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Ted Ross

Ted Ross

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1934-06-30

Birth Place

Zanesville, Ohio, USA

Movies and TV shows :

poster

227

1985

6.7

TV
poster

A Different World

1987

7.0

TV
Amityville II: The Possession

Amityville II: The Possession

1982

5.7

Movie
Arthur

Arthur

1981

6.5

Movie
Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

1988

5.5

Movie
Death Penalty

Death Penalty

1980

0.0

Movie
F.D.R.: The Last Year

F.D.R.: The Last Year

1980

7.5

Movie
Fighting Back

Fighting Back

1982

5.6

Movie
Minstrel Man

Minstrel Man

1977

0.0

Movie
Parole

Parole

1982

0.0

Movie
Police Academy

Police Academy

1984

6.7

Movie
Purlie

Purlie

1981

7.0

Movie
Ragtime

Ragtime

1981

7.0

Movie
poster

Sirota's Court

1976

5.0

TV
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

1976

6.0

Movie
poster

The Cosby Show

1984

7.0

TV
poster

The Equalizer

1985

7.1

TV
The Fisher King

The Fisher King

1991

7.3

Movie
The Fourth King

The Fourth King

1977

0.0

Movie
poster

The Jeffersons

1975

7.3

TV
poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

7.4

TV
The Wiz

The Wiz

1978

6.0

Movie
Wiz on Down the Road

Wiz on Down the Road

1978

5.0

Movie