Ted Ross
Actor
Born June 30, 1934 in Zanesville, Ohio, USA
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.
Filmography
The Fisher King
Limo Bum
Stealing Home
Bud Scott
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Bitterman
A Different World
Dean Harris
The Equalizer
Pike
227
The Cosby Show
Dean Harris
Police Academy
Captain Reed
Amityville II: The Possession
Mr. Booth
Fighting Back
Commissioner
Parole
Barney
Ragtime
Black Lawyer
Purlie
Ensemble
Arthur
Bitterman
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Prettyman
Death Penalty
Woody
The Wiz
Lion
Wiz on Down the Road
Lion
The Fourth King
Uno (voice)
Minstrel Man
Charlie Bates
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Sallie
The Jeffersons
Dinah!
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self