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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Zanesville, Ohio, USA, 1934-06-30

Died: 2002-09-03

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1976	The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings	Sallie	61
2	1977	Minstrel Man	Charlie Bates	0
3	1977	The Fourth King	Uno (voice)	0
4	1978	Wiz on Down the Road	Lion	50
5	1978	The Wiz	Lion	60
6	1980	Death Penalty	Woody	0
7	1980	F.D.R.: The Last Year	Prettyman	58
8	1981	Arthur	Bitterman	65
9	1981	Purlie	Ensemble	53
10	1981	Ragtime	Black Lawyer	70
11	1982	Parole	Barney	0
12	1982	Fighting Back	Commissioner	57
13	1982	Amityville II: The Possession	Mr. Booth	57
14	1984	Police Academy	Captain Reed	67
15	1988	Arthur 2: On the Rocks	Bitterman	55
16	1991	The Fisher King	Limo Bum	73

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
2	1974	Dinah!	Self	67
3	1975	The Jeffersons		73
4	1976	Sirota's Court		50
5	1984	The Cosby Show	Dean Harris	70
6	1985	227		68
7	1985	The Equalizer	Pike	72
8	1987	A Different World	Dean Harris	71

Ted Ross

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