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Ted Ross
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-A…
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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.
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1991
The Fisher King
Movie Limo Bum
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1988
Stealing Home
Movie Bud Scott
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1988
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Movie Bitterman
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1987
A Different World
TV show Dean Harris
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1985
The Equalizer
TV show Pike
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1985
227
TV show
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1984
The Cosby Show
TV show Dean Harris
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1984
Police Academy
Movie Captain Reed
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1982
Amityville II: The Possession
Movie Mr. Booth
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1982
Fighting Back
Movie Commissioner
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1982
Parole
Movie Barney
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1981
Ragtime
Movie Black Lawyer
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1981
Purlie
Movie Ensemble
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1981
Arthur
Movie Bitterman
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1980
F.D.R.: The Last Year
Movie Prettyman
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1980
Death Penalty
Movie Woody
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1978
The Wiz
Movie Lion
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1978
Wiz on Down the Road
Movie Lion
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1977
The Fourth King
Movie Uno (voice)
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1977
Minstrel Man
Movie Charlie Bates
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1976
Sirota's Court
TV show Sawyer Dabney
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1976
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Movie Sallie
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1975
The Jeffersons
TV show
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1974
Dinah!
TV show Self
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
