fighting Back
as Commissioner
Parole
as Barney
Arthur
as Bitterman
Ragtime
as Black Lawyer
Purlie
as Ensemble
