Ted Ross
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 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.
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Filmography
The Fisher King
1991
as Limo Bum
Stealing Home
1988
as Bud Scott
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988
as Bitterman
Police Academy
1984
as Captain Reed
Amityville II: The Possession
1982
as Mr. Booth
Fighting Back
1982
as Commissioner
Parole
1982
as Barney
Ragtime
1981
as Black Lawyer
Purlie
1981
as Ensemble
Arthur
1981
as Bitterman
F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980
as Prettyman
Death Penalty
1980
as Woody
The Wiz
1978
as Lion
Wiz on Down the Road
1978
as Lion
The Fourth King
1977
as Uno (voice)
Minstrel Man
1977
as Charlie Bates
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
as Sallie