Ted Ross

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Ted Ross
Born	Theodore Ross Roberts 30 June 1934 (1934-06-30) Zanesville, Ohio, United States
Died	3 September 2002 (aged 68) Dayton, Ohio, United States
Years active	1968-1991
Awards won Tony Awards Best Featured Actor in a Musical 1975 The Wiz

Ted Ross (June 30, 1934 - September 3, 2002), born Theodore Ross Roberts in Zanesville, Ohio, was an American actor who was probably best known for his role as the Lion in the Black pride-era classic 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 several television sitcoms of the 1980s. His final role was in the 1991 film The Fisher King. Ross died on 3 September 2002 from complications of a stroke he suffered in 1998.

[edit] Broadway and stage

• The Wiz (1975)
• Raisin (1973)
• Purlie (1970) (1972)
• Buck White (1969)

[edit] Filmography

• The Fisher King (1991)
• Stealing Home (1988)
• Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
• Police Academy (1984)
• Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
• Arthur (1981)
• The Wiz (1978)
• The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings (1976)

[edit] External links

• Ted Ross at the Internet Broadway Database
• Ted Ross at the Internet Movie Database
• Ted Ross at Yahoo! Movies
• Ted Ross at at The African American Registry

Awards
Preceded by Tommy Tune Seesaw	Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical 1975 The Wiz	Succeeded by Sammy Williams A Chorus Line
Preceded by none	Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical 1974-1975 for The Wiz	Succeeded by George Rose for My Fair Lady